Elementary Education Stand-alone, BSE

CIP Code: 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 may be combined with Early Childhood, earning certification from Birth-Grade 6 (See Early Childhood section). The Elementary Education major may also be combined with Special Education Cross-Categorical Disabilities Mild/ Moderate for grades Kindergarten-12 in special education settings and a general elementary education certification in grades 1-6 (See Special Education Cross-Categorical Disabilities Mild/ Moderate section).

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
PSYC 313 - Human Growth and Development (MOTR PSYC 200) Semester Hours: Three
EDUC 401 - Professional Growth and Folio Development II Semester Hours: One
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 EDRD 423/523 which does not include an equivalent field experience must complete: EDCL 420/520 Field Experience with English Language Learners

Content Knowledge for Teaching/Teaching and Learning Strategies:

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: 24 Hours

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

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)
ECEL 4712 - Student Teaching: Early Childhood/Elementary (Grades 1-3) Semester Hours: Twelve
(must be in grades 1-3, different grade than EDCL 211 or EDCL 411)
EDUC 471 - Student Teaching Seminar Semester Hours: One (must be taken concurrently with ECCL 4712)

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