College of Education

Call Me MISTER Application

 

Each applicant must meet the following criteria to be eligible for consideration:

• Apply and be accepted to Winthrop University
• Enroll as an Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle Level Education or Special Education major
• Complete the FAFSA
• Complete the Call Me MISTER Program application (PDF- 679 kb)
  • Two letters of recommendation
    • One from an educator or administrator representing the last school attended
    • One from a person of the student's choice who can describe the student's involvement in the community and/or potential for entering the teaching profession
  • Two Essays
    • An essay entitled "Why I Want to Teach" which will address the student's motivation for entering the teaching profession and the contributions he hopes to make to the profession and the community as a teacher.
    • An essay entitled "How the Call Me MISTER Program will Benefit Me as a Student"
  • A signed statement from a counselor or school official certifying that the student is from an underserved, socio-economically disadvantaged, or educationally at-risk community.
  • It is expected that a MISTER who accepts the scholarship and completes his program of study and teacher certification will assume a teaching position in a South Carolina public school. The MISTER will teach one year for each year he receives financial support from Call Me MISTER program.

Priority deadline for admission is March 15; however, admission is on a rolling basis so applying earlier is strongly recommended. 

For more information about the Call Me MISTER program at Winthrop University, please contact Program Director Jeremy Lopuch or e-mail callmemister@winthrop.edu.