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New Framework for Supporting Students with Interest in Education
New Framework for Supporting Students with Interest in Education
We are excited to share that College Unbound is deepening its approach to supporting CU students across all locations with an interest in pursuing or advancing in their careers in educational settings. Grounded in our strength as a degree-completion college, College Unbound remains committed to making college degree completion accessible to adult learners. Acquisition of a bachelor's degree removes a significant barrier to continued career opportunities in all fields including in the field of education.
At CU, all students major in Organizational Leadership & Change. During your time at CU, you have access to a variety of courses. Through the course selection process, you can explore your interests in education related topics including courses that might inform teaching and non-teaching roles (school social work, educational policy, youth development, administrative roles, etc.) in education disciplines. CU course options include but are not limited to Foundations of Equity Centered Education; Educational Psychology; Supporting Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Learning; Trauma-informed Education; etc. Please see the academic catalog.
What’s New for Students?
What’s New for Students?
As a CU student, you will have access to information and resources to support you in making connections between CU’s curriculum and your career interests. Resources include:
Career exploration, development, and advancement opportunities through Wingspan
The Course Constellation Framework: Information about how CU’s degree applies to a variety of fields and roles and how CU’s offerings match to various careers.
Test preparation support (Praxis, MAT, GRE, & LSAT) through workshops and academic course work for credit.
If you are interested in pursuing a teaching role in a traditional school setting, you will also have access to specific information and resources related to certifications options post-CU:
Information about teacher certification options post-CU including resources about recommended alternative certification and graduate programs.
Career support to assist you in making choices that best suit your needs and aspirations.
Coming Soon - Stay tuned for information about our new alternative certification and graduate program with whom we are developing formal partnerships.
What’s staying the same?
What’s staying the same?
College Unbound will continue to recruit and welcome students across all locations who are currently working in paraprofessional, teaching assistant, or education related roles who are interested in exploring more advanced roles in educational organizations or school settings.
You will have access to courses that support learning across the educational field. We will be revising some course syllabi to ensure that you have opportunities to apply learning in settings that are not limited to traditional classroom settings.
You will continue to be a community of learners in the Workplace and World Lab course who have a shared interest in education.
You will continue to receive academic advising support related to degree-completion, Big 10 completion, and exploration of whether portfolio opportunities would be beneficial through Workplace and World Lab faculty.
What’s Evolving?
What’s Evolving?
While Lab faculty will continue to provide advising and guidance related to degree completion at CU, Lab faculty will not be providing advice for students on teacher certification processes, requirements, or timelines. Instead you will be provided with direct access to teacher certification requirements from the relevant Department of Education for your location. Teacher certification requirements vary by state and the requirements are subject to change. In addition, certification programs and graduate programs have differing rules about the acceptance of course credits from other institutions. You can also reach out to academic.support@collegeunbound.edu for assistance in reviewing options.
In order to develop an institution-wide approach that offers CU students and graduates a more inclusive, diverse, and expansive set of options for career development and advancement in education, College Unbound will be moving away from the Rhode Island only dual-certification preparation program and developing a more expansive and equitable means of supporting students who are interested in education roles across all CU locations .
College Unbound is pursuing new partnerships with local and regional experts across every state where we have students. These potential partners are being identified based on the degree to which programs are accessible, affordable, and in alignment with CU’s approach to actively supporting students. CU students and graduates across all locations will be able to consider two direct routes toward advancing in the education field including certification and non-certification programs after graduation through graduate programs, alternative certification programs and master’s degree programs with certification. We are building a trusted network of partners so that when CU students graduate, they are met by organizations equipped to carry that next chapter forward.
What are the Post-CU Degree Options for Students?
What are the Post-CU Degree Options for Students?
Master's Degree Opportunities
Master's Degree Opportunities
Through recommended and partner graduate programs and organizations, CU graduates will have the opportunity to pursue a master's degree suited to careers focused on educational design, adult education, organizational development, program management, or student support outside of the traditional K-12 classroom. This option is designed to support those who are not seeking to move into a classroom teaching role. See Graduate Program Frequented By CU Graduates
Teaching Certification Routes- Alternative and Graduate Certification Programs
Teaching Certification Routes- Alternative and Graduate Certification Programs
For graduates who want to move toward a teaching certification route, College Unbound is pursuing partnerships with certification programs in every region where we have students. This more inclusive approach will give graduates access to recommended and partner organizations, offering a broader range of certification and endorsement areas. These programs will include both alternative certifications and master’s degree programs that include certification.
College Unbound will continue to do what it does best - supporting you to degree completion while continuing to be student-driven, relationship-based, and rooted in an ethic of care as we support you through the single degree in Organizational Leadership & Change.
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