Ready to Apply!

We are gearing up for PLACE Corps Cohort 25!

Happy to see you here - let's get you started!

Request a Detailed Info Packet sent to you via email.
Review dates and RSVP to join us in the next virtual personalized Info Session.
Optional, set up an additional one-on-one appointment/consultation with PLACE Alumnus, Anthony Mangar.

Ready, Set, Apply!
PLACE Corps enrolls and accepts candidates into an elementary or secondary (middle/high school) teacher preparation program, with full-time paid teaching in service to a Los Angeles area Archdiocesan school. Master of Arts in Transformative Education + California Multiple Subjects (Elementary) Teaching Credential Master of Arts in Transformative Education + California Single Subject (Secondary) Teaching Credential Master of Arts in Transformative Education w/o teaching credential 1. Apply online link: graduate.lmu.edu/apply Teacher Preparation Program (Select Elementary or Secondary Ed) Private School Teacher Field Experience PLACE Corps Partnership 2. LMU PLACE Corps Supplemental Info, available for download in the online application. 3. Letters of Recommendation (2): Enter your recommenders name, title, organization, and email address so that the system can send them a confidential form to complete and a link to upload the form. (Candidates are welcome to upload an optional 3rd letter of recommendation as well.) 4. Official Transcripts sent direct to LMU from every college and/or university you've attended. A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university (or equivalent) is required prior to beginning coursework. Transcripts are sent electronically via transcript service to graduateadmission@lmu.edu.

Ready, Set, Apply!

PLACE Corps enrolls and accepts candidates into an elementary or secondary (middle/high school) teacher preparation program, with full-time paid teaching in service to a Los Angeles area Archdiocesan school.

Master of Arts in Transformative Education + California Multiple Subjects (Elementary) Teaching Credential
Master of Arts in Transformative Education + California Single Subject (Secondary) Teaching Credential
Master of Arts in Transformative Education w/o teaching credential

1. Apply online link: graduate.lmu.edu/apply

Teacher Preparation Program (Select Elementary or Secondary Ed)
Private School Teacher Field Experience
PLACE Corps Partnership

2. LMU PLACE Corps Supplemental Info, available for download in the online application.

3. Letters of Recommendation (2): Enter your recommenders name, title, organization, and email address so that the system can send them a confidential form to complete and a link to upload the form. (Candidates are welcome to upload an optional 3rd letter of recommendation as well.)

4. Official Transcripts sent direct to LMU from every college and/or university you've attended. A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university (or equivalent) is required prior to beginning coursework. Transcripts are sent electronically via transcript service to graduateadmission@lmu.edu.

Preparing for your Interview
Some helpful reading materials as you prepare for your interview: School of Education Mission, Vision, and Core Values In the Words of a Placer: About Catholic School Education (Excerpt from Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Department of Catholic Schools) Discernment: Making Inspired Choices (Excerpt from Jesuit Volunteer Corps; 2017 Loyola Press.)

POST-ACCEPTANCE: California Teaching Credential Items to Complete
Subject Matter Competency/ CSET Examinations During your first semester of enrollment (Summer II), our team works with you to review prior coursework, ensure completion of bachelor's degrees, and determine which CSET examinations are required for the grade level(s) and subject(s) you are teaching. as required by California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This determines which examinations are required and/or if a coursework waiver is approved. You'll want to complete these exams as soon as possible, preferably before you begin teaching when life gets busy! Public School Observation Hours During your program, our team works with you to verify applicable previous observation hours, hours completed within your coursework, and/or additional Public School Observation Hours, as required by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

POST-ACCEPTANCE: California Teaching Credential Items to Complete

Subject Matter Competency/ CSET Examinations

During your first semester of enrollment (Summer II), our team works with you to review prior coursework, ensure completion of bachelor's degrees, and determine which CSET examinations are required for the grade level(s) and subject(s) you are teaching. as required by California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This determines which examinations are required and/or if a coursework waiver is approved. You'll want to complete these exams as soon as possible, preferably before you begin teaching when life gets busy!

Public School Observation Hours

During your program, our team works with you to verify applicable previous observation hours, hours completed within your coursework, and/or additional Public School Observation Hours, as required by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.