The elementary education program prepares students in all subjects commonly taught in an elementary classroom. The secondary education program prepares teachers for the grades 7-12 classroom in the following areas: Agriculture, English, Physical and Life Sciences, Math, and Social Sciences. All programs offer the option of additional preparation for bilingual (Spanish) classrooms.

The design, implementation, and assessment of the UC Davis credential program is guided by its mission to prepare teacher-leaders who can assume four key roles in ethnically and linguistically diverse school communities. These roles are:

• Collaborative professionals who work with students, colleagues, and parents to forge effective teaching practices;
• Advocates for educational equity who champion high learning expectations for all students;
• Investigative teachers who continuously use inquiry examine, define, and refine their teaching practice to promote student learning, targeting underachieving students as a particular focus; and
• Reflective practitioners who employ classroom inquiry to improve teaching practice and create effective classroom communities