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Teach in the college classroom

Advance your teaching career.

Prepare for entry-level teaching in community college. Or, help out as a teaching assistant in an advanced higher ed program (graduate, doctoral).

Why earn a graduate certificate in college teaching at Missouri State?

  • Teach actual adults and older teens in a high-ed setting. Your certificate courses include a college teaching practicum. 
  • Complete your non-practicum courses 100% online.
  • Know the best methods for seated and online courses.
  • Explore your role as a faculty member in curriculum development.

Possible career paths

  • Community college faculty
  • Community college per course instructor
  • Teaching assistant (graduate, doctoral)
  • University per-course instructor

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Apply to this certificate program through a central application: GradCAS. Review the sections above before you begin.

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