Online, accelerated teaching degrees get quality new teachers to where the students are faster Special to Devils Lake Journal DEVILS LAKE - If someone’s goal at UND is to become a teacher, they’ll discover more options than ever to achieve that goal in an environment that’s well-adapted to what teachers experience in today’s schools. Just ask Janie Schroeder, the first UND student to take on one of the three accelerated bachelor’s-to-master’s degree programs currently offered in the Department of Teaching, Leadership & Professional Practice. “When this program came out, I jumped at the opportunity,” said Schroeder, a Grand Forks native soon to earn her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education. “My goal was to pursue early childhood special education, and I’ve been able to do that and more – faster – through this program.”