Social Science Education Major Option 1, Grades 9-12, BSE, ES26

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 21 Hours

• Area 1A  6 hours Social Sciences, 3 hours met by PSY 100, 3 hours met by ECON 201 or 202
• Area 1B  3 hours Civics - met by PSC 120 or HIST 110 or HIST 120
• Area 2A  6 hours Written Communication - see below
• Area 2B  3 hours Oral Communication -see below
• Area 3    3 hours Natural Science non-lab - 3 or 4 hours natural science met by GEOG 120 (3) or GEOG 121 (4)
• Area 3    4 hours Natural Science 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 (ART 251 or ART 252 recommended)
• 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: 9 Hours

• Grade of ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0100 - Introduction to Teacher Education I 3
• HIST 0201 - Introduction to Historical Research 3
• PSY 0100 - General Psychology 3

Professional Education Core: 31 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 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: 51-52 Hours

• 3.0 GPA / ‘C’ or higher

• ECON 0201 - Principles of Economics (Macro) 3  OR ECON 202 (3)
• GEOG 0111 - World Regional Geography 3
• GEOG 0120 - Introduction to Physical Geography 3 OR GEOG 121 (4)
• 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
• HIST 0180 - Modern Global History; 1450-Present 3
• HIST elective upper division (300-400 level) European 3
• HIST elective upper division Latin America 3
• HIST elective upper division US 6
• PSC 0120 - American Government 3
• SOC 0110 - Introduction to Sociology 3
• SOC or ANTH elective (behavioral science) 3

Field and Clinical Experience: 10 Hours

• ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0462 - Student Teaching-Secondary 10

MoCA Missouri Content Assessment

• Passing Score of 220

Total Hours: 126

• 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