You're already in the classroom. This degree path is designed for that.
Turn your day to day work classroom experience into academic research, seeing how your school community shapes your practice and how you shape theirs.
Delivered in partnership with IWU National & Global — earn accredited degrees and licensure in Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education.
This pathway could be for you if...
Already Working
You're already working in a school. You may not be running a classroom as the teacher, but you are a participant in the school practices.
Feeling Stuck
It's not laziness that prevents you from advancing your degree. It's complicated and you don't see how traditional options can work for you.
Desire to Teach
You have conviction you're a great educator, but need an option that recognizes the work you do each day.
Lower cost. Less time. Real credit for real work.
We've combined the strength of IWU's accreditation with the apprenticeship framework to lower costs and shorten the road to your degree.
- $240–304 per credit — versus a standard $400+
- Financial aid eligible
- Work-based: earn credit for competencies you demonstrate on the job
You're not just taking tests. You're building a portfolio of practice.
Mentors evaluate your competencies in real time, in your actual classroom. Your growth as a teacher is documented through the work you're already doing — not abstracted into exams that have nothing to do with the job.
A degree and license seem too far away. I can't see the finish line.
Pathway Design
Before enrolling, we map your options with estimated timelines in a personalized consultation.
I have to choose between college coursework and prepping for my role at night.
Practice Research Structure
Dedicated reflection structure turns your practice into insight and credited academic work.
Coursework is disconnected from the daily challenges in my classroom role.
Practice-Generated Coursework
Insights from your practice research become areas of research through academic coursework.
I can't manage work, family, and college at the same time.
Valued Practice System
By converting your daily practice into academic credit, we reduce the tension from context switching.
I’ll have to leave my paid role to complete student teaching.
Role-to-Role Advisory
Our pathway design and advisory provides clarity how to manage the transition from para to teacher.
Three steps to your license
A clear road from where you are now to a fully credentialed teaching career.
Book a Pathway Design
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Learn by doing
Work in your school while completing accredited coursework online, building a portfolio of practice that mentors evaluate in real time.
Earn degree & license
Graduate with an accredited degree and a teaching license in Elementary, Secondary, or Special Education — without ever leaving the classroom.
Sign up for a Pathway Design
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