Overview
The Accelerated Track is designed for experienced professionals with 5+ years of consistent practice teaching or integrating student success skills. This pathway condenses the coursework into two courses and emphasizes professional leadership, portfolio development, and staff training.
Eligibility
To apply, participants must:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
- Have a minimum of 5 years of documented experience teaching or implementing student success skills
- Complete and submit the following:
- Application (included here)
- Resume highlighting SECD experience
- Letter of support from a school/program administrator
- One-page personal statement describing background and goals
- Receive faculty approval before registering
Courses
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Tuition Cost |
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Accelerated (Advanced) Combined Course (401) |
This course combines Foundations (101) and Pedagogy & Practice (102) into one course. The course has been constructed to take a minimum of 10 hours to complete yielding 2 professional development credit or continuing education unit (CEU). Like the other courses, this course is organized into 10 weeks of activities (8 units) to be completed sequentially. This course needs a minimum of 5 students to run. Please submit your eligibility documents as soon as possible so that the section can start on time. |
8 units with online modules + live chat sessions |
$469 |
Next start date TBD, contingent on enrollment (10 weeks) |
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Accelerated (Advanced) Practicum Course (402) |
Having completed the Accelerated combined Foundations, Pedagogy and Practice (SEL 401) course for a Social-Emotional and Character Development Certificate, participants will be given the opportunity to apply their extensive skills in a guided way to an extended case example, allowing a demonstration of mastery of the application of skills to an actual workshop presentation to staff. The Accelerated Practicum provides a format for assembling and submitting a portfolio of representative accomplishment during participants’ years of initiating, implementing and assessing Social-Emotional and Character Development within your classroom, skill and character building groups, and/or after-school programs. Practicum students will also create/develop 1 or 2 day SECD professional development workshops for staff. Upon the completion of the SEL 401 and 402 courses and the submission of the portfolio of accomplishment, participants will have earned 2 CEU’s and will receive a certificate from the sponsors, Rutgers University and the College of Saint Elizabeth. |
online modules + live chat sessions |
$453 |
Next start date TBD, contingent on enrollment (10 weeks) |
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Program Format
- 100% online
- Flexible module completion due dates + live discussions
- Advanced assignments designed for professionals with prior SECD experience
- Passing requires 85% or higher on assignments and active participation
- Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for each course
- Receive the SSSE Certificate upon completion