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 UIC
Grant Provides Free Tuition for Masters Degree in Special
Education
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The University
of Illinois at Chicago, College of Education has received a
grant from the U.S. Department of Education dedicated to
recruitment and subsequent retention of master prepared teachers
in special education.
Free tuition is provided to qualified program participants
during the two to two and one-half years of courses at UIC and
field experience.
Qualifications include a bachelor's degree in any field and a
strong desire to teach children with disabilities. Program
graduates will receive a master's degree in special education,
will be eligible for Illinois teaching certification as a
Learning Behavior Specialist I, and are required to work as a
special education teacher for 4-5 years.
The program named STEP UP, Special Teachers & Exceptional
Students = Urban Promise, emphasizes preparation to teach
children with disabilities from culturally diverse urban
communities. This program has the potential to bring qualified
special education teachers into the Illinois public school
system to help alleviate the critical shortage. Mentoring
strategies and assistance are provided while enrolled and after
graduation.
Program application deadline is March 15, 2004 for the Fall 2004
semester. For additional information and to download an
application visit
www.uic.edu/orgs/stepup.
For questions about the program telephone: Michelle Parker,
Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Education, (312) 996-2539
or e-mail Marie Tejero Hughes, Assistant Professor of Special
Education at marieth@uic.edu.
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