(updated 8/1/2024)
At USD, every teacher candidate needs to complete the CalTPA- either the general education CalTPA (Multiple Subjects or Single Subjects), CalTPA World Languages, or the Education Specialist Mild-Moderate Support Needs (MMSN) CalTPA Assessment.
*Candidates who are completing more than one credential only need to complete one TPA.
CalTPA Information Sessions & Support
Introduction to the CalTPA assessments will happen in a variety of ways each semester both within the Department of Learning & Teaching and through notification of external support opportunities (e.g., through the CA CTC or other university networks).
Dr. Amanda Roth (amandaroth@sandiego.edu) is the CalTPA Coordinator for DLT. Please reach out to her if you have any questions or support needs.
CalTPA Workshops
CalTPA workshops will occuring during Student Teaching Seminar Sessions. If you require an additional session or are not currently enrolled in Student Teaching Seminar, please email amandaroth@sandiego.edu with your request.
Requesting Alternative Arrangements
If you need to request alternative arrangements for the CalTPA or Ed Sp CalTPA, please visit this site.
Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) Office Hours for Students
If you have questions you’d like to ask the CTC regarding the CalTPA, please attend their student office hours:
| Audience | Day | Time | Meeting Link | ||||
| CalTPA Candidates | Every Wednesday | 4:15-5:00 pm | Zoom |
DLT CalTPA Video Consent Forms
Teacher candidates must have permission forms from all TK-12 grade students who appear in their recordings. These permission forms must be kept by the teacher candidate and are not turned into the University. If a student does not return a form, they must not be excluded from the lesson; however, those students without permission forms can be sat outside of the video recording viewable area.
Below are templates you may use for your video recording permission forms:
The CalTPA assessments consist of two instructional cycles:
- Instructional Cycle 1: Learning About Students and Planning Instruction
- Instructional Cycle 2: Assessment-Driven Instruction
- Cycle 1: $150
- Cycle 2: $150
- Review complete fee and payment policy information.
- Scores are available at 10 p.m. Pacific time on the results reporting date schedules listed above.
- When you register, you must agree to abide by all program rules and policies.
- View the preparation materials available for this assessment
- You will also gain access to preparation materials during your Student Teaching Seminar course.
*Translations are NOT required for the following:
- concurrent Bilingual Authorization candidates who are in a placement where a language other than English is exclusively used for instruction, or who are in a placement where both English and another language are used for instruction
NOTE: Analysis and reflection narratives must be primarily in English - candidates registered for the World Languages assessment
For all other candidates who are not in a Bilingual Authorization placement, any evidence in a language other than English must be accompanied by a translation.