CAST Admission Support
1. Optional - Meet with an Admissions Counselor:
- Our admissions team is available to answer any questions and guide you through the application process!
- Request a detailed information packet.
- Attend our upcoming Virtual Graduate Open House events (November and March each year)!
- Sign-up for a Virtual Information Session: Offered October through May.
- Set up a one-on-one appointment. We’d love to meet you and learn about your journey!
- Email your questions to soeteacherprep@lmu.edu.
- Applications are submitted electronically online.
- While we accept and review applications on a rolling basis throughout the year, the application deadlines are June 5 to start in Summer II and December 1 to start in Spring.
3. Application Requirements:
- In application, select: Credential with MA in Transformative Education. Private School Teacher Pathway. CAST Program LA or NorCal.
- Personal Statement of Intent (2-4 pages, double spaced)
- One set of official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended (including community colleges).
- A Bachelor's from a regionally accredited university or international equivalency is required.
- For candidates who received a bachelor’s degree from an international institution, please see here.
- One letter of recommendation from your School Principal
- Current professional resume
- Verification of Current Full-Time Teaching Employment
- Signed CAST Candidate Agreement (form available in application)
- Signed Title IIA Compliance Form (if applicable)
4. Additional SOE/CTC Application Materials (if available):
- Refer to detailed information packet for timeline on submitting these items during the program. In the application, we request that you select your plan or intent for meeting each of these:
- U.S. Constitution Plan: Check one box on how you might meet this. Upload if appropriate.
- Subject Matter Competency Plan: Check one box on how you might meet this. Upload if complete.
- CTC Certificate of Clearance: also known as LiveScan/Fingerprinting
Per Federal Regulation 34 CFR 668.43(a)(5)(v), all LMU School of Education credential/licensure programs meet the California state requirements as specified by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) and for the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences as appropriate. The institution has not made a determination as to whether these credential, licensure, and professional preparation programs meet the requirements of states outside of California. If you are interested in practicing outside the state of California, it is recommended that you contact the respective licensing entity of that state to seek information or guidance regarding their licensure and credential requirements in advance to allowing appropriate planning.