Jan. 28 Transition to Virtual Operations, Campus Closed

Bowie State University will be transitioning to virtual operations for all classes and office operations on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The campus will be closed to all non-essential personnel, and all campus activities are canceled. All buildings except residence halls will be closed. Essential personnel should report on time. This is due to the extended time required to clear the extensive snow and ice accumulation on campus. University crews are making every effort to resume campus operations, as a safe return to in-person learning and work remains our top priority. Only essential personnel and residential students are permitted access to the campus on Jan. 28. For more information, please visit BowieState.edu/weather.

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Grow Your Own Paraprofessional Program

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The Early Childhood/Special Education (EC| SPED) and Elementary Education (|ELED) teacher assistant paraprofessional program offers an intense two-to-three-year course plan where candidates can complete the requirements for Maryland State certification which may be transferrable to states with reciprocity.

Students will take credits each semester including summer and winter sessions.  This program is arranged for students who continue to work full time in their paraprofessional roles. The program aims to recruit candidates who hold an AAT, AA, or sufficient transferrable college credit. University credits as specified below prepare candidates in EC and SPED learning careers. We will initiate and implement courses leading to certification in, ELED, EC | SPED with activities to:

  • Recruit candidates for cohorts who hold an AA, AAT or 60 transferrable College/University credits;
  • Organize courses with cohort choice: online (synchronous component), hybrid, or face-to-face plan;
  • Provide cohorts to LEAs within and outside of Maryland;
  • Work with LEAs to share information and problem solve together through planning and steering committee meetings;
  • Integrate Culturally Responsive/Relevant/Sustaining Pedagogy into courses and/ or separate Professional Development for cohorts;
  • Provide edTPA™ training to candidates;
  • Assist with Praxis preparation;
  • Train candidates to conduct Action Research