Social Studies Education Major, Grades 5-9, BSE, EM24

General Education Core 42 Requirements 42 Hours: 24 Hours

• Area 1A  6 hours Social Science met by ECON 101 and PSY 100
• Area 1B  3 hours Civics met by HIST 110 or HIST 120 or PSC 120
• Area 2A  6 hours Written Communication - see below
• Area 2B  3 hours Oral Communication - see below
• Area 3    3 hours Natural Sciences non-lab, GEOG 120 recommended but not required - see below
• Area 3    4 hours Natural Sciences with lab - see below
• Area 4    3 hours Mathematics, MATH 125 recommended but not required - see below
• Area 5A  6 hours Humanities met by HIST 130 and HIST 140
• Area 5B  3 hours Fine Arts - see below
• Area 5C  3 hours Global Competencies met by EDUC 280
• Area 5D  2 hours Health and Wellness - see below

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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: 22 Hours

• Grade of ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0100 - Introduction to Teacher Education I 3
• PSY 0100 - General Psychology 3
• EDUC or approved content electives   16 cr hrs

Professional Education Core: 33 Hours

• 3.0 GPA / ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0280 - Foundations of Education in a Global Society 3
• EDUC 0302 - The Exceptional Child 3
• EDUC 0321 - Microteaching 1
• EDUC 0329 - Pedagogical Theory, Methods and Practices 4
• EDUC 0480 - Instructional Techniques for Teaching English Language Learners 3 OR EDUC 380 Second Language Acquisition (3)
• EDUC 0412 - Middle School and Junior High Philosophy, Organization, Curriculum and Methods 2
• EDUC 0422 - Content Area Literacy I: Secondary/Middle School 3
• EDUC 0423 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3
• EDUC 0424 - Content Area Literacy II: Secondary/Middle School Interventions 3
• EDUC 0429 - Assessment of Student Learning 3
• EDUC 0432 - Critical Issues in Education 2
• PSY 0310 - Educational Psychology 3

Professional Education Additional Course: 3 Hours

• 3.0 GPA / ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0334 - Teaching Social Studies in Middle and High School 3

Content Knowledge: 27 Hours

• 3.0 GPA / ‘C’ or higher

• ECON 0101 - Economics of Social Issues 3
• ECON 0201 - Principles of Economics (Macro) 3

• OR ECON 202 Principles of Economics (Micro) 3

• GEOG 0111 - World Regional Geography 3
• HIST 0110 - United States History 1492-1877 3
• HIST 0120 - United States History 1877 to Present 3
• HIST 0130 - Western Civilization to 1500 3
• HIST 0140 - Western Civilization since 1500 3
• HIST 0160 - History of Latin America 3
• PSC 0120 - American Government 3

Field and Clinical Experience: 10 Hours

• ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0452 - Student Teaching - Middle School 10

MoCA Missouri Content Assessment

• Passing Score of 220

Total Hours: 120

• EDUC 321, EDUC 329 and EDUC 423 are Junior Block courses
• All EDUC prefix courses require a ‘C’ or higher
• Degree completion: cumulative GPA 2.75 or higher, cumulative content GPA 3.0 or higher, Missouri Content Assessment (MoCA), all other coursework completed, approved background check
• See Teacher Education department for additional requirements
• Any math course that transfers in for Gen Ed area 4 counts as MATH 119