DL Certification (teacher or admin) programs in education?

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  1. DrEJK

    DrEJK New Member

    Hi All: I searched on teacher certification and found only one thread that was tangentially related, so I am posting this question here:

    Are there distance/online programs (Bachelors or Masters) that prepare graduates for either teacher certification or administrative (principal/superintendent) licensure/cert? I know that UoP refers to state guidelines in its M.Ed. program, but I don't believe its program is tailored to particular states' requirements.

    Any help you can provide in this area would be much appreciated! Thanks so much....
     
  2. mikey2k4

    mikey2k4 New Member

    The University of West Alabama offers masters level teacher/administrator/library media/counselor certfication online. You -might- even be able to do initial certification online if you can get them to substitute for the 3 or 4 oncampus classes that will probably required for initial certification, just depends on what college work you've done before.
     
  3. CoachTurner

    CoachTurner Member

    Very many of the DL education programs offer advanced level certification but expect that you hold an initial teaching certificate/license before entering the program.

    The difficulty with undergrad DL programs and initial teacher licensure is
    1) the supervised teaching equirement.
    2) the wide difference amongst the many states.

    Were I seeking initial licensure from scratch or near scratch these days, I'd use Excelsior, COSC, TESC, etc... for a related undergrad degree (BA English for example) and then go to local state university for an MAT (initial certification) in a residence program.

    The advantages are many fold. A resident MAT offers the job contacts you might need for landing the better jobs but more importantly, almost everywhere - an MAT gets paid more than a BA/BSc.

    One could also persue "alternative routes to certification" once he had the BA/BSc in a related subject and while working on the MAT. Often the district will pay part or all of the MAT and some districts have "alternative routes" that lead to an MAT while you're working for them.

    If you already have a BA/BSc in a related field then contact the state board where you want to teach and see what they can tell you about alternatives and quick MAT programs.

    If you don't have a BA/BSc, consider starting one somewhere while you decide what you finally want to do. No better time to get started than today...

    Good luck...
     
  4. DrEJK

    DrEJK New Member

    Western Governors or Drexel?

    Thanks for the replies -- I have found a couple of schools with pretty extensive DL teacher-cert programs, Western Governors Univ. and Drexel Univ.

    Does anyone have any experience with either of these? WGU offers Bachelors, post-bacc, and Masters programs, all leading to certification in a variety of states.

    Drexel offers post-bacc and Masters leading to certification in Pennsylvania, and the graduate then has to seek reciprocity in his/her own state.

    Both seem good, just curious what folks' experience is...

    Thanks!
     

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