Bachelor of Science in Education Middle School (5-9)

With Certification in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, or Social Science

Min. 120 Hours

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)
ED101 Foundations of Education, Diversity, and ELL (2)
ED102 Field Experience I (1)
ED105 Field Experience II (0-1)
ED122 Educational Technology (2)
ED350 Education Methodology (2)
ED313 Classroom and Behavior Management in the Middle and Secondary Classroom (3)
ED314 History/Philosophy of Middle-Level Education (3)
ED370SC Methods of Teaching Science (3)
ED453 General Methods of Teaching (3)
ED454 Student Teaching Seminar/Methods (2)
ED462 Student Teaching (10)
ED470 Instructional Int. for Students with Reading Deficits (3)
ED471 Teaching Reading in the Content Area (3)
PY210 Educational Psychology (3) (If not taken as general education requirement)
PY223 Developmental Psychology (3) (If not taken as general education requirement)
PY342 Psychology of the Exceptional Child (2)
PY343 Psychology of the Exceptional Child Practicum (1)

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)
EN323 or EN324 American Literature I or II (3)
EN340 or EN342 British Literature I or 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 Analytic Geometry I (5)
MA202 Elements in Geometry (3)
MA224 Math for Elementary and MS 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) or HI102 World History II (3)
HI117 Development of the United States I (3) or HI118  Development of the United States II (3)
HI205 World Geography (3)
PS101 Introduction to American National, State, and Local government (3)
PY101  Introduction to Psychology (3) or SO101 Introduction Sociology (3)
EC101 General Economics (3) or EC201 Macroeconomics (3) or EC202 Microeconomics (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)