Scholarships
and
grants
will
bring
the
cost
of
BW's
accelerated
math
or
science
teaching
graduate
program
down
to
zero
for
a
limited
number
of
students.
Adults
ready
to
heed
the
call
and
meet
the
urgent
need
for
math
and
science
teachers
in
Ohio
can
make
a
career
change
quickly
and
with
no
tuition
owed
under
a
new
initiative
announced
by
Baldwin
Wallace
University
and
partner
Meteor
Learning.
The
program
builds
on
recent
funding
from
the
Ohio
Department
of
Higher
Education
(ODHE)
"Choose
Ohio
First
STEM"
grant
program
and
the
ODHE
and
Ohio
Department
of
Education
(ODE)
"Addressing
the
Educator
Shortages"
scholarship
program.
BW
and
Meteor
will
add
additional
scholarships
to
those
state
grants,
taking
tuition
to
zero
for
the
first
10
students
who
enroll
in
BW's
graduate
degree
programs
in
math
or
science
teaching.
One-year,
experiential
program
BW's
accelerated
master's
degree
for
existing
bachelor's
degree
holders
is
among
the
state's
only
yearlong,
intensive
graduate
teaching
programs
and
targets
two
disciplines
-
math
and
science
-
where
the
teacher
shortage
is
most
acute.
The
program
prepares
students
to
teach
math
or
science
in
grades
7-12
and
includes
mentored
field
and
clinical
experiences
in
local
schools.
Extraordinary
scholarship
opportunities
Under
BW's
innovative
funding
model,
ODHE
and
ODE
grants
bring
the
tuition
for
these
programs
down
from
$19,980
to
just
over
$7,500,
with
BW
and
Meteor
scholarships
covering
that
remaining
out-of-pocket
tuition
cost
for
a
limited
number
of
students.
The
full
scholarship
package
is
available
to
aspiring
teachers
who
enroll
in
the
program
beginning
in
May
2023.
Beyond
the
2023-24
academic
year
program,
BW
will
continue
to
offer
scholarships
that
will
reduce
tuition
by
more
than
half.
Attainable
transition
to
teaching
"BW
believes
there
are
many
college
graduates
and
working
professionals
with
STEM
educational
backgrounds
who
may
have
a
calling
to
become
a
teacher,"
said
Dr.
Stephen
Dittmore,
dean
of
the
BW
College
of
Education
and
Health
Sciences.
"This
Ohio-focused
program
provides
a
pathway
for
those
individuals
to
meet
both
the
needs
of
our
students
and
the
future
of
our
workforce."
Adds
Dr.
Gabriel
Swarts,
BW
associate
dean
of
education,
"This
scholarship
is
intended
to
make
the
transition
into
the
yearlong
focused
Master
of
Education
in
Science
or
Math
completely
attainable
for
any
STEM-educated
individual
regardless
of
ability
to
pay."
Enrollment
information
All
classes
will
be
offered
fully
online
and
can
be
taken
from
anywhere
in
Ohio.
The
BW
team
will
work
closely
with
enrolled
students
to
find
placements
for
student
teaching
and
clinical
work
near
their
homes.
However,
placements
are
not
guaranteed,
and
the
strongest
school
district
relationships
are
in
Northeast
Ohio.
Anyone
holding
a
bachelor's
degree
in
math
or
science,
who
aspires
to
make
the
transition
to
teaching,
can
find
more
information
or
begin
the
enrollment
process
at:
Prospective
students
may
also
call
(440)
210-4129
or
email
maedadmissions@bw.edu.
