Do any of the big 3 have education BAs?

[Pelican]

I know a teacher who wants to get a degree in teaching. She has a BA and MBA, and teaching license, but no teaching degree. She already earned 36 lower level credits in education from a community college. I found many ways she could earn more credits cheaply through the various methods listed on this site (Coopersmith and Study.com have many Education courses), but could not find any education programs at COSC, TESU, or EC. Do any of the big 3, or similar schools with low residency requirements, offer an education-related degree? This could be in Education, Early Childhood Education, etc.

[eriehiker]

What is the purpose of the degree?

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https://www.wgu.edu/online-teaching-degrees.html

[Pelican]

What is the purpose of the degree?

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https://www.wgu.edu/online-teaching-degrees.html

She has no education degree. When people look at her resume, they see the MBA and business degrees, and think she isn't focused on that major. Since she already has many credits, I think she could earn a second BA, but in education, with little cost.

[eriehiker]

http://extensiononline.tamu.edu/courses/child_care.php

This is not a degree, but these classes can be taken to achieve the Child Development Associate certificate.

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What kind of license does she have?

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I just looked through the list at TESU and I don't see anything there.

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https://www.charteroak.edu/prospective/p...ntrations/

That is the Bachelor's in general studies page for Charter Oak State College. They have concentrations in areas that might work for your friend.

https://www.charteroak.edu/prospective/p...ntrations/

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The going rate for a Charter Oak degree is a bit over $3,000. I'm not sure if that is worth it. This is one of those situations where subbing, volunteering and networking are a better use of time. There are also an unlimited amount of ways to shift the emphasis within a resume. She has the certificate already.

[dfrecore]

I'm not sure what it's like where you live, but here in CA a degree in anything and a teaching cert is enough. You do NOT have to have a BA in education to become a teacher. As a matter of fact, it's not even always suggested. Not a single teacher that I know personally has a BA in education. They either have it in something entirely unrelated (like a business degree, decided to go back later to become a teacher) or a subject specific degree like English, Math, Science, etc.

If I was going to hire an English teacher for instance, I would much rather get someone who has a degree in English than someone who has a degree in Education. Same with most subjects.

Most schools here don't care at all what your degree is in, they really care whether you're a good teacher or not. A degree can't make you that.

[sanantone]

I'm not sure what it's like where you live, but here in CA a degree in anything and a teaching cert is enough.  You do NOT have to have a BA in education to become a teacher.  As a matter of fact, it's not even always suggested.  Not a single teacher that I know personally has a BA in education.  They either have it in something entirely unrelated (like a business degree, decided to go back later to become a teacher) or a subject specific degree like English, Math, Science, etc.

If I was going to hire an English teacher for instance, I would much rather get someone who has a degree in English than someone who has a degree in Education.  Same with most subjects.

Most schools here don't care at all what your degree is in, they really care whether you're a good teacher or not.  A degree can't make you that.

That's how it is in Texas. Our schools don't offer many undergraduate degrees in education. It's expected that you get a degree in the subject you'll teach. Even then, a lot of people end up teaching unrelated subjects after passing the corresponding TEXES exam (similar to Praxis).

[eriehiker]

It is more complicated in Michigan. A teacher needs certification in the subject areas and that requires 20 or 30 credit hours in the subject area (s) and passing a test. Sometimes a second degree can be a short cut. But that is irrelevant to the original post.

[cookderosa]

I know a teacher who wants to get a degree in teaching. She has a BA and MBA, and teaching license, but no teaching degree. She already earned 36 lower level credits in education from a community college. I found many ways she could earn more credits cheaply through the various methods listed on this site (Coopersmith and Study.com have many Education courses), but could not find any education programs at COSC, TESU, or EC. Do any of the big 3, or similar schools with low residency requirements, offer an education-related degree? This could be in Education, Early Childhood Education, etc.

Master's degrees for licensed K-12 teachers are easy and cheap to find- much more so than undergraduate degrees (which would be gen eds + pedagogy). If she really just wants to learn pedagogy, then a master's will do the trick. BUT, if she ISN'T a full time employeed teacher, I'd back out of that suggestion and say that the master's would probably make it harder to land a K-12 teaching job.

[Pelican]

It has been a year since I posted this question. Has there been any changes in the availability of an education degree from the Big Three? I have many education credits from various schools and don't want them to go to waste.

[allvia]

What about WGU - https://www.wgu.edu/online-teaching-degrees.html