OKLAHOMA CITY (PRNewswire) – Southern Nazarene University (SNU) – a private, Christian, liberal arts university that offers flexible degree-completion and graduate programs for working adults through its College of Professional and Graduate Studies –  is offering an alternative certification plan of study for individuals who would like to teach but have not completed their full teaching credentials.

Due to the ongoing shortage of teachers in the state of Oklahoma, increasing numbers of people are becoming alternatively certified teachers. These teachers have to fulfill certain coursework requirements from a university in order to keep their certification up-to-date and remain qualified to teach. To help them meet this need, SNU offers coursework that helps candidates get through the requirements quickly.

SNU takes aim at Oklahoma’s teacher shortage by offering online alternative certification courses.

“Schools across the country are experiencing a teacher shortage crisis, and Oklahoma is no exception,” said SNU Professor and Program Director of Graduate Programs in Education Dr. Stephoni Case. “We have developed excellent courses that support and prepare people ready to enter the teaching field.” All courses in the program are six weeks long, accelerated, taught at the master’s level, offered 100 percent online, and can be applied to future graduate studies. Online offerings, such as the alternative certification plan, allow students to pursue a course of study that offers flexibility to attend class from anywhere and work on coursework when it is convenient.   To learn more, visit https://pgs.snu.edu/alternative-certification page.