*NEW General Science 9-12 Education Major, BSE, ES28

General Education Core Requirements: 26 Hours

• Area 1A  6 hours Social Science, 3 hours met by PSY 0100  , 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 Sciences non-lab, met by Content Knowledge requirements 
• Area 3    4 hours Natural Sciences with lab, met by Content Knowledge requirements 
• Area 4    3 hours Mathematics, met by MATH 0130  or MATH 0135  
• Area 5A  6 hours Humanities - see below
• Area 5B  3 hours Fine Arts - see below
• Area 5C  3 hours Global Competencies met by EDUC 0280  
• 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: 12 Credit Hours

‘C’ or better

• EDUC 0100 - Introduction to Teacher Education I 3
• MATH 0130 - College Algebra 3
• MATH 0135 - Trigonometry 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 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

Content Knowledge: 40 Credit Hours

3.0 GPA / ‘C’ or better

• BIO 0110 - Principles of Biology I 4
• BIO 0111 - Principles of Biology II 4
• CHEM 0151 - General Chemistry I 5
• CHEM 0152 - General Chemistry II 5
• EDUC 0333 - History, Philosophy, and Methods of Teaching Middle and Secondary Science and Technology 3
• GEOG 0121 - Introduction to Physical Geography with Lab 4
• PHYS 0121 - Fundamentals of Physical Science with Lab 4
• PHYS 0160 - Elementary College Physics I 4
• PHYS 0162 - Elementary College Physics II 4

Choose One: 3 Hours

• EH 0107 - Environmental Science 3
• EH 0312 - Environmental Biology 3

Field and Clinical Experience: 10 Hours

• ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0475 - Student Teaching 10

Praxis Testing

Total Hours: 120

• General Education Core 42 Requirements: Area 1A 3 of 6 hours met by PSY 100, Area 3 A&B 7 hours satisfied by required science courses, Area 4 satisfied by MATH 130 or MATH 135, Area 5C satisfied by EDUC 280.
• # EDUC 321, 329, and 423 are Junior Block courses