Answered by Shan Monday Apr 25th 2011

Yes. Most teaching certification programs do require that the student have at least a bachelor's degree. Now as the focus of that degree, that will depend on the institution that is offering the certification. Some schools do not require their students to have a degree in the field of education - while other do. You will just have to talk to the schools you are interested in to see what there requirements are - every school has its own set of admission requirements.

As for the time, teaching certification programs can last anywhere from one year to two years - again this is just dependent on the school and the program. Also, here is a list of Online Teacher Certification Programs.