BA in liberal studies/ Teaching Credential California

[sanantone]

Western Governors University has bachelor's programs that include the licensure process. However, you have to be able to do a full-time, unpaid practicum for 12-20 weeks at the end of the program. If I don't get into the PhD programs I applied to, I'm thinking about doing the alternative teacher certification program in Texas. There are several companies and non-profit organizations that offer it online and self-paced. I think it's a few hundred dollars up front and then they take out the $4,000 or so you owe them in monthly installments after you're hired. I like this option because you teach on a temporary license for a year while being paid. I can't afford to teach a whole semester unpaid.