{"id":10,"date":"2010-09-14T17:43:19","date_gmt":"2010-09-14T21:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/catalog-11-12\/"},"modified":"2010-10-25T18:12:21","modified_gmt":"2010-10-25T22:12:21","slug":"alternative-certification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/catalog-11-12\/alternative-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Certification Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\na.dyn_course_off{padding-left:15px; background-image:url(\/interactive\/catalog\/plus.png); background-repeat:no-repeat; border-bottom:none !important}\n.coursedesc  { display: block; background-color:#fffde5; padding-left:15px; }\na.dyn_course_on{display: block; background-color:#fffde5; margin-top:5px; padding-left:15px; background-image:url(\/interactive\/catalog\/minus.png); background-repeat:no-repeat; border-bottom:none !important; font-weight:bold; line-height:normal; display:block}\n        <\/style><\/p>\n<span id=\"Accelerated_Certification_Program\"><h1>Accelerated Certification Program<\/h1><\/span>\n<p>This certification program does not lead to a degree.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#faculty\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#description\">Description<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#provisional\">Program Requirements Leading to Certification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#requirements\">Course Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#course\">Course Descriptions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span id=\"Faculty\"><h2><a id=\"faculty\" class=\"anchorGlyph\" name=\"faculty\"><\/a>Faculty<\/h2><\/span>\n<p>Roberta Dorr, Associate Professor of Education<\/p>\n<span id=\"Description\"><h2><a class=\"anchorGlyph\" name=\"description\"><\/a>Description<\/h2><\/span>\n<p>The Trinity Accelerated Certification Program (A.C.P.), which consists of 20 credits at the graduate level, is a collaborative initiative between Trinity's School of Education and the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). The goal of the program is to recruit and prepare new teachers to meet the requirements for certification through an alternative route to teach elementary grades, secondary English, or secondary social studies. Participants in this program must be teaching in D.C. schools (public, private, charter or parochial) and must qualify for and obtain a Provisional Teaching Certificate from the District of Columbia. The program curriculum is grounded in the core propositions of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and is customized to meet local certification and performance assessment requirements for teachers.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in the Accelerated\u00a0Certification Program are supported by a network of Trinity faculty and mentors comprising experienced school and teaching professionals who are dedicated to assuring each student's success. All program participants complete a final Teaching Portfolio that reflects the knowledge, skills, and competencies leading to initial licensure. The assignments in course work completed throughout the program comprise components of the portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates for the Accelerated Certification Program must hold a baccalaureate degree having maintained an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.8. Additionally, they must successfully pass Praxis I. While Praxis II is not required for admission into the A.C.P. program, passing scores in content ARE required to obtain Provisional Certification in the District of Columbia.\u00a0 It is recommended that applicants inquire of their employer as to whether Provisional Certification is a requirement of their job and, if so, to take the appropriate content area exam so that Trinity faculty can assist them to applying for Provisional Certification.\u00a0 Students who complete the program requirements and the Praxis II in pedagogy will be eligible for standard certification in the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<span id=\"Program_Requirements_Leading_to_Certification\"><h2><a class=\"anchorGlyph\" name=\"provisional\"><\/a>Program Requirements Leading to Certification<\/h2><\/span>\n<p>Students in the Accelerated Certification Program (A.C.P.) must complete the following program requirements:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Earn passing scores on the Praxis I examination, a pre-professional skills test administered by ETS in reading, writing, and mathematics. Earn passing scores on the Praxis II examination (content and pedagogy) required in their prospective field.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the 20 credits of sequenced graduate study in the Accelerated Certification Program with a minimum GPA of 3.0.<\/li>\n<li>Receive successful mid-term and final course and teaching assessments from Trinity faculty and the local school system.<\/li>\n<li>Complete a Teaching Portfolio documenting the knowledge, skills, and competencies required for initial licensure in the school district in which the student is teaching.<\/li>\n<li>A review of undergraduate course work in content and subject areas is also necessary to ensure that the general education requirements that pertain to teacher certification eligibility have been met.\u00a0 These requirements usually involve 48 credit hours in a range of disciplines that help ensure that future teachers are well-equipped to meet rigorous content standards. All general education requirements must be met prior to the A.C.P. participant's application for standard teacher certification.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For students pursuing certification in\u00a0the secondary field of English or social studies, the courses listed below are required in addition to general education and professional education requirements. Students wishing to be certified in a content area must pass both content and pedagogy areas of the Praxis II required in their areas.<\/p>\n<p>English: Thirty-six (36) semester hours is required in course work from the following: writing process,\u00a0American literature, English literature, linguistics, oral communication, world literature or comparative literature, multicultural literature, drama, journalism, adolescent literature, and mythology.<\/p>\n<p>Social Studies: Thirty-three (33) semester hours is required in course work from\u00a0\u00a0 the\u00a0following: history, world history, United States history, the history and government of the District of Columbia, physical or cultural geography, economics, political science, and at least one course in international relations, global studies, law, philosophy, psychology, sociology, social science, or anthropology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Certification Requirements for Students Registered in the Accelerated Certification Program<br \/>\n<\/strong>Students must meet three general requirements to be recommended for certification:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Successful completion of all program requirements (refer to the University Catalog for specific requirements).<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Successful completion of the capstone, final project, or student teaching (see below).<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Be in good academic standing (see Section VII below).<\/p>\n<p>The minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) required is 3.0<\/p>\n<p>No student who has more than 3 credits below a \"B-\" on his or her transcript may be recommended for certification.<\/p>\n<p>All program requirements must be completed within five years of matriculation as a degree candidate.\u00a0 Any request for an extension must be made in writing to the Dean.<\/p>\n<span id=\"Course_Requirements\"><h2><a class=\"anchorGlyph\" name=\"requirements\"><\/a>Course Requirements<\/h2><\/span>\n<p><strong>Course Requirements (20 credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ALL of the following 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