Graduate Admissions - Disclosures for Gainful Employment Programs

The following information is provided to maintain compliance with the US Department of Education Gainful Employment Programs Disclosure regulations.  Information will be regularly updated as new data becomes available.  For any questions regarding the information on this site, please contact Mary Sloan, Director of Graduate Admissions and Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies, at 207.780.4812 or
msloan@usm.maine.edu.

Certificate of Advanced Study in Counseling

Institution 6-digit OPEID
00205400

CIP code for program
51.1508

Program Name and Length
CAS in Counseling
Post-master’s certificate
30 credits – 48 months

Related occupations
Licensed  Clinical Professional Counselor

Cost
Total cost $12,000 tuition and fees
Books and Supplies $1,440
Room and Board on campus $10,908
URL for tuition and fee information: http://www.usm.maine.edu/studentaccounts/tuition

Debt at Program Completion
Data coming soon

Program completion in normal time
48 months

Job Placement
98%
Tracked by department contact with alumni.  All students admitted to this program were already counselors.  This CAS allowed them to enrich the counselor's educational foundation and to give focus to advanced knowledge and skills that will shape future professional practice.

Certificate of Advanced Study in Adult Learning

Institution 6-digit OPEID
00205400

CIP code for program
130.0406

Program Name and Length
CAS in Adult Learning
Post master’s certificate
30 credits – 48 months

Related occupations
Adult Ed teacher
Adult Ed administrator
Adult Ed program planner

Cost
Total cost $12,000 tuition and fees
Books and Supplies $1,440
Room and Board on campus $10,908
URL for tuition and fee information http://www.usm.maine.edu/studentaccounts/tuition

Debt at Program Completion
Data coming soon

Program completion in normal time
48 months

Job Placement
98%
Tracked by department contact with alumni. Designed for the experienced educator-teacher, counselor, administrator, program planner, or policy maker-who works with adults in any educational setting, or seeks to explore the use of adult learning strategies as an alternative educational approach for working with younger learners.  Most students in this program were employed in the field when they started the program.

Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Leadership

Institution 6-digit OPEID
00205400

CIP code for program
13.0410

Program Name and Length
CAS in Educational Leadership
Post master’s certificate
30 credits – 48 months

Related occupations
Teaching
Curriculum Development

Cost
Total cost $12,000 tuition and fees
Books and Supplies $1,440
Room and Board on campus $10,908
URL for tuition and fee information http://www.usm.maine.edu/studentaccounts/tuition

Debt at Program Completion
Data coming soon

Program completion in normal time
48 months

Job Placement
98%
Tracked by department contact with alumni. Designed for practicing educators including teachers, principals, curriculum directors, and superintendents who are interested in pursuing advanced academic work in educational reform and leadership. Students in this program are already employed in education.

Certificate of Advanced Study in English as a Second Language

Institution 6-digit OPEID
00205400

CIP  code for program
13.1401

Program Name and Length
CAS in English as a Second Language
Post master’s certificate
30 credits – 48 months

Related occupations
English as a Second Language teacher

Cost
Total cost $12,000 tuition and fees
Books and Supplies $1,440
Room and Board on campus $10,908
URL for tuition and fee information http://www.usm.maine.edu/studentaccounts/tuition

Debt at Program Completion
Data coming soon

Program completion in normal time
48 months

Job Placement
98%
Tracked by department contact with alumni. Designed to meet the needs of classroom teachers, administrators, and other educators who want to pursue advanced graduate study in ESL and related areas and/or earn Maine endorsement as an ESL teacher, K-12.  Students who are in this program are almost all already employed in the field of teaching when they begin the program.

Certificate of Advanced Study in Literacy Education

Institution 6-digit OPEID
00205400

CIP code for program
13.1315

Program Name and Length
CAS in Literacy Education
Post master’s certificate
30 credits – 48 months

Related occupations
Literacy Specialist

Cost
Total cost $12,000 tuition and fees
Books and Supplies $1,440
Room and Board on campus $10,908
URL for tuition and fee information http://www.usm.maine.edu/studentaccounts/tuition

Debt at Program Completion
Data coming soon

Program completion in normal time
48 months

Job Placement
98%
Tracked by department contact with alumni. Designed to meet the needs of classroom teachers, administrators, and other educators who want to pursue advanced graduate study in literacy education and related areas. Students in this program are usually already employed in the field of education when they begin the program.

Certificate of Advance Study in Nursing

Institution 6-digit OPEID
00205400

CIP code for program
51.3803 Adult Health
51.3805 Family Practice
51.3810 Psych/Mental Health

Program Name and Length
CAS in Nursing
Post master’s certificate
33-39 credits – 48 months

Related occupations
Advanced Practice Nurse
Nurse Practitioner

Cost
Total cost $13,000 - $15,000 tuition and fees
Books and Supplies $1,584 - $1,872
Room and Board on campus $10,908
URL for tuition and fee information http://www.usm.maine.edu/studentaccounts/tuition

Debt at Program Completion
Data coming soon

Program completion in normal time
48 months

Job Placement
98%
Tracked by department contact with alumni. designed to meet the educational needs of the masters-prepared registered nurse interested in obtaining preparation as an advanced practice nurse (APN) whose master's degree was not in an advanced practice specialty. Students in this program are already masters –prepared nurses when they begin.