Arizona State University is launching its first undergraduate program to reduce teacher shortages by offering a bachelor’s degree in three years, instead of the usual four. Students can pick from a bachelor's of education in elementary or special education.
Carole Basile, the dean of the Mary Lou Fulton College, said the degree program rethinks traditional education.
"If we can prepare more highly qualified teachers to be in classrooms, we can create a different kind of structure for them to, or a better working condition for them. Then we actually have a better way to stem the problem of teacher shortage,” Basile said.
Basile said the new degree offerings are just the start of bigger initiatives to alleviate low teacher retention rates in Arizona. She said the program gives students more customization when it comes to their education.
“It is our job to be more flexible, more nimble, provide more options that produce high quality educators, and at the same time focus on accessibility,” Basile said.
She said the new programs do not remove any content or courses, but rather take away the opportunity for students to complete minors or specializations in their fourth year.
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