Post-bacc Teacher Prep Prgm (K-8) - Western Governors University

This program is appropriate for someone who already holds a bachelor?s degree, wants to become a certified elementary teacher or middle school generalist, and can devote 15 to 20 hours per week to their studies.

The Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation Program (K-8) is the fastest way to qualify to become licensed as an elementary teacher or generalist middle school teacher. The program trains you to become a highly-qualified teacher and includes supervised practice teaching in an actual classroom setting. A perfect program for unlicensed substitute teachers and paraprofessionals, retired military, and career changers who feel the call to teach.

About Western Governors University

At Western Governors University, a nonprofit private university, your competence is the ultimate focus of every degree program. By emphasizing mastery of essential skills and knowledge instead of accumulating credit hours, WGU's approach to earning a degree rewards focused, hard-working professionals. Progress toward your online degree is based on passing rigorous assessments (such as tests, projects, assignments, etc.) that measure your skills and knowledge in your field of study. We call it competency-based learning. WGU's programs are best designed (well suited) for people with at least one year or more of college completed.

With multiple degree programs in education, business, healthcare, and information technology, WGU's rigorous yet flexible approach gives the university a unique advantage over other online programs.

Here's what the WGU advantage means to you:

- Flexibility and Affordability. Our competency-based approach allows for extensive personalization of your degree program. With assessments determining your success instead of credit hours, you'll enjoy an education that fits your lifestyle. In most cases, you will access course material or study independently at the time and place you choose. Also, if you come into your program With years of knowledge and experience, you may be able to complete your assessments faster. You pay one flat rate per six-month term, so you may be able to save time and money depending on how quickly you can adequately demonstrate your competency in your field of study.

- Credibility through Accreditation. WGU is regionally and nationally accredited. It is the only university ever to have received accreditation from four regional accrediting commissions. WGU's Teachers College is Also now NCATE-accredited — the first online university to achieve that distinction.

- Commitment and Support. At WGU, students are supported by a mentoring team committed to success. You'll work with a progress manager, faculty mentors and a support staff that will keep you motivated as they steer you toward your degree. If you're an organized, independent learner willing to devote at least 20 hours a week to your studies, but require flexibility in time and place to complete your education, WGU could be the answer.

As a nonprofit institution, WGU does not rely on state or federal funding and is not subject to review from funding agencies. Featured on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams in their "What Works" segment, WGU is the recipient of the USDLA 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning for 2011, awarded in recognition of their success in expanding access to higher education.

Western Governors University is the only university to have received simultaneous accreditation by four regional accrediting commissions. Currently, WGU's "home" accrediting commission is the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the same organization that accredits such leading institutions as the University of Washington, University of Oregon, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, and other public and private colleges. WGU is also nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). WGU is the first online university to receive NCATE accreditation for its degree programs that lead to teacher licensure from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). WGU's Health Informatics program is now accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). WGU's Nursing programs are CCNE accredited.

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You might also be interested in the following Education programs offered by Western Governors University.

• M.S. in Special Education (K-12)
• M.Ed. --Instructional Design
• M.Ed. --Learning and Technology
• M.A. in Science Education (5-12 Biological Science) (Master's)
• M.A. in Science Education (5-12 Chemistry) (Master's)
• M.A. in Science Education (5-12 Geosciences) (Master's)
• M.A. in Science Education (5-12 Physics) (Master's)
• Post-bacc Teacher Prep Prgm --Math (5-9 or 5-12)
• Post-bacc Teacher Prep Prgm --Science (5-9 or 5-12)
• M.A. in Mathematics Education (K-6, 5-9, or 5-12)
• M.A. in Science Education (5-9)
• M.A. in English Language Learning (PK-12)
• Endorsement Prep. Program in ELL (PK-12)
• M.A. in Teaching --Social Science (5-12)
• M.A. in Teaching --Science (5-9 or 5-12)
• M.A. in Teaching --Mathematics (5-9 or 5-12)
• M.S. in Educational Leadership
• M.A. in Teaching (K-8)
• Post-bacc Teacher Prep Prgm --Social Science (5-12)
• Endorsement Prep. Program in Educational Leadership
• M.S. Curriculum and Instruction