Career Switcher Program
The Career Switcher Alternative Route to Licensure Program is designed to enable individuals from various occupational and life experiences to become middle school and high school classroom teachers, thereby increasing the quantity and diversity of applicants in the State of Virginia. Career Switcher Program participants enter the program with the necessary content knowledge and skills in their subject area and begin their study with an intensive induction into curriculum and instruction methods, course content relating to the Standards of Learning, differentiation of instruction, classroom/behavior management and human growth and development. The program is designed for initial licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Program Highlights Include:
- Results: Highly Qualified - Recommended to the Virginia Department of Education for the Career Switcher Provisional License & 5-year renewable Virginia License.
- Length: Fast Track - Complete coursework (Level 1) and first year of teaching (Level 2) in as little as 16 months.
- Courses: View Course Sequence & Descriptions
- Format: Level I classes held bi-weekly on Thursday and Friday evenings, and all day Saturday with the exception of the summer session. Level II is one year in a full-time, paid teaching position at a public or accredited non-public school. Seminars and mentorship take place during this time.
- Credit Hours: 18 graduate-level credits and master's option.
- Features: A discounted tuition rate of $3,420 for the full 18 graduate-level credits plus additional fees (subject to change without notice); a one-year, full-time, paid teaching position to be obtained by the student once they have received their Career Switcher Provisional License; and mentor support for students in their first year of teaching.
- Program Faculty: View contact information for Career Switcher Faculty
- Application Information: View admissions requirements for the Career Switcher program.
- Resources: View resources for the Career Switcher Program.
- Related Links: Course Schedule | Tuition | Financial Aid
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The Career Switcher program is not a degree-seeking program. The program alone will lead to licensure. If an applicant wishes to pursue a master's degree, he or she may do so by completing 14 additional credit hours in the Individualized Degree Program, Master Teacher Program or Christian School Program. Career Switchers are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity for further training in the field of education.
Speak with an Admissions Counselor:
Virginia Beach |
Northern Virginia |
| 888.713.1595; 757.352.4196 jtillman@regent.edu |
800.850.5507 cgrossmann@regent.edu |
