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Program Director: Molly Davies
Phone: 402-280-3491
Email: mollydavies@creighton.edu

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Magis Catholic Teacher Corps is a two-year graduate program centered on community living, academic coursework, and Ignatian Spirituality that prepares and supports highly motivated, faith-filled teachers to serve in under-resourced Catholic schools.  Magis recruits college graduates who view education as their vocation and their ministry.  In a spirit of service, our teachers respond to the question “what more can I do for Christ?” by making a two-year commitment to teach in under-resourced Catholic schools.  During these two years, teachers live together in intentional Christian community as they pursue educational, professional, and spiritual development. Access website here.

Types of Degrees: Master of Education in Secondary Teaching (for uncertified applicants); Master of Science in Teacher Leadership and Master of Science in Counseling (for certified applicants)

Duration: 2 years (3 years for counseling)

Course Format: Courses are completed by intensive on-campus study during the summer and online distance learning during the school year.

Number of Credits Required:

• 40 credit hours for specialization in secondary school teaching
• 36 credit hours for specialization in teacher leadership
• 42 credit hours for specialization in counseling

Cost: Fully subsidized tuition and university fees, medical insurance, housing and meals, opportunity for loan deferment and/or loan forgiveness

Stipend: Yes - once teaching begins

Program Start: May 27 (2009)

Calendar: Academic

Preferred Application Deadline: Applicants should establish contact with Molly Davies, Director, by January 1^st.  Completed applications are due to the Graduate School by March 1^st. 

Admissions Requirements:
Candidates for Magis Catholic Teacher Corps should:

• hold a bachelor’s degree with a QPA of 3.0 or higher.
• be interested in a vocation as a Catholic school educator.
• have the desire to explore questions of spiritual growth and development.
• have open hearts and minds to building an intentional Christian community.

An application should include:

• Completed application and application fee
• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0
• Three letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
• Notarized Felony Convictions/Mental Capacity Statement Form
• Acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
• Three, one-page essays