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
Note: This program is able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP).
| 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
| General | |
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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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