Open to women and men, Alverno’s Paraprofessional to Teacher Licensure program is a streamlined path to licensure for practicing paraprofessionals who have an associate’s degree or at least 48 credits but not a bachelor’s degree.
In 24 months, you can earn Bachelor’s of Science in Education from one of the most respected and innovative schools in Wisconsin.
Classes are taught in a hybrid format with both online and in-classroom sessions, and other course work may fall within the regular 15-week format. Each student must also complete 18 weeks of student teaching.
Why Alverno?
Alverno’s outcome-oriented curriculum is known nationally and internationally for focusing on you, the student. As part of our approach to learning, students learn the essential knowledge within each course subject while also developing the actual skills needed by education not just of today, but also tomorrow.
Program requirements
Working paraprofessional or be able to volunteer for at least 15 hours per week in an elementary classroom.
Associate’s degree or at least 48 college credits.
Majors
Birth - Age 8
K4 - 9th Grade
Optional minors
ELL
ELL with a bilingual endorsement
Special Education
Math
Science
Social Studies
Language Arts
Cost
$416 per credit
Associate to Bachelor’s Curriculum
Investigating Integrated Social Studies with the Inquiry Arc
Science in the Elementary Curriculum
Cornerstones for Effective K-9 Mathematics Teaching & Learning
Engagement in Teaching, Learning and Assessment Working with Diverse Populations
Processes of Literacy Acquisition
Literacy Across the Curriculum
Differentiating Instruction and Assessment in Math, Science and Social Studies
