XCP Programs (Extended Campus)

EXTENDED CAMPUS PROGRAMS IN GRADUATE EDUCATION

AIC's cohort-based Extended Campus Programs are designed to provide an opportunity for working professionals to obtain a Master's Degree or CAGS with Initial or Professional Licensure.

Programs are offered both on the Springfield campus and at off-site locations for the convenience of our students. Most often, extended courses are offered in educational facilities (high schools) where most students work.

Most of the graduate programs consist of 30 credits, which include 8 courses and a 6-credit culminating experience. There are some exceptions: School Administration students in the Principal/Assistant Principal track and SPED Administrator track take one additional course; Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent concentration must take two additional courses. Programs in School Guidance and School Adjustment Counseling are longer.

Program Highlights

• Entire program conducted in or near your school
• One evening per week, same night entire program
• Finish one course every eight (8) weeks
• Accelerated completion times
• Summer, Christmas and school vacation breaks
• Course make-up options if scheduling conflict occurs
• No thesis required, portfolio in lieu of thesis (for initial license program; professional license candidates complete a research project)
• No GRE tests required
• Transfer credits considered
• All class times are from 4:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Affordable

• 35% special tuition reduction for teachers
• Among the most competitive in the state
• Special tuition rate guaranteed throughout the program
• Student and Stafford Loans and "Pay as You Go" payment plans available

Accreditation

• New England Association of Schools and Colleges (N.E.A.S.C. )Accredited
• National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification
• Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Applicants for the M.Ed. or CAGS program seeking teacher licensure are required to submit evidence of successful completion of the Communication and Literacy sections of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL). Check the MTEL website for complete information: www.mtel.nesinc.org. Students who have not yet taken or passed the MTELS may enter the program as a non-licensure candidate. Non-licensure students may change their status to licensure candidates if they submit passing MTEL scores well before their culminating experience is to begin. All MTELS for the license sought must be passed prior to the practicum.

Our adjunct professors are the embodiment of professor-practitioners. They will provide students with a wonderful mix of scholarship and practicality, as most adjunct professors are employed in the field or related field about which they are instructing you, and they will offer you a balance between theory and applied research in the "real" world.

Graduate Education Programs

The Office of Extended Campus Programs (XCP) offers the following graduate programs:

Initial License

Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Moderate Disabilities PreK-8; Gr. 5-12
Reading
Middle & Secondary Ed. (10 subject areas)
School Adjustment Counseling (on campus only)
School Guidance (on campus only)
School Administration (4 tracks)

• Principal/Assistant Principal
• Supervisor/Director
• Administrator of Special Education
• Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent

Professional License

• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Education
• Moderate Disabilities PreK-8
• School Adjustment Counselor (on-campus only)
• School Guidance (on-campus only)
• Candidates in other fields may qualify for professional licensure also

Reserve your seat today

For information or to reserve your seat in the program, please call the Graduate Information Office at 800.540.9749, or email Bernadette Gallegos at bernadetteg@graduateprogram.org.

For more information, please call (866) 408-9737, or contact:

Kerry Reiter
Director of Admissions for Extended Campus Programs
413.205.3120
kerry.reiter@aic.edu

Lauren Johnson
XCP Admissions Program Associate
413.205.3597
lauren.johnson@aic.edu