Save 65% on select, teacher-friendly graduate courses at MWSU!

With significant support from Missouri Western State University, PLWP is able to offer several graduate courses at a reduced tuition rate for area educators: $125 per graduate credit hour (regular MWSU fees apply). Any educator at any level can qualify for this rate, but registration must be through PLWP.

This rate saves educators over 65% on in-state tuition, providing valuable support to area schools. Our graduate courses are designed with attention to the needs of educators who not only want to move across on salary schedules but also want to expand their knowledge of best practices, current texts, new technologies, and new techniques.

Open to all educators K-college!

• You do not need to be PLWP Teacher Consultants or English teacher to receive the PLWP tuition rate. It is available for all educators in all positions, levels, and content areas, k-college.
• You do not need to be in a graduate program to take graduate courses. Course credits can be applied the Graduate Certificate in Teaching Writing, but they may also be taken by non-degree-seeking students.

1. Register online using your MWSU Goldlink account if you are currently enrolled or were in the previous semester. Then, email Dr. Susan Martens at smartens@missouriwestern.edu to request your PLWP scholarship.
2. Email the completed PLWP Admission/Readmission form along with the completed registration form for each course (see below) to Dr. Susan Martens at smartens@missouriwestern.edu.

Note for new students: if you have never been enrolled at MWSU (graduate or undergraduate), you will also need to email a readable transcript of your graduate or undergraduate transcript clearly showing the degree earned.

Deadlines: August 15 for fall courses, January 5 for spring courses, and May 15 for summer courses. Low enrollment may cause classes to become cancelled, so be sure to register early!

Read course descriptions here. Find out which courses offered for the current semester by reading the flyer and the list of course registration forms, below. Generally, we offer the following:

• Fall courses: Literature for Children (ENG 503) and either Topics in Teaching Writing (ENG/EDU 501) or Professional Learning Community (ENG/EDU 502), with rotating themes such as place-based writing, popular culture and media literacy, and writing marathons
• Spring courses: Literature for Adolescents (ENG 500), Teaching Writing with Technology (ENG/EDU 512)
• Summer courses: Seminar in Professional Writing (ENG/EDU 612), Writing Retreat (ENG/EDU 502), and Invitational Summer Institute (ENG/EDU 610—please see the application process for this special professional development program).