Leadership & Career Studies
Temple University
Leadership & Career Studies
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Ritter Annex 4 | Room RA 430
Philadelphia, PA 19122
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Ritter Annex 4 | Room RA 430
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Program Contact | Cheryl Torsney |
Program Contact Email | cheryl.torsney@temple.edu |
Phone | 215-204-1356 |
Website | Program website |
Leadership & Career Studies (L&CS) is a four-year certificate program providing young adults with intellectual disability or intellectual disability and autism an authentic college experience while developing academic abilities, career aspirations, social networks, and self-determination at Temple University. Students in L&CS take academic courses, explore college life, and develop career experiences based on their interests and goals. Each student in L&CS is matched with a peer mentor who is a matriculated Temple student.
Program information submitted: January 30, 2023
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Public or private: | Public |
Type of school: | 4-year college or university |
Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | Yes |
Students in this program: | Have graduated or exited from high school |
Number of students: | 26 |
Requirements | |
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Program serves students who have left high school? | Yes, all of our students have left high school |
Regular high school diploma required? | No, an IEP/non-standard diploma/certificate of attendance is accepted |
Deadline to apply to this program: | February 1, 2023 |
Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
Criteria for admission |
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Accepts out-of-state students? | Yes |
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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Program length: | 4 years |
Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term: | 47.00% |
Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: | 83.00% |
Cost | |
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Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: | $19624.00 |
Additional costs: |
$150.00 Textbooks |
Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? | Yes |
Students pay for the program in the following ways: |
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Links to scholarship information: | DREAM Partnership |
Academic | |
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Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): |
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Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | 100% |
Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester? | Yes |
Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Leadership & Career Studies Certificate of Completion |
Is the credential approved by the college/university? | Awarded by program, not officially recognized by the IHE |
Other than the credential listed above, can students earn any other credentials that are available to all students? | Diversity & Inclusion Certificate, other Temple University continuing education certificates |
Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services: |
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Employment | |
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Other career development activities are: |
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Does this program have a working partnership with VR to provide funding, supports and/or services to students in the program? | Yes |
Housing | |
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Housing is provided to students: | No |
Extracurricular | |
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Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |
Percentage of social time spent in inclusive activities (open to all students on campus): | 100% |
Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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Students participate in these campus-wide events: |
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