General Education Requirements: 37-40 Hours
Additional University Requirements: 6 Hours
For more information, see the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.
Professional Education (40-47 Hours)
Required Courses:
| ED101 | Foundations of Education, Diversity, and ELL | 2 |
| ED102 | Field Experience I | 1 |
| ED105 | Field Experience II | 1 |
| ED122 | Educational Technology | 2 |
| ED350 | Education Methodology | 2 |
| ED313 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| ED314 | History, Philosophy and Curriculum of Middle Level Education | 3 |
| ED370 | Teaching Methods in the Content Area | 3 |
| ED453 | Education as a Profession | 3 |
| ED454 | Student Teaching Seminar | 2 |
| ED462 | Supervised Student Teaching | 10 |
| ED470 | Instructional Strategies for Students with Reading Deficits | 3 |
| ED471 | Reading and Writing in the Content Area | 3 |
| PY210 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| PY223 | DevelopmentPsychology | 3 |
| PY342 | Psychology of the Exceptional Child | 2 |
| PY343 | Psychology of the Exceptional Child Practicum | 1 |
PY210 and PY223: If not taken as general education requirement.
Middle School Grades 5-9 Certification Requirements (24 Hours)
The MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education requires 24 hours in the content area. Depending on the certification area, some courses could be taken as part of the General Education.
Certification Area Requirement:
Language Arts Requirements (24 Hours)
24 hours of English language arts courses beyond EN110 and EN111.
The following courses are suggested in order to prepare for the state qualifying exam.
| EN211 | Grammar for Educators | 3 |
| EN312 | English Language and Linguistics | 3 |
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| EN323 | American Literature I | 3 |
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| EN324 | American Literature II | 3 |
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| EN340 | British Literature I | 3 |
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| EN342 | British Literature II | 3 |
Students must complete a total of 24 hours in English not including EN110 and EN111. Course taken as part of the General Education may be used.
Mathematics Subject Area Requirements (24 Hours)
24 hours of math courses above Intermediate Algebra
The following courses are suggested in order to prepare for the state qualifying exam.
| MA103 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MA105 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| MA109 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| MA118 | Calculus and Analytical Geometry I | 5 |
| MA202 | Elements in Geometry | 3 |
| MA224 | Mathematics for Elementary and Middle Grade Teachers | 4 |
Students must complete a total of 24 total hours in mathematics above Intermediate Algebra. Courses taken as part of the General Education may be used.
Science Subject Area Requirements (24 Hours):
Science courses in both physical and biological sciences are suggested in order to prepare for the state qualifying exam.
Students must have a total of 24 total science hours. Courses taken as part of the General Education may be used.
Social Science Subject Area Requirements (24 Hours)
24 hours of social science courses. *Please note, DESE does not recognize CJ or CT as an educational social science.*
The following courses are suggested in order to prepare for the state qualifying exam.
| HI101 | World History I | 3 |
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| HI102 | World History II | 3 |
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| HI117 | Development of United States I Meets MO Civic Requirement | 3 |
| Or | |
| HI118 | Development of United States II Meets MO Civic Requirement | 3 |
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| PS101 | Introduction to American National, State and Local Government Meets MO Civic Requirement | 3 |
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| PY101 | General Psychology | 3 |
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| SO101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
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| EC101 | General Economics | 3 |
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| EC201 | Macro-Economics | 3 |
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| EC202 | Micro-Economics | 3 |
Students must complete a total of 24 hours in Social Sciences. Courses taken as part of the General Education may be used.
Minor and Electives (To Complete Min. 120 Hours)