I didn’t get a ton of studying done today because I made two trips to NHU.  The first trip was to turn in all my paperwork, save one letter of recommendation, which hadn’t found its way to me yet.  When I got home, that letter had arrived, so I drove back to deliver it.  Danny at admissions said that the decision to admit me would come tomorrow.  I sure hope I get in!

Though sort of unintentional, I became obsessed with finding the perfect schedule for the coming year (creating two hours of wasted time if I don’t get in!).  What I discovered… if I’m allowed to take certain classes in a certain order, I can indeed get through this program in exactly one year and be ready for the 2013-14 school season.  This is FAR from guaranteed – a lot of stuff has to go right over the next year – but it does give me hope.  Danny did say that some have accomplished this feat, though it is rare to do so.  It would help if NHU published its class of schedules for the whole school year, but they only do so one quarter at a time.  I used last year’s records to fill in the rest.

There seems to be a special situation where I can both become a teacher and work towards my credential.  If I can pass my CSET test, and if I can get permission from the district (based on need, and at my wife’s school, there is a need), I can become an intern teacher for up to two years.  I should pursue this… once I pass my CSET test.  I guess I should study some more!