Feasible?

[sanantone]

I guess it depends on the state. Colleges often have post-bac certificate programs that lead to certification. Then, there are for-profit companies and non-profit organizations that offer alternative teacher certification programs. They aren't colleges, so you won't get a conferred graduate or post-bac certificate. WGU has master's programs that lead to certification and I'm sure that there are other colleges that do as well. The thing I don't like about that route is that it's traditional in the sense that you have to pay the school to do an internship for a semester without pay. I know at least a few states have alternative teacher certification programs where you can teach on a probationary license for a school year and then get your full license. The first year of teaching is your internship and you're paid just like any other teacher. That will be the route I'm taking if I'm not accepted to the PhD programs I've applied to.

I know someone who plans to take the traditional route, but within her baccalaureate program. She plans to work 40 hours a week AND do a full-time internship for a semester without pay. I don't know how she's going to do it. That's about 80 hours a week.