Bachelor of Education in
English in the Global Classroom
Program Overview
Love kids? Love traveling and want to teach English for an international school? The College of Education offers you the unique opportunity to graduate in four years with dual certification in English and English language learner education. A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in English in the Global Classroom prepares you to teach English as a foreign language domestically and internationally, and also enables you to teach middle school English in the United States. Since English has become the international language for areas such as business and culture, teachers are in high demand across the globe. Upon completion of the program, graduates have the opportunity to apply for certification. Applicants must complete the program, all key assessments and benchmarks included in the program, be admitted to the Professional Education Program, and pass the designated certification exams required by the state of Oklahoma. Because Oklahoma participates in the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement, candidates are eligible to transfer their teaching certificate to other member states, pending that state’s specific requirements. Since this degree is designed for the international classroom, graduates will have many opportunities to teach and live abroad!
Degree Plan for B.Ed. in English in the Global Classroom
What can I do with a degree in English Language in the Global Classroom?
- Teach English language learners domestically and internationally from Pre-K to high school
- Teach sixth, seventh, and eighth grade English in the U.S.
- Serve in churches and non-profit institutions
- Work in missions and international education
- Develop curriculum/product and sales
What are some of the core experiences?
- Active, hands-on learning with experienced faculty committed to your success
- Small classes with personal attention
- Extensive (130 hours) classroom experiences throughout the degree program in a variety of settings
- Supervised international teaching experience
- Applied principles of language acquisition, linguistics, teaching methods, and culture
What makes ORU’s English Language in the Global Classroom program stand out?
- Two certifications are earned in the time and expense usually required for one
- Dual certification to prepare you to teach overseas, but also provides an Oklahoma Teacher Certification
- International teaching experience
- An earned micro-credential in the Science of Reading - More information click here
- An innovative learning environment that includes technology-enhanced learning strategies and Google Level 1 certification
- Nationally recognized mentoring program for ongoing support through your first year of teaching
- Faculty who model the integration of faith and learning, professionalism, and Spirit-empowered teaching
- The ORU experience—a challenging, supportive learning community
micro-credential in the science of reading
PED 307 – Secondary Literacy Intervention is a 16-week micro-credential course that is part of a comprehensive program of study designed to prepare teacher candidates to support adolescent readers in grades 4 through 12. The course is grounded in the science of reading and aligned with the expectations of Oklahoma’s Strong Readers Act (SB 362), ensuring that secondary educators understand how to identify and address reading challenges in content-area classrooms. Instruction focuses on key components such as phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, with attention to how these elements apply to older students who may need targeted intervention. Candidates will work with literacy screening tools, interpret assessment data, and develop strategies to support students who struggle with reading, including those with characteristics of dyslexia. Through a structured pre-clinical experience, candidates apply these strategies in secondary classroom settings. Upon successful completion, participants will earn a digital badge through Credly, demonstrating their readiness to implement evidence-based literacy practices that meet the diverse needs of secondary learners.
Fast-track program
ORU's Fast Track program offers you the opportunity to complete up to 12 hours of graduate course work as an undergraduate student…with no additional cost! For more information click here.
Are there scholarships available?
Many of our full-time, undergraduate virtual students receive ORU grants and scholarships through academic achievement and through ORU’s premier scholarship opportunity of our Quest Whole Leader Scholarship.
Quest Whole Leader Scholarship
General ORU Scholarships and Financial Aid
College of Education Scholarships
Reasons to complete my ORU degree Virtually
- Attend classes from anywhere...in the world
- Live, interactive lectures in real-time through high-definition video conferencing
- Taught by ORU on-campus faculty
- Interact and engage with fellow students and professors in and out of the virtual classroom
- Access to ORU Virtual resources 24/7
- Fully accredited and Spirit-empowered degree program
Experience what students around the world have gained earning a degree with ORU Virtually.