Elementary Education Major, Special Education Major, K-12, BSE, EE03

General Education Core Requirements 42 Hours: 28 Hours

• Area 1A   3 of 6 hours Social Sciences met by  PSY 0100   see below for additional options
• Area 1B   3 hours Civic Engagement - see below 
• Area 2A   6 hours Written Communication - see below
• Area 2B   3 hours Oral Communication - see below
• Area 3     3 hours Natural Sciences non-lab BIO 0102  is recommended but not required - see below
• Area 3     4 hours Natural Sciences with lab PHYS 0121  is recommended but not required - see below
• Area 4     3 hours Mathematics met by MATH 0120  
• Area 5A   6 hours Humanities - see below
• Area 5B   3 hours Fine Arts met by ART 0220  and MUS 0332  
• Area 5C   3 hours Global Competencies met by EDUC 0280  
• Area 5D   2 hours Health and Wellness met by KINE 0311  and KINE 0370  

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Supporting Requirements: 9 Hours

• Grade of ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0100 - Introduction to Teacher Education I 3
• MATH 0119 - Math for Elementary Teachers I 3
• PSY 0100 - General Psychology 3

Professional Education Core: 50 Hours

• 3.0 GPA / Grade of  ‘C’ or higher

• ART 0220 - Art for the Elementary School Teacher 2
• EDUC 0280 - Foundations of Education in a Global Society 3
• EDUC 0302 - The Exceptional Child 3
• EDUC 0311 - Science in the Elementary School 3
• EDUC 0312 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School 3
• EDUC 0321 - Microteaching 1
• EDUC 0322 - Teaching Social Studies in Elementary 3
• EDUC 0329 - Pedagogical Theory, Methods and Practices 4
• EDUC 0340 - Language Arts 2
• EDUC 0342 - Developmental Reading: Elementary 3
• EDUC 0343 - Content Area Literacy: Elementary 1
• EDUC 0423 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3
• EDUC 0432 - Critical Issues in Education 2
• EDUC 0470 - Assessments for Reading Instruction 3
• ENG 0325 - Children’s Literature 3
• KINE 0311 - Physical Education for the Elementary School 2
• KINE 0370 - School Health Education 2
• MATH 0120 - Math for Elementary Teachers II 3
• MUS 0332 - Music for Elementary School 1
• PSY 0310 - Educational Psychology 3

Professional Education Additional Courses: 19 Hours

• 3.0 GPA / Grade of ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0305 - Family Systems for Spec Educ 1
• EDUC 0331 - Language Development for Exceptional Children 3
• EDUC 0348 - Transition Services 3
• EDUC 0405 - Methods of Teaching Students with Emotional and Behavior Disorders 3
• EDUC 0410 - Teaching in the Mild/Moderate: Cross-Categorical Classroom: K-12 3
• EDUC 0474 - Educational-Psychological Testing in Special Education 3
• EDUC 0480 - Instructional Techniques for Teaching English Language Learners 3 OR EDUC 380 Second Language Acquisition (3)

Field and Clinical Experience: 13 Hours

• 3.0 GPA/Grade of ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0415 - Integrated Elementary Methods Practicum 3
• EDUC 0444 - Student Teaching - Special Education 10

MoCA Missouri Content Assessment

• Passing Score of 220

Total Hours: 120

• EDUC 321, EDUC 329 and EDUC 423 are Junior Block courses
• Institutional Requirement may also be met by HNRS 101 (2 cr hrs)
• Gen. Ed. Core 42 recommendations: BIO 102 Area 3A, PHYS 121 Area 3B, ENG 250 3 hours of Area 5A
• Any math course that transfers in for General Education area 4 counts as MATH 119