Alternative Routes to Certification
Courses and Costs
What will ARTC cost?
Financial aid and support
University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) discounts tuition by over 60% for DE teachers and DE residents. This reduces the out-of-pocket cost of a 3-credit course to approximately $2,250.
The Delaware Critical Need Reimbursement program is a scholarship that offers partial reimbursement of $1,300 per course for a maximum of two courses taken during each academic year. Unfortunately, teachers of art, music, and theater are not eligible for this reimbursement program.
Please understand the following:
- You must pay tuition cost up-front and out-of-pocket.
- The academic year runs from the summer semester through the spring semester of the following year (summer, fall, winter, spring).
- You must earn a grade of a “C” or higher to be eligible for course reimbursement.
- You can only submit for reimbursement once the course has been completed and the grade appears on your transcript.
- Reimbursement applications are open at the following times:
- For a course taken during the Fall or Winter semester: Open 2/1 and closes 2/15
- For a course taken during the Spring semester: Open 5/1 and closes 5/15
- For a course taken during the Summer semester: Open 9/1 and closes 9/15
- The amount of time it takes to receive reimbursement varies; reimbursement is often not issued before tuition is due for your next class; therefore, you cannot rely on or wait for your reimbursement in order to fund your next scheduled course.
- Your course schedule is determined based on state-mandated deadlines in an attempt to evenly and appropriately distribute a manageable course load; therefore, you will need to take more than two courses per academic year and will not be able to get reimbursed for every single course you take.
If you teach a non-special education content area, the following chart details approximate program costs (costs are subject to increase):
| Requirement | Cost |
| License Application | $100 |
| Praxis II Subject Assessment | ~$120 – $160 |
| ARTC Introductory Seminars 1, 2, & 3 | $1,000 |
| EDUC 658 – Discipline & Classroom Management | ~$2,250 |
| EDUC 614 – Teaching the Exceptional Adolescent | ~$2,250 |
| ARTC Methods Seminars | $1,000 |
| EDUC 622 – Literacy in the Content Areas | ~$2,250 |
| Estimated Total Cost | ~$8,970 |
If you teach a special education content area, the following chart details approximate program costs (costs are subject to increase):
| Requirement | Cost |
| License Application | $100 |
| Praxis II Subject Assessment: Special Education Praxis II Subject Assessment: Content Area |
~$120 – $160
~$120 – $160 |
| ARTC Introductory Seminars 1, 2, & 3 | $1,000 |
| EDUC 680 – Educational Evaluation: Exceptional Children & Youth | ~$2,250 |
| EDUC 681 – Techniques for Behavior Change and Positive Behavior Support | ~$2,250 |
| EDUC 757 – Diagnosis & Instruction in Literacy | ~$2,250 |
| EDUC 674 – Special Education Instruction & Curriculum: Secondary | ~$2,250 |
| One of the following: EDUC 673 – School-to-Adult Life Transitions & Disability EDUC 745 – Collaborative Teaming in Special Education EDUC 653 – Assistive Technology: High Incidence Disabilities EDUC 652 – Introduction to Assistive Technology EDUC 682 – Special Issues in Special Education |
~$2,250 |
| Estimated Total Cost | ~$12,790 |