Western Governors University Announces Scholarship for Aspiring School Principals
Western Governors University (WGU) www.wgu.edu. (PRNewsFoto/Western Governors University)SALT LAKE CITY, UT UNITED STATES
Up to $2,000 Available for Students Enrolling in WGU's Master's in Educational Leadership Program
SALT LAKE CITY, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Western Governors University, www.wgu.edu, is helping to ease the financial burden for teachers who want to become principals with a new scholarship program. The WGU Aspiring Principals Scholarship Program awards up to $2,000 to selected students who enroll in the online university's NCATE-approved M.S. in Educational Leadership program.
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Western Governors University's M.S. in Educational Leadership prepares licensed teachers for certification to become a principal, vice principal, or assistant principal. The course of study focuses on the principal as the school's instructional team leader, or chief learning officer. The program uses a case study format and includes a six-month practicum during which the student works closely with a school administrator at the practicum site. Like all WGU degrees, the M.S. in Educational Leadership program is competency-based, which means that students advance by demonstrating their competence through carefully designed assessments and completion of a capstone project.
WGU is planning to award 10 Aspiring Principals Scholarships. The program is competitive, and awards will be based on the candidate's academic record, readiness for online study at WGU, and current competency. To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must possess a bachelor's degree and a valid teaching license. Scholarships will be awarded at the rate of $500 per six-month term for up to four terms. For more information, go to www.wgu.edu/principal or call 1-866-225-5948 (866-CALL-WGU).
About Western Governors University (WGU)
"[WGU is] the best relatively cheap university you've never heard of."
- TIME magazine (Nov. 2008)
WGU is the only exclusively online teacher education institution in the nation to receive NCATE accreditation. The private, non-profit university has been a leader in online education for more than 10 years. The recipient of the USDLA 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning for 2008, WGU has been honored as one of 2008's Top 20 Military Friendly Colleges and Universities by Military Advanced Education magazine. WGU sponsors the Online Student Survival Guide, a blog that addresses many of the questions and daily concerns students attending any online college or university may face.
Now serving more than 14,000 students in all 50 states, WGU was founded by 19 U.S. governors, and is supported by more than 20 leading corporations and foundations. They include institutions such as AT&T, BearingPoint, Dell, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Hewlett-Packard, HCA, Microsoft, Oracle, Qwest, SunGard Higher Education, Sun Microsystems, and Zions Bank. WGU offers bachelor's and master's degrees in business, information technology, teacher education, and health professions. More information is available at www.wgu.edu.
Contact for enrollment information:
866-225-5948
SOURCE Western Governors University
Up to $2,000 Available for Students Enrolling in WGU's Master's in Educational Leadership Program
SALT LAKE CITY, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Western Governors University, www.wgu.edu, is helping to ease the financial burden for teachers who want to become principals with a new scholarship program. The WGU Aspiring Principals Scholarship Program awards up to $2,000 to selected students who enroll in the online university's NCATE-approved M.S. in Educational Leadership program.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081030/DC42901LOGO)
Western Governors University's M.S. in Educational Leadership prepares licensed teachers for certification to become a principal, vice principal, or assistant principal. The course of study focuses on the principal as the school's instructional team leader, or chief learning officer. The program uses a case study format and includes a six-month practicum during which the student works closely with a school administrator at the practicum site. Like all WGU degrees, the M.S. in Educational Leadership program is competency-based, which means that students advance by demonstrating their competence through carefully designed assessments and completion of a capstone project.
WGU is planning to award 10 Aspiring Principals Scholarships. The program is competitive, and awards will be based on the candidate's academic record, readiness for online study at WGU, and current competency. To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must possess a bachelor's degree and a valid teaching license. Scholarships will be awarded at the rate of $500 per six-month term for up to four terms. For more information, go to www.wgu.edu/principal or call 1-866-225-5948 (866-CALL-WGU).
About Western Governors University (WGU)
"[WGU is] the best relatively cheap university you've never heard of."
- TIME magazine (Nov. 2008)
WGU is the only exclusively online teacher education institution in the nation to receive NCATE accreditation. The private, non-profit university has been a leader in online education for more than 10 years. The recipient of the USDLA 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning for 2008, WGU has been honored as one of 2008's Top 20 Military Friendly Colleges and Universities by Military Advanced Education magazine. WGU sponsors the Online Student Survival Guide, a blog that addresses many of the questions and daily concerns students attending any online college or university may face.
Now serving more than 14,000 students in all 50 states, WGU was founded by 19 U.S. governors, and is supported by more than 20 leading corporations and foundations. They include institutions such as AT&T, BearingPoint, Dell, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Hewlett-Packard, HCA, Microsoft, Oracle, Qwest, SunGard Higher Education, Sun Microsystems, and Zions Bank. WGU offers bachelor's and master's degrees in business, information technology, teacher education, and health professions. More information is available at www.wgu.edu.
Contact for enrollment information:
866-225-5948
SOURCE Western Governors University
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