General Education Requirements: 32 Hours
Tier Two Requirements: 18 Hours
*Required: PY210 and PY223; ED122
*Suggested: MA224
Professional Education (39 Hours)
Required Courses:
| ED101 | Foundations of Education, Diversity, and ELL | 2 |
| ED102 | Field Experience I | 1 |
| ED105 | Field Experience II | 1 |
| 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 |
| PY342 | Psychology of the Exceptional Child | 2 |
| PY343 | Psychology of the Exceptional Child Practicum | 1 |
Middle School Grades 5-9 Certification Requirements (14-18 Hours)
Certification Area Requirement:
Language Arts Requirements (18 Hours)
18 hours of English language arts courses beyond Common Core and Tier Two requirements.
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 |
| Or | |
| EN324 | American Literature II | 3 |
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| EN340 | British Literature I | 3 |
| Or | |
| EN342 | British Literature II | 3 |
Students must complete a total of 24 hours in English above EN111.
Mathematics Subject Area Requirements (14-18 Hours)
14-18 hours of math courses beyond Common Core and Tier Two requirements. (Courses must be above Intermediate Algebra)
The following courses are suggested in order to prepare for the state qualifying exam.
| MA105 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| MA224 | Mathematics for Elementary and Middle Grade Teachers | 4 |
MA105: If not taken in Tiers 1 or 2.
MA224: If not taken in Tier 2.
Students must complete a total of 24 total hours in mathematics.
Science Subject Area Requirements (16-17 Hours):
16-17 additional Science hours beyond Common Core and Tier Two requirements
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.
Social Science Subject Area Requirements (18-21 Hours)
| HI101 | World History I | 3 |
| Or | |
| 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 |
| Or | |
| EC201 | Macro-Economics | 3 |
| Or | |
| EC202 | Micro-Economics | 3 |
Minor and Electives (To Complete Min. 120 Hours)