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Shape The Future As A Teacher

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Shape The Future As A Missouri Teacher

Our education programs are stepping stones to success, equipping you to inspire and lead change. With flexible 8-week sessions, online or evening, your dreams are always within reach.



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Path To Your MO Teaching License

We offer a variety of pathways that lead to an initial teaching certificate and beyond for the state of Missouri.

Earn Your MO Certification

Through our certification program, we've laid out a clear path for you to secure certification recommendations from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

Advance Your Career

Prepare to be agent of change, setting the tone and guiding the direction of their classrooms, departments, schools and districts.


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because a future built by you is a future built for you.

Too many people have been made to feel that higher education isn’t a place for them— that it is someone else’s dream. But we change all that. With individualized attention and ongoing support, we help you write a new story for the future where you play the starring role.