All candidates for Missouri State Teacher Certification must be formally admitted into the Teacher Education program at Missouri Baptist University.

For Main campus students, this process should begin with a completed admission packet prior to the completion of EDUC 213 Foundational Perspectives of Education.

For Transfer students, or extension center students, the admission process should begin as soon as possible based on advice from the student’s academic advisor.

No student will be allowed to student teach unless he or she has been formally admitted into the Teacher Education program prior to applying to student teach.

Admission into the Teacher Education program includes completion of the admission packet along with submission of a current resume, educational philosophy, autobiographical sketch, three letters of reference, ACT/SAT scores, and College Basic Academic Subjects Examination (C-BASE) scores.

It must be noted that no undergraduate candidate will be admitted into the Teacher Education program and/or be allowed to student teach without passing all sections of the C-BASE test. Graduate students seeking initial certification are exempt from taking the C-BASE.

Undergraduate students may take the following 20 credit hours prior to completing the process for admission to the Teacher Education Program:

EDCL 211 Teaching Field Experience I
EDUC 213 Foundational Perspectives of Education
EDUC 301 Professional Growth and Portfolio Development
EDUC 303 Methods of Teaching
EDUC 373 Technology and Instructional Media
EDPS 453/553 The Exceptional Child
EDPS 383 Psychology of Teaching and Learning
PSYC 313 Human Growth and Development OR PSYC 333 Child Psychology AND/OR PSYC 343 Adolescent Psychology (as appropriate for the grade-level at which certification is being sought)

If a student has submitted all materials required for admission, including a completed admission packet, three letters of recommendation, and ACT/SAT scores or request for exemption, but has passed only two sections of the C-BASE, the student may be permitted to continue taking education courses provided he/she has registered for the next available C-BASE exam and requested permission to continue in writing to the Director of Teacher Education.

If a student fails to pass all remaining sections of the C-BASE the second time, he/she must register for tutoring and for the next available C-BASE exam, again requesting permission to continue in writing to the Director of Teacher Education. If a student fails any section(s) a third time, he/she cannot enroll for any additional education coursework until all sections of C-BASE have been passed.