Credential Types

KCSOS Credential Services staff evaluate qualifications and submit applications on behalf of prospective teachers for local school districts in Kern County for the following types of credentials:

• Adding Authorizations to Existing Credential
  Adding an additional multiple or single subject authorization to a valid teaching credential without completing a full professional preparation program for the new credential.
• Administrative Services
  Credentials that authorize service as principals, vice principals, superintendents, etc.
• Child Development Permits
  Multiple permit levels authorize a variety of services in child care and development programs.
• Clinical or Rehabilitative Services
  Credentials that authorize service in language, speech and hearing, audiology, and orientation and mobility.
• DESIGNATED SUBJECTS CREDENTIALS
  Click on link below for additional information and instructions. All designated subject credentials must be approved by KCSOS before submitting to the commission approved program sponsor.
  Commission-Approved Career Technical Education Program Sponsor
  Instructions, Application, and Application Process
• Emergency Permits
  Emergency permits are available only at the request of an employer.  If you are seeking an emergency permit, please contact your prospective employer.
• English Learners
  Documents that authorize instruction to English learners.
• Internships
  A variety of internships are available that provide participants with classroom experience while they are completing requirements for the preliminary or professional clear credential.
• Library Media
• Limited Assignment Teaching Permits
  Allows a fully-credentialed teacher to teach outside of his/her area of certification while working on subject-matter requirements for an added authorization, subject matter authorization, or supplementary authorization.
• Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
  Credential that authorizes teaching in a self-contained setting in grades K-12, including preschool and adults.
• Provisional Internship Permits
  A variety of Provisional Internship Permits are available. Must be applied for through an employing agency.
• Pupil Personnel Services
  Credentials that authorize school counseling, school social work, school psychology, and school child welfare and attendance.
• Reading Certificates
  Authorizes the holder to assess student reading and provide instruction in response to those assessments.
• School Nurse
  Credentials that authorize school nurse and other health services.
• Single Subject Teaching Credential
  Credential that authorizes teaching in a departmentalized setting in grades K-12, including preschool and adults.
• Short-Term Staff Permits
  A variety of Short-Term Staff Permits are available. Must be applied for through an employing agency.
• Special Education
  Credential that authorizes teaching in a variety of disability areas.
• Specialist Instruction
• Specialist Credential in Reading and Language Arts
• Substitute Teaching – Frequently Asked Questions for Substitute Teaching
• Supplementary Authorizations
• Subject Matter Authorizations
• Substitute Permit Types/Substitute Pay Rates