Simpson College has a long-standing commitment to adult learners and assists them in building and renewing their careers. The college delivers affordable, flexible, and convenient programs at both the undergraduate and graduate level, as well as pre & post baccalaureate certificates in Accounting, Computer Science, and Data Analytics. We also offer a graduate level certificate in Trauma & Resiliency
Evening courses leading to a variety of academic programs are the primary focus of programming. Courses are held online (along with Summer Session course work and professional non-credit workshops).
Course schedules and program information are availableon the Simpson website or through the Simpson Online & Graduate Studies offices: Indianola (515) 961-1614.
Graduate Programs
Graduate Teacher Education Programs:
MAT ⎯ Master of Arts in Teaching
T-to-T ⎯ Transition to Teaching
The graduate education programs are available to those with a bachelor’s degree in a field for which a teaching endorsement exists in Iowa. Both the MAT and T-to-T programs follow a sequence of evening courses leading to a semester of full-time student teaching and the secondary teaching license in Iowa. Only MAT candidates are eligible for the Master’s Project, which leads to the master’s degree.
Courses offered as graduate level (500 sequence) courses under the graduate teacher education program will be billed at the established graduate rate per credit. Other non-graduate level courses taken as part of the program will be billed at the applicable part-time or full-time rate based on the number of non-graduate level credits enrolled and whether the courses are during the day or evening.
Master’s Project
In addition to the Teacher Education portfolio, the student teaching semester, and the student teaching seminar capstones, MAT candidates complete a comprehensive examination and a written scholarly project. Master’s projects must be pre-approved.
Graduate Endorsement Programs
Simpson offers three endorsement programs, for previously licensed teachers, at the graduate level: early childhood, reading (elementary level), and special education (Instructional Strategist I at the elementary and secondary levels). Candidates enrolled in the MAT or T-to-T programs may seek an additional graduate level endorsement in special education (Instructional Strategist I) only.
The MAT and T-to-T includes major endorsements in:
American Government
American History
Biology
Mathematics
Business-All
Physics
Chemistry
Spanish
Economics
World History
English/ Language Arts
Additional teaching endorsements only:
General Science
Instructional Strategist I
Journalism
Psychology
Speech Communication/ Theatre
Sociology
Endorsements in Health, and PE are also available to candidates in the Transition to Teaching program only.
MACJ - Master of Arts in Criminal Justice
The Master of Arts in Criminal Justice (MACJ) is available to graduates with a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. The MACJ program is designed to meet the educational needs of professionals currently employed in the criminal justice system as well as those seeking to enter this dynamic and growing field. The program can be completed in two years.
Program requirements include the completion of seven required core and three elective courses all of which are scheduled in the evening as part of the Continuing and Graduate Program at Simpson College. Choices of electives include Juvenile and Family Law, Victimology, Legal Issues for Justice Professionals, Budget Building, and Resources Allocation.
Courses are taught in a blended format combining class time and on-line instruction. Courses offered at the graduate level (500 sequence) under the MACJ program will be billed at the established graduate rate per credit.
MMCC - Master of Music in Choral Conducting
Simpson College offers a master’s degree in choral conducting during the summers only in conjunction with the CORO Choral Institute in Atlanta, Georgia. During the course of study, choral conducting students will engage in academic studies covering choral literature, applied conducting lessons, advanced score study and rehearsal techniques, music theory, music history, and available electives including applied vocal pedagogy, vocal health and body mapping, and choral diction, among others. All students will also be required to participate in professional-level singing with the CORO Vocal Artists, record multiple commercial audio and video recordings, and perform in concert tours as available. In addition, students will have opportunities to participate in masterclasses with established professional musicians, master conductors, and create an extended network of fellow conductors throughout the United States.
Graduate Level Certificate
Trauma and Resiliency Certificate-Full Information in Graduate Catalog
