Alternative Routes to Certification
Courses and Costs
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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 $2,466.
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, dance/theater, music, physical education/health and “regular education” social studies 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.
24-25 Academic Year
The Redding Consortium Schools Scholarship will pay for tuition costs at University of Delaware. Scholarships will be available for the 2024-2025 academic year. Please click on the link for more information and to see if you are eligible.
Applications open 5/15/24 and closes 6/15/24 @ 11:59 pm.
What Courses do I need to 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 | ~$2,466 |
EDUC 614/EDUC 697 – Teaching the Exceptional Adolescent/Child | ~$2,466 |
ARTC Methods Seminar | $1,000 |
EDUC 685 – Multimedia Literacy | ~$2,466 |
Estimated Total Cost | ~$9,618 |
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 | ~$2,466 |
EDUC 681 – Techniques for Behavior Change and Positive Behavior Support | ~$2,466 |
EDUC 757 – Diagnosis & Instruction in Literacy | ~$2,466 |
EDUC 674 – Special Education Instruction & Curriculum: Secondary | ~$2,466 |
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 682 – Special Issues in Special Education |
~$2,466 |
Estimated Total Cost | ~$13,670 |