Science Education Major, Grades 5-9, BSE, EM23

General Education Core Requirements 42 Hours: 29 Hours

• Area 1A  6 hours Social Science, 3 hours met by PSY 100, 3 additional hours - see below
• Area 1B  3 hours Civics - see below
• Area 2A  6 hours Written Communication - see below
• Area 2B  3 hours Oral Communication - see below
• Area 3    3 hours Natural Science non-lab met by BIO 110
• Area 3    4 hours Natural Science with lab met by PHYS 121
• Area 4    3 hours Mathematics, MATH 125 recommended but not required
• Area 5A  6 hours Humanities, ENG 250 recommended but not required for 3 hours, 3 additional hours - see below
• 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: 21 Hours

• Grade of ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0100 - Introduction to Teacher Education I 3
• PSY 0100 - General Psychology 3
• EDUC or approved content electives   15 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 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 0333 - History, Philosophy, and Methods of Teaching Middle and Secondary Science and Technology 3

Content Knowledge: 23 Hours

• 2.5 GPA / ‘C’ or higher (from 3.0 to 2.5 GPA as of July 1, 2025)

• BIO 0110 - Principles of Biology I 4
• BIO 0111 - Principles of Biology II 4
• BIO 0312 - Environmental Biology 3
• CHEM 0125 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences 4
• GEOG 0121 - Introduction to Physical Geography with Lab 4
• PHYS 0121 - Fundamentals of Physical Science with Lab 4

Field and Clinical Experience: 10 Hours

• ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0475 - Student Teaching 10

Praxis Testing

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