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Name of Provider:

Address:

Program Type:

Certification Areas:(Be sure to add all of the areas in which you provide certification here. The database is set so that career changers click on a certification area to access the programs that offer that certification.)

Philosophy:

Contact Information
Contact Name
Contact Phone
Contact Email
Web Site
Accreditation Information
Year of Last Accreditation Visit
Accrediting Agency
Requirements
Entry Tests
Minimum GPA
Subject Competency Determination
Need for Prior Experience
Pre-requisite Courses
Course Work
Courses Prior to Experiential Component
Courses During Experiential Component
Class Information
Class Time
Location
Type of Classes
Experiential Component
Experiential Component
Placement in Program
Length of Experiential
Component
Paid or Not Paid
Amount of Choice in Placement
Time with Mentor – 1st Year
Time with Mentor – 2nd Year
Program Information
Application Deadline
Beginning of Program
Tuition
Scholarship/Aid Information
Availability
Amount
Return Payment for Scholarship
Scholarship App. Deadline
Contact
Email
Web Site

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Name of Provider: Yourtown University

Address: 123 Educate Place, Baltimore, MD 21234

Program Type: Master of Arts in Teaching - MAT

Certification Areas: Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary - Biology, Chemistry, Earth/Space Science, English, Foreign Language: Modern (French, Spanish, German), Foreign Language: Classical (Chinese), Mathematics, Physics, Social Science; Special Education - Early Childhood, Elementary/Middle, Secondary/Adult

Philosophy: The mission of Teacher Education at Towson University is to inspire, educate, and prepare teachers and education specialists as facilitators of active learning for diverse and inclusive communities of learners in environments that are technologically advanced.

Contact Information
Contact Name / Adam Johns
Contact Phone / 123-456-7891
Contact Email /
Web Site /
Accreditation Information
Year of Last Accreditation Visit / 2010
Accrediting Agency / NCATE
Requirements
Entry Tests / Praxis I with a composite score of 527 OR, previous SAT score of 1000 if taken before 1995/ SAT score of 1100 if taken since 1995; ACT score of 24; GRE score of 1000
Minimum GPA / 3.0 2.75-2.99 considered
Subject Competency Determination / degree and transcript analysis
Need for Prior Experience / NA
Pre-requisite Courses / specific to MSDE and professional association accreditation standards
Course Work
Courses Prior to Experiential Component / 6 courses - 18-19 credits
Courses During Experiential Component / 5-6 courses (varies with area of certification)
Class Information
Class Time / one year program - day; extended program - evenings
Location / Towson campus only
Type of Classes / All face-to-face; some final semester courses held off-campus
Experiential Component
Experiential Component
Placement in Program / fall observation and participation; full-time internship (spring only), completed at the end of pre courses
Length of Experiential
Component / Fall - 1-2 days/wk; spring - daily
Paid or Not Paid / Not paid
Amount of Choice in Placement / in field of certification; done by university
Time with Mentor – 1st Year / fall - 1-2 days/wk; spring – daily
Time with Mentor – 2nd Year
Program Information
Application Deadline / One-Year program - March 15; extended year program - rolling application
Beginning of Program / One-Year program - May; extended program - all semesters
Tuition / State graduate rate + fees
Scholarship/Aid Information
Availability / Subject specific
Amount / STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) - $10,000 competitive
Return Payment for Scholarship / two years teaching in high need school system
Scholarship App. Deadline / Early June
Contact / Dr. John Doe
Email /
Web Site /