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There are seven (7) stages
involved in the enrollment
process. These stages are
depicted below.
1. Candidate
application
Any interested candidate who
meets eligibility requirements
may request a packet of
application material from the
University. The cost is $45 and
will be deducted from your
application fee. The University
cannot accept any monies from
students. Payment of this fee
must be made through the
candidates sponsoring agency,
school or program. The packet
contains the instructions and
forms needed for the next stage
of the enrollment process. The
enrollment process requires a
completed candidate application
form and full payment of the
application fee. This is
non-refundable. The candidate
application fee is $485.00 for
each candidate seeking a
credential or license.
2. Training
Requirements
Once your application is
completed and enrollment fees
are paid, a candidate will be
assigned a student
representative to serve as part
of the Training Assessment (TA)
team. Each candidate must meet
the training requirement of the
credential or license. During
the training assessment, the
candidate must complete Prior
Learning Assessment (PLA) of the
candidate’s applicable training
submitted to the TA team for
verification of meeting training
requirements.
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In order to
receive a credential, a
candidate must complete 15
training units or 5 credit hours
of training.
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In order to
receive a license, a candidate
must complete 30 training units
or 10 credit hours of training.
License candidates can use
several modalities in order to
meet the training requirement.
Training can be met in
workshops, conferences, at a
University campus and utilizing
the online training modality.
All training requirements must
be met within a 12 month
period. However, a candidate
can complete the requirements in
a shorter period of time or the
candidate can pace the
assessment to suit his or her
own situation. A candidate can
move through the requirement as
quickly or gradually as he or
she is able. Some candidates
complete these requirements in a
few months, many others take the
full year.
3. Practicum
Requirement
(For
License Candidates Only)
Each license candidate must
complete a practicum of 120 clock
hours of their chosen content
area. The practicum requirement
includes 3 weeks of 40 clock
hours of supervised practical
application of previously
studied theory
or 6 weeks of 20 clock
hours of supervised practical
application of previously
studied theory. Practicum must
meet all of the following
conditions to be determined as
completed. Each candidate’s
practicum:
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Must be in the
candidate’s chosen content area
or a similar or related field.
Students must check with the
University to ensure practicum
meets the University’s
definition of related-to their
chosen content area
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Must be in a Head
Start/Early Head Start,
Migrant/Seasonal Head Start or
AIAN Head Start program
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Must be submitted
weekly on the Fieldwork
Assessment (FA) form.
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Must be signed by
candidate’s supervisor
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Must have a field
advisor observe the candidate in
one of the following scenarios,
i.e., training staff, conducting
improvement assessment, advising
program management or staff of
content area improvement
4. Online
Train the Trainer Course
(For Supervisor and Licensed
Professionals)
Each candidate will be required
to complete a 5 week online
train the trainer course. The
train the trainer course helps
candidate obtain methods and
strategies for designing,
supporting and training staff in
their content area. This
training helps a candidate
acquire the skills needed for
developing and conducting
training events within their
program. Skill mastery and
assessment will focus on
student-teacher methodologies
and learner comprehension. The
train the trainer course helps
candidates deliver knowledge
learned in training courses to a
classroom environment.
Candidates will learn strategies
for assessment of program
training needs and develop
professional development plans
for program staff. All
credential and license
professionals may deliver the
University’s credential courses
at their program location. Only
licensed professionals are
allowed to administer the exam
process.
5. Examination
Requirement
Each candidate must complete the
required exams with a passing
score of 75% or above. Each
exam consist of 25-50 multiple
choice questions. Exam cost is
$185.00 per exam. The
credential program requires two
(2) exams. The license program
requires four (4) exams. All
exam requirements must be
completed within a 12 month
period. The timeframe starts
once the candidate application
and fee is received. Exams will
be given in online formats
unless candidate specifically
request in writing for a written
exam. When requesting written
exams, a candidate must notify
the University of exam location
and a license field advisor must
be present during written exam.
Each candidate will be allowed
up to 120 minutes to complete an
exam.
A credentialed or licensed
professional may be required to
complete a retest exam. Retest
exams are given to credentialed
and licensed professionals who
are in good standing with the
University. Retest exams are
given when license requirements
have procedural or standards
changes. Retest exams are also
given when a current exam is
deleted or updated. Retest exam
cost is $85.00. Each candidate
will be allowed up to 120
minutes to complete an exam.
6. Team
Evaluation
The student representative will
monitor a candidate’s
requirement process. The
student representative and
Curriculum Advisor will meet
regularly to discuss progress
and requirement mandates. A
student transcript is developed
as the candidate works through
the credential or license
process. Based on these
meetings the Curriculum Advisor
makes the recommendation about
the areas where the candidate
will need further development
and/or information. The Advisor
collects information and once
requirements are met, forwards
that information to the Dean.
Finally the Dean meets with
advisor and student
representative about the
candidate’s portfolio and
reviews information collected
and makes a recommendation about
awarding the credential or
license. The student
representative opens the meeting
explaining procedures to be used
and verifies in writing that all
requirements and procedures have
been observed. During the
meeting, the team will present
information, discussing and
developing a complete transcript
for the credential award.
7. Credential
Award
After the team evaluation is
completed, the student
representative collects the
assessment materials and written
profile and forwards them to the
Dean. If the requirements are
incomplete and the team has
followed procedures, the Dean
will deny the credential award
and the candidate is notified in
writing within 10 business days
of decision. If requirements
are not met, the advisor will
recommend the candidate reapply
and inform him/her of appeals
procedures. If requirements are
met, the credential award is
given and the official
credential or license is sent to
the candidate within four (4) to
six (6) weeks of decision. A
credential or license candidate
must maintain forty (40) hours
of training or 15 credits yearly
during the next two years.
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