Marygrove College

Registration Information


Online Students: Click on the participant information link below for critical registration forms for this university.


Credit: All classes are 3 semester hours of graduate credit per course.


Tuition & Materials:
Please see individual class listings for tuition and materials fees.


Note: All students enrolled in degree-seeking or certification programs at other schools should consult their advisors as to the transferability of credits. All PLS registrations require a mandatory non-refundable $50.00 deposit per enrollment. Deposits may be transferred to a new course enrollment being offered in the same semester. All payments will be refunded on cancelled classes*. Classes with enrollments below the minimum will be cancelled two (2) weeks prior to the start date.

*Tuition and any fees are due on or before the first day of class.


To register or to view course availability, visit our course registration online or call toll-free 866-PLS-CLAS (866-757-2527).


Note: Registration for online classes closes at 8:00 a.m. EST one week prior to the class start date.


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Master in the of Art of Teaching

The Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is a 30-hour non-thesis, portfolio-based program. Four PLS classes are required in the master's program: Achieving Student Outcomes through Cooperative Learning®, Meaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms®, Teaching Through Learning Channels®, and Teaching the Skills of the 21st Century®.


Classes are offered at convenient off-campus locations. Marygrove allows students to transfer 6 hours credit prior to enrolling into the MAT program.


For information contact:

Leo Sensabaugh

State Coordinator

Telephone: 800-295-1515


Tamara Thurmond, Graduate Admissions

Marygrove College

Telephone:: 313-927-1513



Marygrove Spring 2008 Schedule

49 Courses

  Brain-Based Ways We Think and Learn:EDU585
Date: Aug 11, 2008 — Aug 15, 2008
Instructor: Brian Mathers 
Location: University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Garden, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
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  Building Communications & Teamwork in the Classroom:EDU583 (Formerly TEACH/Leadership Teaching)
Date: Sep 12, 2008 — Sep 28, 2008
Instructor: Betsy Varis 
Location: Best Western on 28th, Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
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  Classroom Management: Orchestrating a Community of Learners Online: Marygrove: EDU 560OL
Date: Sep 16, 2008 — Nov 17, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Register Now  

  Differentiated Instruction for Today's Classroom Online: Marygrove: EDU 566OL
Date: Sep 16, 2008 — Nov 17, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Third
Party
Material:
Tomlinson, C. (2001). How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms. (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. ISBN-13: 9780871205124

Register Now  

  Learning to Read: Beginning Reading Instruction Online: Marygrove: EDU 531OL
Date: Sep 16, 2008 — Nov 17, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $735 (includes $45 material fee)
Register Now  

  Merging Educational Goals and Interactive Multimedia Projects Online: Marygrove: EDU 558OL
Date: Sep 16, 2008 — Nov 17, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Third
Party
Material:
Simpkins, M., Cole, Kl, Tavalin, F., & Means, B. (2002). Increasing Student Learning Through Multimedia Projects Alexandria, VA: Association fvor Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Register Now  

  Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences Online: Marygrove: EDU 596OL
Date: Sep 16, 2008 — Nov 17, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Third
Party
Material:
Armstrong, T. (2000). Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom. (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Register Now  

  Reading to Learn: Comprehension Instruction Online: Marygrove: EDU 669OL
Date: Sep 16, 2008 — Nov 17, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $735 (includes $45 material fee)
Register Now  

  Teaching Through Learning Channels Online: Marygrove: EDU 584OL
Date: Sep 16, 2008 — Nov 17, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Register Now  

  Instructional Design for Online Educators Online: Marygrove: EDU 533XOL
Date: Sep 16, 2008 — Nov 17, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Third
Party
Material:
Smith, P. & Ragan, T. Instructional Design. (3rd Ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Jossey-Bass Education.

Register Now  

  Cultural Competence: A Transformative Journey Online: Marygrove: EDU 5501xOL
Date: Sep 16, 2008 — Nov 17, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Third
Party
Material:
Howard, G. R. (2006). We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools. (2nd ed.). New York: Teachers College Press.

Register Now  

  Behavioral, Academic, and Social Interventions for the Classroom: EDU5502
Date: Sep 19, 2008 — Oct 12, 2008
Instructor: Elizabeth McKaig 
Location: Hampton Inn, Cadillac Cadillac, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
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  Behavioral, Academic, and Social Interventions for the Classroom: EDU5502
Date: Sep 26, 2008 — Oct 19, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Berrien County ISD, Berrien Springs Berrien Springs, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
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  Building Communications & Teamwork in the Classroom:EDU583 (Formerly TEACH/Leadership Teaching)
Date: Sep 26, 2008 — Oct 12, 2008
Instructor: Diana Renee Kotzian 
Location: Hampton Inn, Warren, MI Warren, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Behavioral, Academic, and Social Interventions for the Classroom: EDU5502
Date: Oct 1, 2008 — Oct 29, 2008
Instructor: Corey Stiles 
Location: Ishpeming High School Ishpeming, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Meaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms:EDU589
Date: Oct 3, 2008 — Oct 19, 2008
Instructor: Bill Dunseath 
Location: Kingsford High School Iron Mountain, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Brain-Based Ways We Think and Learn:EDU585
Date: Oct 3, 2008 — Oct 19, 2008
Instructor: Marcia Sauvie 
Location: Carman-Ainsworth Middle School Flint, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences:EDU596
Date: Oct 3, 2008 — Oct 12, 2008
Instructor: Brian Mathers 
Location: University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Garden, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Meaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms:EDU589
Date: Oct 3, 2008 — Oct 12, 2008
Instructor: Brett VanDrew 
Location: RS Eastin Hotel, Roseville Roseville, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Classroom Management:Orchestrating a Community of Learners:EDU560
Date: Oct 3, 2008 — Oct 19, 2008
Instructor: David Raterink 
Location: MEA Office, Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Building Communications & Teamwork in the Classroom:EDU583 (Formerly TEACH/Leadership Teaching)
Date: Oct 3, 2008 — Oct 19, 2008
Instructor: Jeanne Dial 
Location: Novi High School Novi, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
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  Behavioral, Academic, and Social Interventions for the Classroom: EDU5502
Date: Oct 3, 2008 — Oct 26, 2008
Instructor: Kurt Nuss 
Location: Oxford High School, Oxford Oxford, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Teaching Through Learning Channels:EDU584
Date: Oct 3, 2008 — Oct 12, 2008
Instructor: Kenneth Nuss 
Location: Davison Middle School Davison, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Classroom Management: Orchestrating a Community of Learners Online: Marygrove: EDU 560OL
Date: Oct 7, 2008 — Dec 8, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Register Now  

  Differentiated Instruction for Today's Classroom Online: Marygrove: EDU 566OL
Date: Oct 7, 2008 — Dec 8, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Third
Party
Material:
Tomlinson, C. (2001). How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms. (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. ISBN-13: 9780871205124

Register Now  

  Learning to Read: Beginning Reading Instruction Online: Marygrove: EDU 531OL
Date: Oct 7, 2008 — Dec 8, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $735 (includes $45 material fee)
Register Now  

  Merging Educational Goals and Interactive Multimedia Projects Online: Marygrove: EDU 558OL
Date: Oct 7, 2008 — Dec 8, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Third
Party
Material:
Simpkins, M., Cole, Kl, Tavalin, F., & Means, B. (2002). Increasing Student Learning Through Multimedia Projects Alexandria, VA: Association fvor Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Register Now  

  Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences Online: Marygrove: EDU 596OL
Date: Oct 7, 2008 — Dec 8, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Third
Party
Material:
Armstrong, T. (2000). Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom. (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Register Now  

  Reading to Learn: Comprehension Instruction Online: Marygrove: EDU 669OL
Date: Oct 7, 2008 — Dec 8, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $735 (includes $45 material fee)
Register Now  

  Teaching Through Learning Channels Online: Marygrove: EDU 584OL
Date: Oct 7, 2008 — Dec 8, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Register Now  

  Instructional Design for Online Educators Online: Marygrove: EDU 533XOL
Date: Oct 7, 2008 — Dec 8, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Third
Party
Material:
Smith, P. & Ragan, T. Instructional Design. (3rd Ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Jossey-Bass Education.

Register Now  

  Cultural Competence: A Transformative Journey Online: Marygrove: EDU 5501xOL
Date: Oct 7, 2008 — Dec 8, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Third
Party
Material:
Howard, G. R. (2006). We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools. (2nd ed.). New York: Teachers College Press.

Register Now  

  Strategies for Middle School Science Teachers Online: Marygrove: EDU 5503XOL
Date: Oct 7, 2008 — Dec 8, 2008
Instructor: TBD
Location: Online - Marygrove Online
Tuition: $690 (includes $0 material fee)
Third
Party
Material:
Jorgenson, O., Cleveland, J., & Vanosdall, R. (2004). Doing Good Science in Middle School: A Practical Guide to Inquiry-Based Instruction. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press.

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  Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility:EDU502
Date: Oct 10, 2008 — Oct 25, 2008
Instructor: Jerry Cottone 
Location: Notre Dame Prep School, Auburn Hills Pontiac, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
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  Behavioral, Academic, and Social Interventions for the Classroom: EDU5502
Date: Oct 10, 2008 — Oct 26, 2008
Instructor: Kathleen Rouse 
Location: Best Western on 28th, Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
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  Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility:EDU502
Date: Oct 10, 2008 — Oct 26, 2008
Instructor: Diana Olds 
Location: The Guidance Center, Southgate Southgate, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
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  Building Communications & Teamwork in the Classroom:EDU583 (Formerly TEACH/Leadership Teaching)
Date: Oct 17, 2008 — Nov 2, 2008
Instructor: Elizabeth McKaig 
Location: Hampton Inn, Gaylord Gaylord, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Brain-Based Ways We Think and Learn:EDU585
Date: Oct 24, 2008 — Nov 9, 2008
Instructor: Carol Inman 
Location: Marriott Courtyard, Traverse City Traverse City, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Brain-Based Ways We Think and Learn:EDU585
Date: Oct 24, 2008 — Nov 9, 2008
Instructor: Diana Renee Kotzian 
Location: Hampton Inn, Warren, MI Warren, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Designing Motivation for All Learners:EDU580
Date: Oct 24, 2008 — Nov 9, 2008
Instructor: Douglas Dodd 
Location: Greenville Middle School Greenville, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Meaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms:EDU589
Date: Oct 24, 2008 — Nov 9, 2008
Instructor: Kenneth Nuss 
Location: Hampton Inn, Okemos,MI Okemos, Mi
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Building Your Technology Education and Skills:EDU526
Date: Oct 31, 2008 — Nov 16, 2008
Instructor: Joel Woolston 
Location: TBA - Walled Lake
Tuition: $655 (includes $100 material fee)
Register Now  

  Building Your Technology Education and Skills:EDU526
Date: Nov 7, 2008 — Nov 16, 2008
Instructor: Marcia Sauvie 
Location: Carman-Ainsworth Middle School Flint, MI
Tuition: $655 (includes $100 material fee)
Register Now  

  Differentiated Instruction:EDU-566
Date: Nov 7, 2008 — Nov 23, 2008
Instructor: Brian Mathers 
Location: University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Garden, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences:EDU596
Date: Nov 7, 2008 — Nov 16, 2008
Instructor: Brett VanDrew 
Location: RS Eastin Hotel, Roseville Roseville, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Behavioral, Academic, and Social Interventions for the Classroom: EDU5502
Date: Nov 7, 2008 — Nov 23, 2008
Instructor: David Raterink 
Location: MEA Office, Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Behavioral, Academic, and Social Interventions for the Classroom: EDU5502
Date: Nov 7, 2008 — Dec 7, 2008
Instructor: Grant Hegenauer 
Location: Residence Inn, Saginaw Saginaw, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Classroom Management:Orchestrating a Community of Learners:EDU560
Date: Nov 14, 2008 — Nov 23, 2008
Instructor: Patricia Pearson 
Location: Baker College, Port Huron Port Huron, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now  

  Teaching the Skills of the 21st Century:EDU588
Date: Nov 21, 2008 — Dec 7, 2008
Instructor: Brad Kuhn 
Location: Schoolcraft College, Livonia Livonia, MI
Tuition: $580 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now