Start your pathway to teaching today!

Unlock your full potential with a Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching and Learning from Missouri Baptist University Online. Our program provides the flexibility, personalized options, and accelerated courses you need to achieve your goal of becoming a certified Missouri teacher in elementary, early childhood, special education, or early childhood special education.

Are you currently working as a paraprofessional? Contact us today to discover how you can leverage credit for prior learning, potentially reducing your field requirements and fast-tracking your path to certification.

Why pursue your Missouri teaching certification through MBU Online?

• Achieve your career goals while balancing your busy lifestyle.
• Benefit from the expertise of an institution known for producing exceptional teachers.
• Enjoy the convenience of 100% online classes, with the flexibility to complete required field hours at an approved school of your choice.
• Paraprofessionals earn potential credit for prior experience
• Easily apply up to 96 existing credits toward your degree.

Students must meet all requirements for certification before their degree will be conferred, including passing score on Praxis exam, the Professional Development Folio (semester prior to student teaching), and a passing composite score on their summative evaluation in the Missouri Educator Evaluation System (MEES).