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Driver Education and Training Credential
CCTC-APPROVED

Completion Requirements

For the Five-Year Preliminary Credential:

  • Education must include a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university verified by official transcript.
  • Possession of a valid California driver's license and a clear driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
  • Completion of a two-semester (or three-quarter) unit course in the provisions and principles of the United States Constitution or passage of an examination in the subject given by a regionally accredited college or university.
  • Verify passage of a CTC basic skills proficiency exam.
  • Verification by the ESD or LEA that the applicant is aware of the requirements for the clear credential through an orientation to the program.
  • Completion of 180 clock hours or 18 quarter units in a CTC approved program in driver education and training.

Program Components Include:

  • Understanding of California C.A.S.E. procedures
  • Safety and risk factors involved in avoiding hazardous driving behaviors
  • Current laws, regulations and practices in driver education and training
  • Strategies for teaching a driver education and training program
  • Ways to make simulation effective
  • Practice behind-the-wheel teaching strategies on the road
  • Ways to design, implement and evaluate driver education and training programs
  • Current research findings on traffic safety
  • Budgeting, financial analysis, equipment and insurance needs for the program
Courses Units
Orientation: Driver Education/Subject Matter 0
Driver Choice and Responsibility 4
Safety and Risk Factors in Driver Education and Training 4
Driver Skills and Abilities 4
Pedagogical/Organizational Considerations in Driver Education and
Training
2
Behind the Wheel Competencies 4
Elective Courses Units
Implementation of Health Instruction Framework for California Schools 2

Information in this matrix is subject to change. Classes in this program are scheduled year-round with varying start dates; please see schedule of classes.

More Information
Ana Maria Toma
(951) 827-1661
credentials@ucx.ucr.edu
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Last Updated
11-Sep-2008

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