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- Program Coordinator: Elizabeth Testa | etesta@kent.edu | 330-672-2580
- Connect with an Admissions Counselor: U.S. Student | International Student
The Alternative Licensure Professional Development Institute, Science, non-degree program serve new teachers who completed the Ohio Department of Education requirements for an alternative resident educator license and now need to earn an Ohio five-year professional license. Self-paced and online, the program can be completed in under one year. The program prepares teachers in the principles and practices of teaching, student development and learning, pupil assessment procedures, curriculum development, classroom management and teaching methodology.
Kent State is one of a select number of universities approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education to provide coursework and experiences for an alternative pathway to teaching grades 7-12. The alternative resident educator license is an accelerated pathway to classroom teaching. This pathway allows students, schools and communities to benefit from the candidates' content-related knowledge, life experience and successful career experience.
This program does not culminate in a master's degree. Students interested in a master's degree at Kent State must be fully admitted into and complete the requirements for the master's program, in addition to courses that are prescribed for licensure.
This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State's website for professional licensure disclosure.
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Completers of this non-degree program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Licensure Requirements (min B grade required in all courses) | ||
CI 62000 | PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING WITH DIFFERENTIATION | 3 |
CI 62001 | ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES AND PRAXIS | 3 |
CI 62002 | CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES | 3 |
CI 62003 | LITERACIES IN THE CONTENT AREAS | 3 |
CI 62103 | CURRICULUM STUDIES OF SECONDARY SCIENCE | 3 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
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