If you have a degree in something different then education, can you still get a job as a teacher?

Question

like a sociology degree?

than........

Answer 1

I can only speak for Texas-
In TX you can get a job as a teacher with a degree in another field but you have to take an Alternative Certification Program. When you enroll in a program they will look at your degree and tell you what you are qualified to teach and that is what you can get certified in for your first year. After you complete your first year successfully you receive a standard teaching certificate and you are then able to take an certification test (called the TExES test for most subject areas) in any subject and if you pass you can teach it regardless of what your degree is in or what grade level you were originally certified to teach at.
I'm sure other states of similar programs to Texas if they are in need of teachers too. Do a search on the web and make some phone calls- people are pretty helpful.
Feel free to email me if you want any other information about Texas.

Answer 2

If you have a masters in something else, you can teach in college. In New Jersey, you can not teach in public elementary or high school (or now even preschool) unless you have your BA in that particular area. Also a P3 or K5 certification for preschool through fifth grade. You also need to do a semester of student teaching and pass the PRAXIS test. A substitue has to have an associates degree in education. Its alot of work.
A teacher assistant however does not have to have a BA. The need either a CDA or AA.
But you may be able to work in a private school.

Answer 3

well i suppose folks are going to tell you, Sure! but that's what everyone told me while i was growing up and in college and it's a load of $@#. if you don't have any education classes, at least, maybe not a whole degree, getting a job as a teacher is very unlikely. you can try to get a job teaching at a college, if you have a master's or a phd (and there are not many openings; you might have to move where the job is), but for anything lower than college, hardly ever happens anymore. i hope you get lucky tho!

Answer 4

I think it depends on the district your in. I know in west Texas teachers are really running low. So if there is a sociology class in high school they will higher you. I had a teacher in high school that was a retired lawyer and he taught law. He had no experience with kids it was a crazy year!

Answer 5

in my country (philippines), if your baccalaureat degree is NOT education, you have to take/enroll education units then still take the teachers' licensure examination to qualify to teach in the pre-school, elementary and high school (though some private schools would forego the teaching license as long as you have the required number of education units).

however, if one wishes to enter the professorial arena, besides the baccalaureat degree, one has to have a masters degrees, or best, a doctorate degree in a certain field of specialization. say, you want to teach in a collegiate class in management, then you have to have a bachelor of science in business administration majoring in management, then a master in management and/or a doctorate degree in business administration.

Answer 6

There is usually some kind of alternative certification. You might have to take one or two classes, and you will have to pass the certification test for your state.

Check your state's board of education website under alternative certification to find out what is required.