Further Your Education, Advance Your Career
Lamar Institute of Technology, Abilene Christian University, and Education Service Center Region 13 have partnered together to offer a unique experience for regional and district staff and community members starting on their educational journey. Our partnership offers dynamic, interdisciplinary programs to help you earn degrees and certifications to enhance your career options and prepare you to give back to your educational community.
Learn with your peers
Whether you are interested in pursuing a four-year university Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies or if you want to expand your Associate degree into a Bachelor degree and teaching certification to support students in the classroom, this partnership has options for you.
Connect your goals with your strengths and expand your role by joining a cohort of educators intent on expanding their own learning goals while elevating the teaching profession as a whole.
Program Cost
Abilene Christian University is offering a dedicated scholarship to paraprofessionals in ESC Region 13 seeking a bachelor's degree. If you've already obtained your associate's degree, enroll in our Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies program, and you’ll receive a $3,500 scholarship, which reduces the tuition to $337 per credit hour*, plus a $300 resource fee per part of term**. Other financial aid may apply. Please speak with an admissions advisor to learn more.
*Tuition costs assume 60 hours to degree completion. The total cost of the degree program will vary depending on transfer credits.
**Assessment fees may apply. Contact us for more information.
Program Format
The Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies has a total requirement of 120 hours (students with an Associate degree could transfer up to 60 hours or credit toward this degree)
The goal of this degree is to allow students to develop a sense of self that integrates with personal strengths and vocational and social priorities. A degree plan is being tailored specifically for our ESC Region 13 cohort that focuses on the vital role of the teacher in student development.
Degree Plan
A Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies allows you to customize a degree to best meet your future career goals. View the ACU outline of potential coursework gives you a starting point to map out your studies.
For learners interested in entering the classroom as a teacher, this example course progression for the final 2.5 years of your Bachelor degree gives you suggested classes to build your teaching skills:
