Early Childhood Education/Elementary Education, BSE

CIP Code: 13.1210/13.1202

Students must meet all requirements for certification before this degree will be conferred, including passing the following: 1) all sections of the Missouri General Education Assessment (MoGEA); 2) the Professional Development Folio (semester prior to student teaching); 3) the Missouri Content Assessment(s) (MoCA) for each area of certification sought; and 4) a passing composite score on their summative evaluation in the Missouri Educator Evaluation System (MEES).

NOTE: This major is available as both a stand-alone (Birth through Grade 3) and as a combined major with Early Childhood Special Education (Birth through Grade 3) and/or Elementary Education (Birth through Grade 6).

General Education Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Education

Professional Requirements

Content Planning and Delivery/Individual Student Needs/ Schools and the Teaching Profession

EDUC 201 - Professional Growth and Folio Development I Semester Hours: One (Must be taken second semester of sophomore year or first semester of enrollment if transferring as a junior or senior)
EDUC 203 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Semester Hours: Three † (Must be taken with EDUC 201)
ECTA 323 - Curriculum, Assessment, and Data-Based Decision Making Semester Hours: Three
EDPS 383 - Psychology of Teaching and Learning Semester Hours: Three
EDUC 303 - Methods of Teaching and Differentiated Instruction Semester Hours: Three
EDUC 373 - Technology and Instructional Media Semester Hours: Three
PSYC 313 - Human Growth and Development (MOTR PSYC 200) Semester Hours: Three
EDUC 401 - Professional Growth and Folio Development II Semester Hours: One (Must be taken during the senior year, the semester prior to student teaching)
EDPS 453/553 - the Exceptional Child Semester Hours: Three ¹
EDRD 423/523 - Integration of Literacy in Content Areas: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ¹‡
ETOP 423/523 - Classroom and Behavior Management Semester Hours: Three ¹

Total: 29 Hours

†Students who transfer in a course for EDUC 203 that does not include an equivalent field experience must take EDCL 200 .
‡Students who transfer in a course for EDRD 423/523 which does not include an equivalent field experience must complete: EDCL 420/520 Field Experience with English Language Learners
¹See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.

Content Knowledge for Teaching/Teaching and Learning Strategies

ECED 453/553 - Role of Movement and Creative Arts in Development of the Young Child: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ¹ (includes Pre-K field experience)
ECED 443/543 - Diagnostic Procedures in Early Childhood Education Semester Hours: Three ¹
ECED 413/513 - Language Acquisition of the Young Child Semester Hours: Three ¹
ELED 453/553 - Integrated Language Arts Concepts and Children’s Literature for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ¹
EDRD 433/533 - Foundations of Literacy Instruction for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ¹
EDRD 443/543 - Analysis and Correction of Reading Disabilities Semester Hours: Three ¹
ELED 433/533 - Integrated Mathematics Concepts for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ¹
EDSP 453/553 - Teaching Remedial Math K-12: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ¹
ELED 443/543 - Integrated Science Concepts for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ¹
ELED 463/563 - Integrated Concepts in Social Science, Geography, and Economics for Early Childhood/Elementary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ¹

Total: 30-33 Hours

Home-School-Community Relations

ECED 363 - Family and Community Resources in Early Childhood: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three (includes infant/toddler field experience)
ECSP 423/523 - Family Engagement and Partnership: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ¹

Total: 6 Hours

Program Management

ECED 373 - Health, Nutrition, and Safety of the Young Child Semester Hours: Three
ECED 383 - Administration of Early Childhood Programs Semester Hours: Three

Total: 6 Hours

Total: 71-74 Hours

Field and Clinical Experiences

Candidates must have experiences at all levels within their course work (infant/toddler, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1-3).

EDCL 211 - Teaching Field Experience I Semester Hours: One
EDUC 210 - Field Experience I Seminar Semester Hours: Zero
EDCL 411/511 - Teaching Field Experience II Semester Hours: One
EDUC 410 - Field Experience II Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 411/511)
ELCL 4712 - Student Teaching: Elementary Semester Hours: Twelve (must be in grades 1-6, different grade than EDCL 211 or EDCL 411)
EDUC 471 - Student Teaching Seminar Semester Hours: One (must be taken concurrently with ECCL 4712)

Total: 15 Hours

Note

¹See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.

Early Childhood Education/Elementary Education, BSE

Professional Requirements

Content Planning and Delivery/Individual Student Needs/ Schools and the Teaching Profession

Total: 29 Hours

Content Knowledge for Teaching/Teaching and Learning Strategies

Total: 30-33 Hours

Home-School-Community Relations

Total: 6 Hours

Program Management

Total: 6 Hours

Total: 71-74 Hours

Field and Clinical Experiences

Total: 15 Hours

Note

Total: 86-89 Hours