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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Middle School Education (BSEd)

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Bachelor of Science in Education (Certifiable grades 5-9)

The curriculum for middle school teaching leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education and carries with it an initial professional certificate (IPC) to teach in the state of Missouri. Holders of this middle school certificate may be employed to teach in grades 5-9 in the certificate subject area (program option).

Degree requirements

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Education degree are required to meet the following grade point average requirements. All GPA requirements include both Missouri State and transfer grades.

  1. at least a 3.00 GPA in the certificate subject area (major field of study) which includes all courses listed under B and C.
  2. at least a 3.00 GPA in any additional certificate subject area.
  3. at least a 3.00 GPA in the professional education courses and a grade of “B” or better in all professional education courses which includes all courses listed under Program Requirements - Section 3.

All students must be admitted to Teacher Education and have successfully completed Supervised Teaching in order to earn this degree. Refer to Teacher Education for application procedures.

Program requirements

Specific courses required for major and/or certification which may be used to satisfy General Education Requirements:

Focus on Written Communication (6 hours):

Focus on Quantitative Literacy:

Completion of general education requirement with a grade of “C” or better.

Focus on Oral Communication:

Focus on Life Sciences:

Focus on Physical Sciences:

Focus on Social and Behavioral Sciences:

Note:

ECO 155  cannot be double-counted if Social Science is chosen as an area of subject matter option.

Focus on Cultural Competence:

Courses used to meet the Focus on Humanities and the Focus on the Arts:

must have two (2) different course codes to meet state certification requirements.

Focus on Constitution of U.S. and Missouri and American History and Institutions (6 hours):

Area of Subject Matter Options

Students must complete one of the following program options. This requirement is met by combining coursework required for General Education and additional hours in the content area option. General Education requirements are noted. Courses noted with an asterisk are those that cannot be double-counted toward both General Education requirements and the program option.

Language Arts Option (24 hours):

Three courses from:

Mathematics Option (24-26 hours):

One course from:

Science Option (24 hours):

Social Sciences Option (24 hours):

One course from:

Professional Education (50-51 hours):

Note: A grade of “B” or better in each course is required.

Foundations of Teaching:

Teaching Methods:

Complete a content area methods course related to option chosen above:

Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Sciences

Clinical Experiences:

Beginning teaching methods/field experience

EDC 150  is required for students who completed a beginning teaching methods/field experience course at another institution and who wish to apply course credit toward completion of the SEC 302  requirement.

Public Affairs Capstone Experience will be fulfilled by completion of:

Teacher Education Requirements:

This program also requires compliance with Teacher Education and Teacher Certification Requirements  for eligibility to enroll in Professional Education courses; admission to and continuance in Teacher Education; approval for supervised teaching; and recommendation for certification.

University level requirements

  1. General Education Program and Requirements  
  2. General Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  

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