National Association for Alternative Certification

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AZ - Arizona
University of Phoenix Alternative Pathway to Certification
Contact: Adam Krisan
Email adam.krisan@phoenix.edu
Website: www.phoenix.edu
Content areas: Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education
Geographic area served: Arizona

CA - California
Cal State Fullerton Department of Special Education Intern Program
Contact: Melinda Pierson, Ph.D.
Email: mpierson@fullerton.edu
Website: http://ed.fullerton.edu/sped
Content areas: Special Education
Geographic area served: Southern California

California State University, San Bernardino:
Moderate/Severe Disabilities Intern Program
Contact: Kathleen Phillips
Email: kathiep@csusb.edu
Website: http://www.csusb.edu/coe/
Content areas: Special Education Moderate/Severe Disabilities
Geographic area served: San Bernardino, Riverside, LA Counties

California State University, Fullerton: On Track Scholars
Contact: Dr. Belinda Karge
Email: bkarge@fullerton.edu
Website: http://ed.fullerton.edu/sped/OnTrack.htm
Content areas: Math, Science, Special Education
Geographic area served: Santa Ana Unified School District and neighboring communities that qualify for the low income/poverty status required by the federal government

CSU, Stanislaus: Single Subject Credential Program
Contact: Mary Salisbury
Email: mary.salisbury@gmail.com
Website: http://www.csustan.edu/TeacherEd
Content areas: Math, Science, English, Social Sciences, Spanish, Special Education, Music, Art, PE, Elementary
Geographic area served: 6 county regions in Central Valley of California

Azusa Pacific University:
Special Education: mild/moderate intern credential
Contact: Nilsa J.Thorsos
Email: nthorsos@apu.edu
Website: http://www.apu.edu
Content areas: Special Education
Geographic area served: Southern CaliforniaHigh Desert Regional Center, Inland Empire Regional Center, Murrieta Regional Center, Orange County Regional Center, San Diego Regional Center, Los Angeles, and Ventura Regional Center

California State University, Fresno (CSU Fresno):
Teacher Internship Program
Contact: Richard M. Firpo
Email: rfirpo@csufresno.edu
Website: http://www.csufresno.edu/kremen
Content areas: Multiple Subjects (grades k-8), Single Subject (grades 9-12), Special Education (grades k-12)
Geographic area served: 5 counties in Central California

West Contra Costa Unified School District/California State Univ., East Bay Partnership Program
Contact: Vera Rowsey
Email: vrowsey@wccusd.net
Website: http://www.wccusd.net
Content areas: All (math, science, History, PE, English, Art, Music, Foreign Language, Elementary, bilingual) no Special Ed
Geographic area served: West Contra Costa, California

Teachers College of San Joaquin: California Teacher Corps
Contact: Catherine Kearney
Email: ckearney@sjcoe.net
Website: http://www.cateachercorps.org
Content areas: All areas of general and special education
Geographic area served: More than 70 programs serving all of California

C0 - Colorado
University of Colorado Denver, SEHD: Three Programs in Private Schools
Contact: William L. Goodwin
Email: bill.goodwin@udenver.edu
Website:
Content areas: Elementary; Early Childhood Education
Geographic area served: Colorado primarily; Some non-resident interns; A few international interns

Friends' School Teacher Preparation Program
Contact: Susan House
Email: shouse@friendsschoolboulder.org
Website: http://www.Friendsschoolboulder.org
Content areas: Elementary and Early Childhood
Geographic area served: Boulder and surrounding area

FL - Florida
University of North Florida Educator Preparation Institute
Contact: Betty J. Bennett
Email bbennett@unf.edu
Website: www.unf.edu/epi
Content areas: The UNF EPI serves all content areas
Geographic area served: North Florida - Duval, St Johns, Clay, Nassau, and Alachua Counties

Florida Gulf Coast University: Teacher Immersion Program (TIP)
Contact: Marci Greene, EdD
Email mgreene@fgcu.edu
Website: www.fgcutip.com
Content areas:All subjects for Flordia certification
Geographic area served: 5 Counties in Florida: Glades, Lee, Hendry, Collier and Charlotte

Broward County Public Schools: The Teaching and Leadership Programs
Contact: Dr. Elisa Calabrese
Email elisa.calabrese@browardschools.com
Website: www.browardschools.com/tlcenter
Content areas:English, Mathematics, Special Education, Science, Reading, Elementary, the Arts, Foreign Languages, and Social Science
Geographic area served: Broward County

GA - Georgia
Gwinnett County Public Schools: Teach Gwinnett
Contact: Tom Hall
Email tom_hall@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Website:
Content areas: All subject areas except low incidence special education fields
Geographic area served: School District Only

IA - Iowa
Board of Educational Examiners: Iowa Teacher Intern Program
Contact: Fred Kinne
Email fred.kinne@iowa.gov
Website: http://www.boee.iowa.gov/tilal.html
Content areas: All secondary content areas are available in the program
Geographic area served: Iowa

Iowa Teacher Intern License Pathway--Answering the Call to Teach
Contact: Merrie L. Schroeder, Coordinator
Email itilp@uni.edu
Website: http://www.iowateacherintern.org
Content areas: Secondary shortage areas in Iowa
Geographic area served: Iowa

ID - Idaho
Lewis-Clark State College: PACE (Pathways for Alternative Certification and Endorsement)
Contact: Wayne Carroll
Email wcarroll@lcsc.edu
Contact: David A. Massaro Ph.D
Email damassaro@lcsc.edu
Website: http://www.lcsc.edu/education
Content areas: Elementary and Secondary Art, Drama, English, ESL, Foreign Language, Math, Music, Reading, Science, Speech, Social Studies, Special Education
Geographic area served: Primarily Northwest as well as National and Overseas

IL - Illinios
Illinois State University: Bilingual Paraprofessionals in Transition
Contact: George A. Torres
Email gatorre@ilstu.edu
Website: http://www.ilstu.edu/paraprofessionals
Content areas: Elementary K-9/Bilingual
Geographic area served: Chicago

Ill. State Board of Education: Bilingual Transition to Teaching (BTTT) and early childhood (BECCA)
Contact: Naomi Greene
Email nvelazqu@isbe.net
Website: http://www.transitiontoteaching.com
Content areas: Elementary and Early Childhood Bilingual
Geographic area served: Chicago Metro Area

Governors State University Alternative Certification Partnership
Contact: Karen Peterson, EdD
Email k-peterson@govst.edu
Website: http://www.govst.edu/altcert/
Content areas: Elementary Education
Geographic area served: South Suburban region of Chicago Metropolitan area

KS - Kansas
Emporia State University: Alternate Route
Contact: Dr. Kirsten Limpert
Email klimpert@emporia.edu
Website: www.emporia.edu/teach/altrouteprogram/
Content areas: Math, Science, Social Studies, Psychology, Business, English, Journalism, Speech/Theater, Art, Modern Languages, Physical Education, Music, Library Media
Geographic area served: Kansas

Pittsburg State University MAT Program
Contact: H W Smith
Email smith@pittstate.edu
Website: http://www.pittstate.edu/
Content areas:Math,Science, Language Arts, History, Art, FACS
Geographic area served: Eastern Kansas

Wichita State University: Transition to Teaching
Contact: Judith Hayes
Email judith.hayes@wichita.edu
Website: http://www.wichita.edu/education/altlic/
Content areas:Math (grades 6-12 or 5-8); Journalism (6-12); Biology (6-12); Speech/Theatre (6-12); Chemistry (6-12); Art (PreK-12); Physics (6-12); Music (PreK-12); Science (5-8); French (PreK-12); English (6-12 or 5-8); Spanish (PreK-12); History/Government (6-12); Physical Education (PreK-12);
Geographic area served: The following counties: Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, and Sumner

Fort Hays State University: Transition to Teaching
Contact: Brandie Bieker
Email bmbieker@fhsu.edu
Website: http://www.fhsu.edu/cert/t2t/
Content areas:Secondary Teaching Areas: Math, Foreign Language, Art, Music, PE, History, Agriculture, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Journalism, English, Physics, Psychology, Technology, Middle Level: Science, Math, History
Geographic area served: Kansas

LA - Louisiana
McNeese State University: TeachSWLA
Contact: Michelle Haj-Broussard
Email mbroussard@mcneese.edu
Website: http://stpes.mcneese.edu/teachswla.htm
Content areas: MAT (Elementary, Secondary, SPED) Non-Master's (PreK-3, Elementary, Art, PE, Middle School Math, Middle School Science, Secondary)
Geographic area served: Southwestern Louisiana

MA - Massachusetts
Hampshire Educational Collaborative Licensure Program
Contact: Penny Monsein Rhodes
Email prhodes@collaborative.org
Contact: Leonard J. Lubinsky
Email llubinsky@collaborative.org
Website: http://www.teachinmass.org
Content areas: Special Education, English as a Second Language, Math, Science, Reading, Administration
Geographic area served: Massachusetts -- statewide

NC - North Carolina
Appalachian State University: Appalachian Transition to Teaching Program
Contact: Bobbi Taylor
Email taylorbb@appstate.edu
Website: www.attp.appstate.edu
Geographic area served: Western NC

Guilford County Schools Alternative Certification Track (GCS-ACT)
Contact: Dr. Amy Holcombe
Email holcoma@gcsnc.com
Website: http://www.gcsnc.com/gcsact/index.htm
Content areas: All except elementary general education
Geographic area served: Guilford County, North Carolina

NE - Nebraska
University of Nebraska at Kearney: Transitional Certification
Contact: Demaris Grant
Email grantda@unk.edu
Website: http://www.unk.edu/coe
Content areas: Math, Science, History, English, Agriculture, Art, Business, Foreign Language, Music, Industrial Technology, Physical Education, Family & Consumer Sciences
Geographic area served: Nebraska

NY - New York
Mercy College: ICPT Program
Contact: Esther Wermuth
Email ewermuth@mercy.edu
Website:
Content areas: Childhood, Middle, Adolescence, Special Education
Geographic area served: New York City, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Sullivan, Dutchess and Nassau Counties

Roberts Wesleyan College: Urban Teachers for Tomorrow (UTT)
Contact: Sonia James-Wilson, Ph.D.
Email james-wilson_sonia@roberts.edu
Website: http://www.gcsnc.com/gcsact/index.htm
Content areas: Math, Science, Spanish, Special Education
Geographic area served: New York State

OH - Ohio
Cincinnati Public Schools: KNOTtT
Contact: Ralph L. Moon, Jr.
Email ralphmoon@cinci.rr.com
Website:
Content areas: Math, Career Planning, Special Education
Geographic area served: Urban Public Schools

Miami University: Special Education Online Hybrid
Contact: W. Thomas Southern
Email southewt@muohio.edu
Website:
Content areas: Special Education
Geographic area served: Ohio

The Ohio State University: Project KNOTtT
Contact: Belinda Gimbert
Email gimbert.1@osu.edu
Website: www.knottt.org
Content areas: B7-12 Mathematics, 7-12 Science, Englaish/Language Arts, Scoal Studies, Special Education, ESL, Bilingual, Foreign Lmagaueg - Spanish, French, and Chinese
Geographic area served: Kansas, Nevada, Ohio and Texas

TX - Texas
Blinn TEACH Program
Contact: Theresa Wahrmund
Email twahrmund@blinn.edu
Website: www.blinn.edu/blinnteach
Content areas:Bilingual, ESL, Spanish, Special Education. 8-12 Math and Science, all 4-8 content areas
Geographic area served: Central, South Central Texas

PACT: Galveston County's Alternative Teacher Certification Program
Contact: Carla Boone
Email cboone@com.edu
Website: www.pact4teachers.com
Content areas:EC-6 Generalist, EC-6 Bilingual Generalist, EC-6 ESL Generalist, 4-8 and 8-12 Math, 4-8 and 8-12 Science, 4-8 and 8-12 ELAR, 4-8 and 8-12 Social Studies, EC-12 Special Education, 4-8 Generalist, 4-8 ESL Generalist, 4-8 Bilingual Generalist
Geographic area served: Galveston County

West Texas A&M University: Panhandle Alternative Certification for Educators "PACE"
Contact: Susan L Dennis
Email sldennis@wtamu.edu
Website: www.wtamu.edu/pace
Content areas:Elementary, Bilingual Elementary, Special Education, Secondary
Geographic area served: Texas

Region XIII Educator Certification Program
Contact: Joann Brewer
Email joann.brewer@esc13.txed.net
Website: http://kids.esc13.net/
Content areas:Special Education EC -12
Geographic area served: Centeral Texas Region XIII

Education Service Center - Region 19: Teacher Preparation and Certification Program
Contact: Mary B. Schmidt
Email mschmidt@esc19.net
Website: http://www.esc19.net
Content areas:Math, Science, ELA, Social Studies Gen. EC-6, Gen. 4-8, Special Education, Bil. ESL
Geographic area served: West Texas

The Region 4 Educator Certification Program
Contact: John A. Omelan
Email jomelan@esc4.net
Website: http://www.region4acp.net
Content areas:We offer 51 different certification areas
Geographic area served: State of Texas. We offer online programming that is world wide.

Education Service Center Region XIII: Educator Certification Program
Contact: Dr. Lauralee Pankonien
Email lauralee.pankonien@esc13.txed.net
Email ecp@esc13.txed.net
Website: http://www.teachakid.com
Content areas: Math, Science, Special Education, Bilingual, Elementary, Career and Technology, and other Secondary content areas. We also have programs for certification of Principals and Superintendents. We offer online programming that is world wide.
Geographic area served: The Region XIII Educator Certification Program serves primarily central Texas, including the greater Austin area. Our Distance Career and Technology program geographically serves the state of Texas via distance learning.

Education Service Center Region XI: Teacher Preparation Program
Contact: Peggy Malone
Email pmalone@esc11.net
Website: http://www.esc11.net/certification
Content areas: Math, Science, Special Education, Business Education, Marketing, Technology Applications, Technology Education, Bilingual, ESL, Generalist EC-6 and Generalist 4-8, Art, Physical Education, Speech
Geographic area served: Texas

VA - Virginia
Regent University: Career Switcher
Contact: Dr Mervyn Wighting
Email: mervwig@regent.edu
Website: http://www.regent.edu/acad/schedu/masters-career-switcher/
Content areas: Core subjects in Middle and High schools
Geographic area served: Virginia

WI - Wisconsin
Mount Mary College and Alverno College: Urban Education Fellows Program
Contact: DLinda Delgadillo
Email: delgadil@mtmary.edu
Website: http://www.mtmary.edu/uefp.htm
Website: http://www.alverno.edu/prospective_students/uef.html
Content areas: Middle Childhood Early Adolescence, Regular, grades 1-8
Geographic area served: Milwaukee, WI