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Chapter 2: For Aspiring Teachers Who Wish to Complete a Bachelor's Degree
page 19 - Oral Roberts University: Short residencies are not optional.
Chapter 3: Earning a Teaching Credential by Distance Learning
page 33 - new listing
Rio Salado College
2323 W. 14th Street
Tempe, AZ 85281
Web site: www.rio.maricopa.edu
Email: admissions@email.rio.maricopa.edu
Phone: (480) 517 8150 • (800) 729 1197
Year founded: 1978
Ownership: Nonprofit, state
Accreditation: Regional (North Central Association of Colleges and Schools)
Residency: None
Cost: $$
Rio Salado College, a member of the Maricopa County Community College District, offers a 100% online teaching credential that fulfills Arizona state licensure requirements. No on-campus residency is required, but each student is expected to sign on as a student teacher in his or her local district. The program can be completed online in one to two years, and includes bimonthly one-on-one discussions with experienced teachers (which can be done in person, online, via videoconferencing, or over the telephone).
Chapter 4: Earning a Master's in Education by Distance Learning
page 43 - University of Sarasota: Changed name to Argosy University. New web address is www.argosyu.edu.
page 44 - updated listing for Capella University
The online M.S. in education with emphasis in administration now meets the educational component of Arizona state licensure requirements for principals and administrators -- and may be useful in other states as well, under the Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel (see p. 35).
page 46 - new listing
University of Massachusetts--Lowell
Continuing Studies and Corporate Education
1 University Avenue
Lowell, MA 01854-2881
Web site: cybered.uml.edu
Email: edoffice@uml.edu
Phone: (978) 934 2467 • (800) 480 3190
Year founded: 1894
Ownership: Nonprofit, state
Accreditation: Regional (
New England Association of Schools and Colleges)
Residency: Seminars and field experience
Special fields: Educational administration
Students complete nine online courses and a local field internship. Some seminar residencies may be required.
page 57 - new listing
University of Missouri--Columbia
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies
303 Townsend Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Web site: www.coe.missouri.edu/~muedtech
Email: sisltnfo@coe.missouri.edu
Phone: (573) 882 4546 • (877) 747 5868
Year founded: 1839
Ownership: Nonprofit, state
Accreditation: Regional (North Central Association of Colleges and Schools)
Residency: None
Cost: $$$
Special fields: Educational technology
The online M.S. in educational technology is available with specialization in network learning systems or technology in schools. There is
no thesis requirement, but students will be expected to design a capstone portfolio.
Chapter 5: Earning a Certificate or Specialist Degree by Distance Learning
page 79 - new listing
University of Missouri--Columbia
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies
303 Townsend Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Web site: www.coe.missouri.edu/~muedtech
Email: sisltnfo@coe.missouri.edu
Phone: (573) 882 4546 • (877) 747 5868
Year founded: 1839
Ownership: Nonprofit, state
Accreditation: Regional (North Central Association of Colleges and Schools)
Residency: None or one course (see below)
Cost: $$$
Special fields: Educational technology
The Ed.S. in educational technology with emphasis in technology in schools consists of ten courses. Nine may be taken online from Missouri--Columbia, and the tenth may be taken online through another school (with faculty approval) and transferred in, or (if the student prefers) it may be taken residentially at Missouri--Columbia.
page 79 - University of Sarasota: Changed name to Argosy University. New web address is www.argosyu.edu.
Chapter 6: Earning a Doctorate in Education by Distance Learning
page 93 - updated listing for Capella University
The online Ph.D. in education with emphasis in administration now meets the educational component of Arizona state licensure requirements for principals and administrators -- and may be useful in other states as well, under the Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel (see p. 35).
