Bachelor of Arts in Education Online

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Gain a solid foundation in educational theory and practice as you prepare for instruction, training and support roles serving learners of all ages.

Apply by: 8/7/25
Start class: 8/21/25

Program Overview

Advance your career with a bachelor’s in education and help students thrive

Gain expertise in teaching and learning with the online Bachelor of Arts in Education program from Lamar University and explore a wide range of rewarding careers. Through coursework in curriculum design, pedagogy, assessment and classroom management, you will develop a solid foundation in education theory and instructional best practices for working with children and adults. Build specialized knowledge in education law, literacy and special education, and use innovative digital tools to create engaging interactive lessons.

If you are interested in K-12 education but not ready to pursue teaching licensure, this non-certification degree path prepares you for other student support roles as well as opportunities in community-based education services, organizational training, academic coaching or education program management. The program also prepares you for graduate study in high-demand fields, including curriculum and instruction, counseling, educational leadership and human resources.

Accelerated courses at LU enable you to continue working as you complete your Bachelor of Arts degree in education 100% online.

This Bachelor of Arts degree in education will prepare you to:

  • Communicate clearly and efficiently with K-12 students and parents, as well as adult learners
  • Develop effective pedagogy for teaching and organizational training
  • Master instructional content and tailor lesson plans to specific learning audiences
  • Develop classroom management techniques for in-person and online instruction
  • Understand and apply inclusive teaching practices that respond to diverse student needs, backgrounds, exceptionalities and learning styles
  • Design, implement and assess learning activities to ensure they are developmentally appropriate for the student audience or aligned with adult training goals and objectives
  • Promote ethical behavior and high professional standards in teaching and training
This Bachelor of Arts degree in education will prepare you to:+
  • Communicate clearly and efficiently with K-12 students and parents, as well as adult learners
  • Develop effective pedagogy for teaching and organizational training
  • Master instructional content and tailor lesson plans to specific learning audiences
  • Develop classroom management techniques for in-person and online instruction
  • Understand and apply inclusive teaching practices that respond to diverse student needs, backgrounds, exceptionalities and learning styles
  • Design, implement and assess learning activities to ensure they are developmentally appropriate for the student audience or aligned with adult training goals and objectives
  • Promote ethical behavior and high professional standards in teaching and training

Career opportunities with a bachelor’s degree in education:

  • Academic Coach
  • Education Program Manager
  • Training Specialist
  • Adult Education Instructor
  • Nonprofit Education Specialist
  • After-School Program Director
Career opportunities with a bachelor’s degree in education:+
  • Academic Coach
  • Education Program Manager
  • Training Specialist
  • Adult Education Instructor
  • Nonprofit Education Specialist
  • After-School Program Director

Also Available

Lamar University offers a variety of specialized bachelor’s program options. Check out our other online undergraduate programs.

The online Master of Arts in Teaching and Alternative Certification programs offer a streamlined path to post-bachelor’s teaching certification.

Per Credit Hour $314*
Transfer Credits Up to 90 hours
Credit Hours 120

*Price includes distance learning fee.

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Tuition

Learn more about our affordable tuition for online courses

The following is the tuition breakdown for students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Education online. Our tuition is affordable and can be paid by the course.

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Program Per Credit Hour Per Course
B.A. – Education $314 $942

*University fees are included in the tuition listed. University fees are able to be covered by Financial Aid if you choose to apply and are qualified.

Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice due to action by the Board of Regents or the Texas State Legislature.

Total program cost depends on transfer hours and program advisement relevant to program requirements. For more information, contact a Lamar University enrollment specialist.

Ready to get started on your degree but need help finding ways to fund your education? We can help you discover student financing sources that include grants, loans and other payment options. Learn more about financial aid here.

Tuition breakdown:

Per Credit Hour $314*

Calendar

View enrollment dates and deadlines

Our Bachelor of Arts in Education online program features multiple start dates to accommodate your busy schedule. Find the start date that works best for you and apply before the application deadline associated with it.

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8 week coursesProgram Start DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlinePayment DueLast Class Day
Fall 18/21/258/7/258/7/258/15/2510/7/25

Now enrolling:

Apply Date 8/7/25
Class Starts 8/21/25

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Admissions

Review the online bachelor’s in education admission requirements

The Bachelor of Arts in Education online program has specific requirements that applicants must meet to enroll. Please read the admission guidelines to ensure you qualify.

Admission Requirements:

  • Online application
  • Official Transcripts
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA
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University Admission Requirements

All applicants must complete an application packet:

  • Complete online application and pay an application fee of $25
  • Submit official transcripts from all high schools, colleges and universities you have attended
  • Be eligible to re-enter all colleges and/or universities previously attended
  • Verify specific requirements associated with chosen degree program

High school graduates who have not attended college before are considered entering freshmen—even if they received college credit while in high school through dual credit, AP or IB programs. Transfer students with fewer than 18 hours of college credit also must meet admission requirements for entering freshmen.

Incoming freshmen must do the following to qualify for unconditional admission to Lamar University:

  • Receive a diploma from an accredited high school
  • Complete at least 14 high school credits in college preparatory courses: 4 credits in English, 3 credits in mathematics, 2 credits in laboratory sciences, 2.5 credits in social sciences (U.S. history, U.S. government, and world history or world geography), and 2.5 credits in college preparatory electives (preferably including 2 credits of foreign language)
  • Meet the test-optional admission criteria or achieve a minimum composite score on the ACT or SAT through the secondary review criteria.
  • Submit your high school transcripts via Trex, Speedy, Escript or as a PDF from your high school counselor to lubound@lamar.edu.

Send all required documents to:

Lamar University Online Admissions
PO Box 10017
Beaumont, TX 77710

OR

Submit electronically to luadmtran@lamar.edu

All applicants must submit official, sealed transcripts from each institution attended to the Admissions Office. All degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution. Send transcripts to: Lamar University, P.O. Box 10017, Beaumont, Texas 77710

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Courses

Explore our bachelor’s in education curriculum

The Lamar University Bachelor of Arts in Education online program features quality instruction from supportive faculty. To earn your BA in Education, you need to complete 120 credit hours of coursework. Requirements include 33 hours of major core courses in addition to general education courses and electives. Students can finish faster by transferring previously earned credit hours. Transfer credit hours will be evaluated during the admission process.

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Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An orientation to the organization and professional components of education in the United States with emphasis on Teacher Education in Texas.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on human development and appropriate learning and teaching theories. Developmental theories and issues as well as psychological principles involved in education, with emphasis on learning theories and practical application of psychological principles to learning and teaching. This is a field-based class with 30 clock hours allotted to spend in a public school. Field hours may be required by the professor. Prerequisites: PEDG 2310
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an introduction to teaching bilinguals (often referred to as ELL's) across the curriculum. The focus is on linguistic, social and cultural opportunities in teaching bilinguals in elementary and secondary school context. Topics will include a general background in expanding English learners access to curriculum, how theories apply to the classroom, bilingual education methods, multilingual programs, second language acquisition processes and accommodation instruction hallmarks.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the application of technology on the classroom environment.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A course of study to explore through comparison, analysis, evaluation, and practice eclectic theories and diverse strategies related to effective classroom management. Factors that contribute to a total learning environment with emphasis on helping students become self-regulated learners are probed. Prerequisites: PEDG 3300
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Facilitates excellence in teaching through comparison, analysis, evaluation, & practice of electric theories and diverse strategies for effective classroom management. Factors contributing to a total learning environment with emphasis on helping student's become self-regulated learners are probed. 50% of time allotted for class observing and participating in public school classroom.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an overview of the nature and needs of exceptional learners with high incidence disabilities (intellectually disabled (ID), learning disabled (LD), behaviorally & emotionally disordered (BED), and those with autism). Explanations of legal issues in special education are provided (IEPs, LRE, FAPE, RTl, etc.) This course provides as overview of curricular instructional practices that promote inclusion, a model for individualizing and supporting adaptations, planning, implementing and individualizing adaptations in all curriculum areas, and tests/testing procedures. Prerequisites: PEDG 3300
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This is a basic course to train preservice teachers to integrate classroom assessment into instructional planning to improve student learning. The course discusses methods for planning assessments that are integrated with instruction, crafting assessment tools, crafting scoring rubrics, formative assessment and feedback, grading and evaluating students, assessing higher-order thinking, interpreting state-mandated and other standardized test scores, and aligning assessment with state standards. The course also discusses attributes of assessment practices such as reliability and validity. Prerequisites/Corequisites: PEDG 3300
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the language development of the child with emphasis on the interrelatedness of all aspects of language acquisition and appropriate practices for developing these skills including phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle and the knowledge of teaching phonics.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides teachers a foundation to understand the legal, ethical, and policy dimensions of education. Special emphasis is given to the interpretation of case law, Texas Education Code, and federal and state statutes.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Foundations in the modification of educational components such as content knowledge, methods of instruction, and student learning outcomes are explored through the authentic application of innovative, research-based strategies effective with high incidence disabilities.

Communication - 6 Hours
Mathematics - 3 Hours
Life and Physical Sciences - 6 Hours
Language, Philosophy and Culture - 3 Hours
Creative Arts - 3 Hours
American History - 6 Hours
Government/Political Science - 6 Hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 Hours
Component Area Options - 6 Hours

Duration: 8 & 15 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Basic forms of expository writing. Frequent themes. Collateral reading in articles and essays of a factual and informative type.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Application of the fundamentals of speech production to the needs of the professional person. For non-communication majors only.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The application of common algebraic functions, including polynomial, exponential, logarithmic and rational, to business, economics and the social sciences are addressed. The applications include mathematics of finance, including simple and compound interest and annuities; systems of linear equations; matrices; linear programming and probability, including simple value. Prerequisites: TSI complete or TSI exempt. Students with a TSI score of 336 or higher, or with a S in MATH 0370 may take this course with co-requisite course MATH 0224. Students who are registered for MATH 1324 and MATH 0224 are not allowed to drop these courses due to the state's TSI compliance requirements.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to contemporary environmental issues and human interactions with ecosystems. Not to be used as a biology major course.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of elementary inorganic/organic chemistry and gas laws for allied health science majors. Prerequisites: (High school chemistry or CHEM 1375 with a grade of "C" or better) and (Mathematics Readiness Score>= 700 or MATH 1314 or higher with a "C" or better).
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Elementary survey of structure, function and metabolic processes of molecules in organisms. Designed for students majoring in health sciences. Prerequisites: CHEM 1306, CHEM 1106. Offered: Summer
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Algebra-based review of chemical laws and theory for science, engineering and preprofessional majors. Prerequisites: Mathematics Readiness Score >=700 or MATH 1314 or higher with a C or better
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A continuation of CHEM 1311. Theories of solutions, equilibrium, thermodynamics and kinetics. Prerequisites: CHEM 1311 and CHEM 1111 both with a C or better.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an introduction to the relationship between human activities, geologic resources and processes and environmental quality. Topics include the relationship between human populations and geologic hazards, as well as how human activities may increase the chances of geologic hazards occurring. Emphasis will be from the geologic perspective, but will include all basic sciences. Field trips are an integral part of this course. Offered: Fall, Spring
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A historical examination of theories and principles of social and personal conduct ranging from Plato and Aristotle to Mill and Nietzsche. Applications to current issues. Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 Offered: Fall, Spring.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A close reading of related themes, authors or periods and/or a close viewing of films with related themes or makers. The course will focus on literature, the arts, politics, philosophy or culture. It will not take the place of other 2000 level courses that require ENGL 1301 and 1302. It will not take the place of ENGL 1302. It is intended for students who do not take 6 hours of composition. Course may be repeated when content varies. Pre-requisite: English 1301.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is intended to provide a basic understanding of many aspects of space exploration, including discovering the physical make-up of the universe and evidence surrounding its origin, learning the discoveries made in the solar system and evidence surrounding its origin. This course in addition to lecture material will include a class project to assess teamwork skills.
Duration: 8 & 15 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An introductory course emphasizing the understanding and appreciation of visual arts (painting, sculpture, and architecture).
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A survey of the field of film with emphasis on current trends in cinema, past and present directors, and the historical development of film. Satisfies the Fine Arts core curriculum requirement.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The synthesis of computer games with a focus on the artistic elements of games, including graphics, animation, audio and narrative.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A survey of the art of dance and its role in world cultures, history and current issues. This course satisfies the fine arts core for non-dance majors. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Duration: 15 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of music. Covers the major style periods from the Renaissance to the present with emphasis on the development of basic listening skills and critical thinking. Requires attendance at instructor-specified recitals or concerts.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A survey of the development and history of Jazz as a musical form from its origins in earlier styles to the present. Covers the major styles and musicians with an emphasis on the development of basic listening skills and critical thinking. May require attendance at instructor specified recitals or concerts.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A survey of the development and history of Rock Music from its origins in earlier styles up to the present. Covers the major styles and musicians with an emphasis on the development of basic listening skills and critical thinking. May require attendance at instructor-specified recitals or concerts. No Prerequisites.
Duration: 15 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
United States history from the revolutionary period through reconstruction.
Duration: 15 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
United States history from the post-reconstruction period to the present.
Duration: 15 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Texas history from the beginning to the present time.
Duration: 15 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The national and Texas constitutions; federalism; political socialization and participation; public opinion and interest groups; parties, voting, and elections.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The legislative, executive, and judicial branches and the bureaucracy; policy formulation and implementation including civil rights and civil liberties, domestic and foreign policies.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Emphasizes monetary theory; national income analysis; fluctuation and growth; public finance; international trade; and current economic problems.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to economic principles; allocation of resources; determination of output and prices; distribution; and managerial economics.
Duration: 8 & 15 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Forms of expository and analytical writing. Topics from composition suggested from wide reading in at least two of the three genres: prose fiction, poetry, and drama. Research paper required.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the quantitative methods of analysis as applied to business problems. Topics of study include collection of data, statistical description, probability theory, probability distribution, sampling theory, estimation of parameters and testing hypothesis. Prerequisite: MATH 1325 or MATH 1324.

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