Answer the Call to Teach
Earn your teaching certificate and a master’s degree in just five semesters.
Orlean Beeson School of Education’s Alternative A Master’s Program is designed for the working professional with a bachelor’s degree in a field other than education who feels called to teach.
Choose from Three Degrees
With three Alternative A Master of Science in Education (M.S.E.) degrees available, you can become a certified elementary school teacher, teach in a specific content area at the secondary level of education (grades 6-12) or impact the learning of students with disabilities in the K-12 classroom.
Why Choose Our Alternative A Master’s Program?
Designed for the Working Professional
Courses are offered after normal working hours or in a hybrid format.
Unmatched Career Preparation
Numerous clinical experiences create a foundation that prepares you to best serve your students and become a teacher leader.
Mentoring by Peers and Faculty
Students in the program will receive outstanding support and instruction from a host of veteran classroom teachers and professors.
Faith-based
Learn to lead within an ethical, faith-integrated framework.
Firsthand Experience
Jennifer Martinez ’17, a fourth-grade teacher at Chelsea Park Elementary in Chelsea, Alabama, knew for years that she wanted to work in the classroom, but her pathway to becoming a teacher was an untraditional one.
Apply before May 1 for the Summer 2024 term.
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