Transformative Educator Pathway (TEP)

General Information

All students at College Unbound are pursuing a Bachelor of Art’s degree in Organizational Leadership & Change. Students who are interested in a career in education after completing their BA may choose the Transformative Education Pathway (TEP). The pathway can lead to multiple educational careers and future study based on individual students’ goals. All students must fulfill all of the requirements for the BA in Organizational Leadership and Change and may choose to use educational pedagogy courses to fulfill some of those requirements. Education-specific courses are available for students to develop professionally as educators and work towards their specific career goals. These courses are not required for graduation, but are recommended to prepare students for their educational professions. Intentionally, these courses are designed to meet various CU degree requirements so that students’ educational experience is integrated into their BA degree. We have included recommendations for relevant educational pedagogy courses as well as helpful general info. [Note: some recommendations are based on state-specific requirements. However, the Education Professional & Emergency Certification subpaths are open to any student.]

Teacher Certification: CU does not certify teachers. However, CU provides the necessary coursework to prepare teacher-candidates for emergency certification through their respective State Education Department. 

Transfer & LIP Credit: Transfer courses that match any of CU’s pedagogy courses can count towards certification requirements. (For any student who has been the primary teacher of record, it is also possible to earn credit through the Learning in Public (LIP) portfolio process for a pedagogy course if this learning experience demonstrates the learning outcomes for the pedagogy course.)