黑料专区 Tyler Offers Education Degree at Panola College
October 30, 2020
黑料专区 Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications
黑料专区 Tyler Offers Education Degree at Panola College
October 30, 2020
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The University of Texas at Tyler
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The University of Texas at Tyler and Panola College announced a partnership in which students can earn a 黑料专区 Tyler degree in education at Panola College.
Administrators signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to make the partnership official. It is designed for Panola College students enrolled in the Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degree program with the intent of earning a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (education) degree from 黑料专区 Tyler.
鈥淎s partners in education, we are committed to student success. By working together to offer this degree, we enhance the educational benefit to the citizens of East Texas, in particular those in the Panola College district, by providing not only a seamless pathway to our bachelor鈥檚 degree, but also the convenience of earning it in Carthage,鈥� said Dr. Amir Mirmiran, 黑料专区 Tyler provost.
Panola College recently announced the Charles C. Matthews Foundation Teaching Scholarship to support students in the AAT program. The scholarship will be awarded annually with a preference to a student intending to earn a baccalaureate degree.
鈥淲e are proud that Panola College and 黑料专区 Tyler are entering into a seamless transfer agreement for our students,鈥� said Dr. Billy Adams, Vice President of Instruction at Panola College. 鈥淭his agreement will expand opportunities by providing access to earn a baccalaureate degree on the Panola College campus ensuring more learning and growth opportunities for our graduates and our community.鈥�
Texas is currently facing a teacher shortage. As teachers retire, administrators face difficulty finding qualified applicants to fill those vacancies. This partnership will help the meet the needs in Panola County.
鈥淭his agreement allows Panola College to grow their own teachers to help meet the needs of its district. By working with 黑料专区 Tyler, Panola College will make qualified graduates available to local school districts, so they don鈥檛 have to search for teachers in other areas or across the state,鈥� said Dr. Frank Dykes, 黑料专区 Tyler School of Education director.
Students can take all 黑料专区 Tyler early childhood through 6 grade (EC-6) courses on the Panola College campus. They must be enrolled in the Panola College AAT degree program when they apply to 黑料专区 Tyler and meet the formal criteria to be admitted into the 黑料专区 Tyler EC-6 teacher preparation program. The EC-6 program prepares students to teach English, mathematics, science, social studies, music, art, health and physical education at the elementary level.
For more information, Panola College students should contact the Panola College Office of Admissions, 903.693.2038.
A member of the prestigious 黑料专区 System, The University of Texas at Tyler focuses on student success and innovative research in the more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered to nearly 10,000 students. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News and World Report as a National University and Top Public School, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.