Listed below are Simmons College financial assistance opportunities specifically for students in the MA in TESL Program. Special Education Traineeships Special Education Traineeships are available to students who maintain a grade poitn average of 3.0 in the program. During the 1996-1997 school year, the Traineeships cover nearly fifty per cent tution costs for students in the graduate Program in Special Education. The Traineeships are made available through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and additional support from private Simmons College grants.
Traineeships are available to part-time students.
In order to comply with U.S. Department of Education regulations, the College requires all U.S. citizens to provide proof of their citizenships in the form a copy of a birth certificate or passport at the time of application or registration as a special student. This requirment does not apply to non-U.S. citizens. This student is provided to students after they are admitted to the program. The Program in Special Education coordinates particiaption in the Traineeship program. Paid Internships Students who participate in a paid internship program will gain additional financial assistance in the form of a stipend paid by the school in which they teach.