Information for

Teacher Certification Program

Department:

In the Education program, students are expected to earn a bachelor's degree in the content area in which they expect to teach. Education students must declare a major in their content area (i.e. Math, English, History, Science) and a minor in Education.

For all students intending to teach, distribution of content hours must meet the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) distribution requirements for certification. Therefore, it is important that students obtain continual advice from a member of the Education faculty throughout their academic and certification sequence.

In addition to content area requirements, students seeking certification to teach will need to meet Requirements for Admission into the Teacher Certification Program, complete all requirements for admission to student teaching and successfully complete student teaching to be recommended for certification. Again, it is important that students obtain advice from a member of the Education faculty.

Columbia College offers certification coursework in the following areas:

Beacon Program

Daystar Program

First Year Teachers