The Most Trusted and Teacher-Friendly Way to Earn Graduate Units Online
California Teacher Salary Advancement
3 Graduate Semester Units per Course
Finish online at your own pace!
Earn graduate-level semester units (credits) transcripted by
UMass Global.
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How It Works
FTBT courses are 100% online, self-paced, and quiz-based. California educators use these graduate-level semester units (credits) for salary advancement and district-level professional learning, with an official transcript available for HR documentation.
California Salary Advancement Power Move: 15 Units in One Bundle
If you already know you’ll be earning multiple courses worth of units this year, this is the single best value available: 5 courses bundled together at one unbeatable price — all 100% online, self-paced, and ready whenever you are.
To earn the official UMass Global university transcript, there is a separate transcript fee paid to the university.
$190 per course (each course = 3 graduate semester units).
For the full bundle: $190 × 5 = $950.
This university payment is made separately and can be paid anytime — the payment link is inside your online classroom.
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