The master’s program in home school visitor prepares you for a rewarding career in school social work, helping students overcome personal and social barriers to academic success.
Thank you for visiting Widener University’s home school visitor program, a professional learning community, and the ideal place to pursue your graduate education.
We offer programs for those seeking a master's degree and/or certification as a home school visitor.
Our program attracts current education professionals, as well as social workers seeking a pathway to work in PK—12 school settings.
After successful completion of the master’s degree and/or certification, graduate students are eligible for the PDE home school visitor specialist certification.
Students may earn the certification for 24 credits or earn the full MEd with certification for 36 credits.
You will be invited by the program director to meet and learn about the program.
Admission to the certification and master’s degree program are welcome on a year-round basis.
Our integrated curriculum fosters critical thinkers, effective communicators, and ethical leaders prepared for careers in PK-12 schools, communities, and higher education institutions. With an emphasis on student-faculty engagement and a commitment to professional development, graduate students discover their passion and purpose to serve others.
The program emphasizes a professional learning community (PLC) concept, where individual knowledge and work experience are integrated in course work. You will be on the fast track to building leadership, consultative, and collaborative skills, while developing dispositions to become a compassionate leader in the field.
Experiential and field-based learning are embedded in the program; you will develop a professional identity and hone the requisite skills to serve as an effective home school visitor.
Choosing Widener’s home school visitor program is an investment in you—your education, your career and your future. Relationships are created and valued between faculty and graduate students. A collaborative and shared responsibility for learning and student success results in an individualized academic plan that best suits your needs and career goals.
Home School Visitor majors have the opportunity to join various clubs and organizations across and outside of campus to expand their network, including Kappa Delta Pi, and many more.
Our experienced faculty engage students with individualized attention.
The essential question is: "What will you do today to make a difference in others' lives?"
The counselor education program is steeped in a professional learning community model that engages the pre-service counselors and home school visitors to think critically and serve as change agents.
With a home & school visitor degree, you will take the inside track to numerous rewarding career paths and will be equipped to assist others academically, socially, and emotionally.
503 East 13th Street
Chester, PA 19013
503 E. 13th Street
Chester, PA 19013
Room 312
