Transfer Students

So, you started your journey with another institution? That’s okay, we welcome you with open arms! Ä¢¹½´«Ã½’s School of Education Welcomes Transfer Students!

What’s special about Ä¢¹½´«Ã½’s teacher education program?

  • Fully accepts AAT general education from Missouri community colleges without question.
  • More extensive and intensive school placements than any other university, supervised by Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ faculty, providing you many opportunities to see and practice what you learn in class.
  • Strong partnerships with area schools allowing close coordination between what you do in schools and what your professors do in classrooms.
  • Professors with much real-world experience who stay involved in partner schools and care deeply about your development as teachers.
  • Excellent placement rates in area teaching jobs along with outstanding pass rates on state certification tests.
  • Nationally Accredited program allowing greater transferability to other states.

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ has a national reputation for high quality teacher education programs that take full advantage of partnerships with local schools.

Program Offerings

  • Elementary:  Grades 1 – 6 with Bachelor of Arts in Education
  • Early Childhood/Elementary:  Birth – Grade 6 dual certification as B.A. or 5 year combined B.A../M.A
  • ²Ñ¾±»å»å±ô±ðÌý³§³¦³ó´Ç´Ç±ô:  Grades 5-9 in Science, Social Studies, English/Language Arts or Math
  • Secondary:  Grades 9-12 in Biology/General Science, Chemistry/General Science, English, Social Studies or Math.
  • Bachelor’s degree in the content area followed by one year graduate program culminating with a Master of Arts in Education with certification.

Admission Requirements

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.75 (3.0 graduate candidates) with a 3.0GPA in education courses (“D” grades not accepted)
  • Received passing scores on the required Missouri Educator Gateway Assessments (MEGA). Our MoGEA cut scores are 220 across the board.
  • C or higher in the required math courses

International students should consult the International Admissions site for more information.

For additional information please contact:

Terrence Andrews – Assistant Director
Office of Admissions
314-529-9253
tandrews@maryville.edu