School of Education Career Changers

Alternative Pathways in Preparing Teachers Program (ADAPPT)

Notre Dame of Maryland University's (NDMU) Advancing Diversity and Alternative Pathways in Preparing Teachers program (ADAPPT) will create pathways for career changers and educators with a conditional license to become fully certified to teach in Maryland. The ADAPPT program will help NDMU’s School of Education meet the state’s goals of strengthening the teacher workforce through the state’s Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.  

NDMU’s ADAPPT program will also improve student success by leveraging the University’s existing educator preparation programs for conditionally licensed teachers and career changers with a bachelor’s degree. Additionally, the program will focus on increasing the diversity of teacher candidates, especially those preparing to become high school educators. 
 
NDMU will recruit multiple cohorts of up to 15 conditionally licensed educators and career changers with bachelor’s degrees into its Accelerated Certification in Teaching Program. NDMU will support the students with academic assistance, discounted tuition and fees, and tutoring for the Praxis teacher license examination. NDMU will engage its current educator preparation partnerships with the Montgomery County Public Schools, Prince George’s Public County Schools, and Baltimore County Public Schools, as well as the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Archdiocese of Washington. 
 

Programs 

• Accelerated Certification in Teaching: non-degree, graduate-level, state-approved Teacher Education Program 
• Bachelor of Arts in Education/Liberal Arts: bachelor's degree to prepare for initial teaching certification 
• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT): master's degree to prepare for initial teaching certification 
• MAT/Graduate Education Internship: full-time, 10-month program to earn a master's degree and prepare for initial teaching certification 
• Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: fully online or on campus master's degree for initial TESOL certification* 

*The MA in TESOL can also prepare for teaching post-secondary education, in addition to non-traditional educational settings, such as adult education ESL programs, or EFL (English as a Foreign Language) programs abroad. 

Accreditation 

The School of Education at Notre Dame of Maryland University is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). 

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