No one becomes a teacher for the money; most join the field of education because they want to make a difference. For employees stuck in a job they despise, or recent college graduates with a degree they can’t or don’t want to use, the University of Toledo offers a convenient alternative: an accelerated program to a master’s degree in education. While other universities have similar programs, Libbey McKnight, the enrollment specialist for UT’s Accelerated LAMP (Licensure Alternative Master’s Program) program, says that UT has “the fastest program in the state,” allowing students to complete their degree in just one academic year.
The requirements for admission are stringent — applicants must possess around a 3.0 GPA with high grades in the content area (related to the subject they plan to teach), must successfully pass the Praxis test, and must impress a committee with their interview and essay skills — but upon admission, students spend an entire year in the classroom while simultaneously taking classes to earn their master’s in middle childhood (4-9) or adolescent (7-12) education.
This LAMP program, also called “One Year Challenge to a New Career,” only accepts 35 students into its program each year. Students range from recent college graduates to experienced workers looking for a career change. According to McKnight, one of their students is a sixty-two year old chemist who wanted to make a change and give back to her community, so she decided to become a teacher.
The current cost for the program is $17,800 for the year. For those with science or math backgrounds, scholarships are available through the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, which allocates a stipend of $30,000 for its recipients.
For more information on the LAMP Program or the Woodrow Wilson grant, visit https://www.utoledo.edu/eduhshs/lamp
No one becomes a teacher for the money; most join the field of education because they want to make a difference. For employees stuck in a job they despise, or recent college graduates with a degree they can’t or don’t want to use, the University of Toledo offers a convenient alternative: an accelerated program to a master’s degree in education. While other universities have similar programs, Libbey McKnight, the enrollment specialist for UT’s Accelerated LAMP (Licensure Alternative Master’s Program) program, says that UT has “the fastest program in the state,” allowing students to complete their degree in just one academic year.
The requirements for admission are stringent — applicants must possess around a 3.0 GPA with high grades in the content area (related to the subject they plan to teach), must successfully pass the Praxis test, and must impress a committee with their interview and essay skills — but upon admission, students spend an entire year in the classroom while simultaneously taking classes to earn their master’s in middle childhood (4-9) or adolescent (7-12) education.
This LAMP program, also called “One Year Challenge to a New Career,” only accepts 35 students into its program each year. Students range from recent college graduates to experienced workers looking for a career change. According to McKnight, one of their students is a sixty-two year old chemist who wanted to make a change and give back to her community, so she decided to become a teacher.
The current cost for the program is $17,800 for the year. For those with science or math backgrounds, scholarships are available through the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, which allocates a stipend of $30,000 for its recipients.
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For more information on the LAMP Program or the Woodrow Wilson grant, visit https://www.utoledo.edu/eduhshs/lamp