Wayne Community College is pleased to offer an elementary education (K-6) residency program that will support newly hired teachers in need of a residency license. As a team, we will collaborate through your beginning teacher years all the way through licensure.
Through this Educator Preparation Program (EPP), Wayne Community College will provide:
The Residency Licensure Certificate program is designed for college graduates who hold a bachelor’s degree in a non-education field and desire to become an elementary education teacher.
For admission into the program, the candidate must:
All interested applicants will apply directly to Wayne Community College. A walkthrough on how to apply can be accessed through the following link.
How to Apply to the EPPBelow are the courses required to earn this certificate. These courses will be held at Wayne Community College in a hybrid model: mostly online with a few face-to-face meetings per course.
Below are the recommended sequence of courses.
Term | Course(s) | Course Title | Credits |
Semester 1 | EDU 270 | Effective Instructional Environments | 3 SH |
Semester 2 | EDU 278 | Integrated Curriculum and Instructional Strategies: Social Studies/ELA | 3 SH |
EDU 279 | Literacy Development and Instruction | 3 SH | |
Semester 3 | EDU 272 | Technology, Data, and Assessment | 3 SH |
EDU 277 | Integrated Curriculum and Instructional Strategies: Math/Science | 3 SH | |
Semester 4 | EDU 283 | Educator Preparation Practicum (edTPA submission) | 3 SH |
Total | 18 HS |
Special Notes for your Plan of Study:
If you need to file a complaint:
The process to file a complaint is outlined in this document.
Scholarships from the Foundation of Wayne Community College are available for this program. Contact the EPP Campus Director for more information.
Kelli Hamm
EPP Campus Director and Mathematics Instructor
kghamm@waynecc.edu