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College of Education

The College of Education promotes quality in teaching and learning within a framework of educational opportunities. The college adheres to high standards of academic excellence in the preparation of caring, moral educators who are well-prepared to serve in culturally diverse schools. Degree candidates for the educator preparation program are encouraged in their professional endeavors by a faculty dedicated to modeling lifelong learning and fostering critical and creative thinking in professional interactions with each other, with the students, and with the educational community. The College of Education offers:

• Undergraduate (B.S.Ed.) and post-baccalaureate (M.Ed.) teacher certification programs at multiple levels (EC-6, 4-8, 7-12)
• Certifications in all-level (EC-12) art, music, physical education, technology applications, and Spanish
• Master of Education and Doctor of Education graduate degree programs with principal, superintendent, higher education, and nurse educator options
• Bachelor of Science in Educational Advocacy

Educator Preparation Program Guidelines and Policies: For all undergraduate and graduate degrees from the College of Education involving educator certification, the following apply.

Realizing that education is the avenue for transmitting our cultural heritage to succeeding generations and that modern advances should be incorporated with successful techniques of the past, the education faculty of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor accepts the responsibility for teacher preparation for each candidate as follows:

1. Acquire the knowledge to thrive in today's challenging classroom;
2. Mold valuable attitudes;
3. Develop effective leadership characteristics; and
4. Influence the dynamics of the total community.

Successful completion of program requirements will enable every student to become an excellent teacher. In implementing this mission, the University maintains a close relationship with the public schools in order to familiarize students with school procedures and to prepare them for entry into the teaching profession.

Thinking about a teaching career?

Texas and other states face a teacher shortage, especially in some areas of the state or in some content fields. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics offers current information about the teacher job outlook in Texas.