Catholic Archdiocesan School Teachers (CAST)

CAST is LMU's innovative graduate teacher preparation program designed intentionally for full-time Catholic or private school teachers. This program expands your teaching to the next level, becoming a credentialed elementary or secondary school teacher. Offered in a 1+1 model, candidates earn a California preliminary teaching credential (Multiple or Single Subject) in year one, while continuing to teach fulltime in a private or Catholic school. In year two, candidates may continue on to complete their Master of Arts in Transformative Education. 

New cohorts begin in the Summer II and Spring semesters each year, offering a convenient hybrid schedule that combines online synchronous and asynchronous online classes on Saturdays. It is required that CAST candidates are employed as a full-time K-12 teacher at a private or Catholic school throughout the program.