Bachelor of Education

A Bachelor of Education is for individuals who have completed a bachelor's or master's degree and are seeking teacher licensure. For example, assume a hypothetical student already holds a degree in business and wants to teach high school business classes. Our hypothetical student would be exempt from general education requirements due to the degree already earned.  He or she would need to complete the business and education courses required for a teaching license. Because the student already holds a business degree, in most cases few courses in the major would be required. Typically, a B.Ed. student is free to focus on education course work.

Requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Education Program:

1. Thirty (30) of the student's last 45 semester credits in the previous degree program must meet the
    Teacher Education Program's requirement of 2.70 cumulative GPA, and 3.00 GPA in the
    major/endorsement area, including any hours applicable to the Teacher Education Program.

2. To receive a Bachelor of Education a student needs to complete 30 of the last 45 semester credits
    through St. Ambrose University.

3. All other degree requirements are identical to those described under the Teacher Education Program.

Specific course information and class listings can be found in the University Catalog.

Questions regarding the B.Ed. program should be directed to:

Dr. Catherine Daters or DatersCatherineM@sau.edu 

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