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Credential Recommendation & Email Process

As soon as the Credential Office receives your LMU Credential Request Form and all required credential or authorization documentation from your academic advisor:

  1. We verify that all credential/authorization requirements have been met according to the CTC and Education requirements. This can take approximately 4-6 full weeks.
  2. Once your credential/authorization file has been reviewed and approved, we send the recommendation to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC).

After we have sent your recommendation to the CTC, you will receive a series of important emails:

  • Email 1: The subject line reads "CTC Notice-Recommendation for New Document". This email verifies your have been recommended for your credential by LMU. Please follow the prompts and live links within this email to complete the application process with the CTC. You must access your email, complete the on-line application with the state office, and pay the processing fee using a debit card or a MasterCard or Visa credit card.
  • Email 2: The subject line reads "Your Authorization Payment Receipt". This is confirmation of your payment to the CTC and includes a tracking number for your payment. Please print a copy of this email for your records.
  • Email 3: The subject line reads "CTC Application Received". This email verifies that the CTC has received both your credential application and your payment.
  • Email 4: The subject line reads "Notification of Credential Issuance". This final email confirms that you have been issued a credential by the CTC. Please note your document number, the issuance date, and the expiration date of your credential as referenced in this email. This is your official Credential. Please be sure to print or a copy for yourself and for your employer.

Important note: The CTC expects to issue and email your credential document within 30 days from the date that you complete your online application with paid processing fees. If more than 30 days have passed and you have not received your 4th email (the credential document), you will need to contact the CTC.

CTC Contact Information: 

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
1651 Bannon Street, Suite 600
Sacramento, CA 94811

https://www.ctc.ca.gov/commission/contact-the-commission 

For hiring purposes, potential employers can view and verify that you hold a credential by visiting the CTC website at http://www.ctc.ca.gov.