Education Teaching Certificate

What will I be studying?

If you are interested in teaching you can enter the Teacher Education Program. The purpose of the program is to satisfy the continuing need for well-qualified teachers in schools of Missouri and to provide a second career option for graduates. The program is a cooperative effort with the University of Missouri-Columbia's College of Education. The pre-education program is balanced between general arts and science education and professional competence in teaching.

You may earn a B.A. or B.S. degree in your chosen certifiable field from Missouri S&T and a certificate to teach in the schools of Missouri. This program may be completed in four academic years, although you may elect to attend summer sessions if you wish to carry lighter course loads during the regular academic semesters. Student teaching is arranged with Rolla area public schools (within a 30 mile radius).

The following may earn teaching certificates:

• majors in chemistry, physics, or biological sciences with additional courses to meet the certification requirements

• history, economics and psychology with certification in social studies

• English with certification in language arts

• mathematics with certification in mathematics.

If you are enrolled in Missouri S&T's Schools of Engineering or Mines and Metallurgy, you also have the opportunity for a second career by earning certification in mathematics or science through the Cooperative Teacher Education Program. You should consult with the coordinator of the Cooperative Teacher Education Program early in your academic career in order to plan curricula that will satisfy all requirements. You must have at least a 22 ACT, pass the CBASE ( a score of at least 265 on each part), pass the PRAXIS, and maintain at least a 2.5 GPA overall, in both your professional and discipline classes.

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