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 the following: 1) all sections of the Missouri General Education Assessment (MoGEA); 2) the Professional Development Folio (semester prior to student teaching); 3) the Missouri Content Assessment(s) (MoCA) for each area of certification sought; and 4) a passing composite score on their summative evaluation in the Missouri Educator Evaluation System (MEES).