What is the Northern Plains Transition to Teaching program?
- Graduate level teacher preparation program leading to secondary teacher licensure (no elementary licensure available)
- Two-year secondary licensure program
- Allows participants to enter the classroom as contract, salaried teachers in the second year of the program
- Master's degree available in Curriculum and Instruction (two additional courses offered during third year)
- Accredited by the State of Montana and the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)
The Northern Plains Transition to Teaching program is designed to:
- Meet the needs to those career professionals who are interested in a transitioning into the teaching profession seamlessly from prior careers
- To meet the hiring needs of our rural states
- Provide a high quality, compact, 100 percent distance (online) program to well qualified candidates
Candidates for the Northern Plains Transition to Teaching program:
- Have earned at least a baccalaureate (bachelor's) degree in one of Montana State University's Teachable Subject areas (TEPP) with a minimum grade point average of 2.75
- Have a proven career track record (five years preferred)
- Demonstrated capacity and the willingness to engage in serious, concentrated study and preparation in order to move rapidly through this demanding, highly concentrated course of study
