You can apply to teach in City Schools even if you don’t yet have a teaching license. If you receive a job offer, you’ll also receive a “conditional” teaching certificate—which means you’ll need to complete coursework to earn full certification during your first few years in the classroom. Several local universities offer programs specifically designed to help City Schools teachers with conditional certificates earn full certification.

Coppin State University: Coppin State’s Department of Teaching and Learning offers pathways to certification in most content areas. To learn more, call (410) 951-3090 or email graduatestudies@coppin.edu.

Goucher College: Goucher offers a special education certification pathway for City Schools teachers with a conditional certificate. The program offers certification in most content areas and offers 8-week online, face-to-face, and hybrid sessions. Visit Goucher’s website to learn more.

Loyola University Maryland: Loyola Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program offers a cohort specifically for conditionally certified teachers in City Schools. The program offers certification in elementary, secondary, and specialty areas, and is designed to prepare exceptionally qualified teachers who are responsive to the needs of diverse learners. To learn more, visit Loyola University Maryland’s website.

Notre Dame of Maryland University: Notre Dame of Maryland University offers accelerated certification pathways in most content areas. To learn more, contact Jen Lampton, Admissions Counselor, at Jlampton@ndm.edu, or Sheila Mahony, Academic Advisor, at smahony@ndm.edu.

Towson University: Towson offers a special Master of Arts in Teaching in Elementary or Secondary Education program for City Schools employees. Courses are 8 weeks long and meet one evening a week at a City School. To learn more about the application process, please send an email of intent to Jenyfer Lewis at jlewis@towson.edu. Include the content area you are interested in, information about your current teaching position, and whether or not you’d like a transcript analysis to determine any prerequisite coursework.

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC): The BMore Teacher Certification Pathway, a collaboration between the UMBC Department of Education and the Sherman STEM Teacher Scholars Program, provides a streamlined pathway for conditionally-certified secondary STEM and ESOL teachers in Baltimore to earn a master’s degree in teaching and state certification. Visit UMBC’s website to learn more.