Friday, April 28, 2006

Praxis Teacher Certification

Sojourner-Douglass College, Bahamas Campus now offers the Praxis Series Exams for all Education majors and for other teachers wishing to attain U.S. teacher certification! The Praxis Series is a program that provides standardized tests and other services for schools to use as a part of their teacher licensing and certification process.

The tests are administered by the ETS groups (Educational Testing Services) in the United States. This is the organization which manages tests such as the SAT, GRE, GMAT, and many others used in America and also used by international students and professionals wishing to study and work in the United States.

For more information on attaining your Praxis Teaching Certification visit the official PRAXIS website at Praxis.org or please contact Naydon Sutherland at our Bahamas Campus at 394-8570.

Friday, April 21, 2006

Graduate Program

Uniqueness of the Graduate Program Design Elements

The graduate program at Sojourner-Douglass College (SDC) has been conceived and developed with an “urban- centered” focus. For the College this means that the graduate program will not only take advantage of its location as an urban institution, but that the curriculum will include content, resources, approaches, and modalities which have particular relevance to urban populations.

In addition, the graduate program, with three distinct professional concentrations, is developed around a common core of courses designed to acquaint all degree aspirants with some unique leadership and research skills needed in their respective professional concentrations.

At Sojourner-Douglass College you can get your Masters in Applied Social Sciences in:

*Human Services Concentration,

*Public Administration Concentration, or

*Urban Education (Reading) Concentration.

Please contact the Campus at 394-8570 to get pricing and admissions information for the Graduate Program.

Costs

A college education is a considerable financial investment. However, once successfully completed, it can provide financial benefit for the rest of your life. When viewed in this manner, it is well worth the cost.

Effective July 6, 2003, basic costs for study at Sojourner-Douglass are as follows:

(Each course is worth three (3) credits, and Full Time is 12 or more credits.)

Tuition
  • One Trimester = $2,250
  • Two Trimesters = $4,500
  • Three Trimesters = $6,750
Registration Fee
  • One Trimester = $20
  • Two Trimesters = $40
  • Three Trimesters = $60
Student Activities Fee
  • One Trimester = $75
  • Two Trimesters = $150
  • Three Trimesters = $225
Books (Estimated)
  • One Trimester = $400
  • Two Trimesters = $800
  • Three Trimesters = $1,200
Total (Estimated)
  • One Trimester = $2,745
  • Two Trimesters = $5,490
  • Three Trimesters = $8,235


A Finance Officer can also be reached by email at SDCNassauFinance@Gmail.com (please allow at least 2 business days for a response).

Bachelor's Degree Program

The Bachelor of Arts Degree is offered in three broad areas of concentration: Administration, Human and Social Resources, and Human Growth and Development, however these concentrations include a wide array of fields of study, like Banking, Teaching, Criminal Justice, and Psychology.

We might have exactly what you're interested in!

Major Areas of Concentration

Administration

What does it take to be a manager? What do successful administrators need to know about planning, organizing, staffing and supervising a group of people in a company or organization? Students with a major in administration use citywide and community-based resources in the Baltimore metropolitan area to answer these questions. As an administration major you will explore issues relating to information, technology and management. Students may focus on the following areas of administrative science:

* Administration and Management
* Information Systems Administration
* Business Administration
* Hospitality and Tourism Administration •
* Insurance and Risk Management Administration
* Public Administration
* Health Care Administration
* Banking and International Finance •

• Programs offered in the Bahamas only

Human and Social Resources

Bringing families and communities together, helping people to solve their problems, and empowering people to make changes in their lives are all important aspects of social work and community development. As a human and social resources major, you will explore the theoretical and practical aspects of social work and community development in an interdisciplinary program including the study of psychology and human behavior, sociology, law and urban planning. Students may focus on the following areas of human and social resources:

Areas of Concentration and Career Specialties may include:

* Community Development
* Sociology
* Social Work
* Criminal Justice
* Gerontology
* Addiction Counseling
* Human Growth and Development


Human Growth and Development


How does a child’s development affect his or her life as an adult? What skills does a successful counselor need to have in order to help a client on the pathway to self-discovery? Human growth and development majors discuss these issues, studying human interaction and personal development. Students may focus on the following areas of human growth and development:

* Psychology
* Early Childhood Education
* Secondary Education •

• Programs offered in the Bahamas only

Our PDC Requirement:
Knowledge Through Experience


At Sojourner-Douglass, practical application of theoretical concepts is a central aspect of our program. Students are required to take classes in General Education and in the major discipline of their choice. In addition, all students must fulfill a requirement that we call the Project Demonstrating Competence (PDC). The Project Demonstrating Competence was born out of the idea that the highest level of your skill is demonstrated not merely by your ability to repeat or recall information, but to actually translate what you have learned and put it into action. This unique aspect of our program, which is now being adopted by other institutions across the country, has been a central part of our curriculum since the College’s inception.

PDCs must be completed by every Sojourner-Douglass student. Students completing PDCs must complete research and/or field experience in a particular course of study. Unlike general work/study or co-op programs which simply require work experience regardless of relevance, the PDC is a practical experience which must be tied to the student’s major.

Independent Study

Our independent study program is especially designed for experienced adult learners returning to the college environment. If a particular course is not available or offered, and the student wishes to pursue it, he or she may complete an individually-designed set of requirements under Faculty supervision. In many cases, students will not be required to attend formal class sessions, but will formulate a course of study with their advisor to be sure that all requirements for coursework are fulfilled.

The Prior Learning Program

At Sojourner-Douglass College, students may be awarded credit for learning gained from experience at work, in the community, in volunteer activities, and even in hobbies and other personal activities. A Sojourner-Douglass counselor will analyze your resume for any possible academic credit yield in a job or position that your hold or have held in the past. You will discuss your methodology and content of documentation with a Faculty member, and then work toward documenting your previous learning experiences through: a) demonstrating of competency, b) presentation of learning products such as manuscripts, art work, musical compositions, films, poetry, written reports and/or research, or c) by passing an oral or written exam. You may earn up to 42 credits through Prior Learning.