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Nov 21, 2024
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Missouri Baptist University 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Middle Childhood Education, BPS
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CIP Code: 13.1203
Undergraduate degree-seeking students must meet all assessment requirements for certification before degrees will be conferred for professional education programs, including the following: 1) passing the Professional Development Folio (semester prior to student teaching); 2) passing score on the required content assessment(s) for each area of certification for which recommendation is sought; and 3) achieving a composite score of 42 or better on the Missouri Educator Evaluation System (MEES) summative evaluation (completed during student teaching) for teacher candidates.
Note: Candidates pursuing this major may opt to complete either one or two concentration areas. In addition, the Middle Childhood major may be combined with Secondary certification, earning subject-specific certification in grades 5-12. Specific requirements are shown below:
General Education Requirements (Education)
Bachelor of Professional Studies (Education)
Programs within the School of Teacher Education are subject to change as DESE alters their requirements. Students must regularly meet with their advisor to remain on track for graduation and to meet certification requirements.
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Middle Childhood Education Major Requirements
Professional Requirements
Content Planning and Delivery/Individual Student Needs/Schools and the Teaching Profession
Total: 38 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
Instructional Strategies and Techniques in Content Specialty Area
Candidates should complete only the course(s) which represent the content area(s) of desired certification:
Note(s)
1See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.
Field and Clinical Experiences
Total: 14 Hours
*Candidates pursuing middle/secondary combined certification must complete EDCL 411/511 in a secondary school setting.
Subject-Specific Certification Requirements
NOTE: A 24-credit-hour area of concentration is required for middle school certification. Areas of concentration offered by Missouri Baptist University include Business Education, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, and Speech/Theatre. Candidates pursuing middle/secondary combined certification must satisfy all the subject-specific secondary content area requirements, which will also fulfill the middle school concentration area requirements, except for middle/secondary general science combined.
Business Education
Students interested in completing a minor in Business Administration must take BUSN 353 and will also need to complete MGMT 303 and MRKT 313 .
6 Hours in Computer/Emerging Technology from the Following:
Total: 24 Hours
* Must satisfy prerequisite
Language Arts
The following courses constitute a minor in English.
Mathematics
Students desiring to complete a minor in Mathematics must complete MATH 254 and MATH 264 , which will satisfy 8 of the required elective hours.
College-level Math Electives
Eight (8) hours minimum:
General Science 5-9
Students desiring to complete a minor in Biology will also need to complete six hours of upper division biology electives to total 18 hours.
Social Science
Students desiring to complete a minor in Social Sciences will also need to complete HIST 303 plus a three hour upper division history course. Students desiring to complete a minor in History will also need to complete HIST 303 plus six hours of upper division history courses. (Students may not minor in both Social Sciences and History.)
And One of the Following:
Speech/Theatre
Students desiring to complete a minor in Theatre will also need to complete at least two hours in the performance area (THEP courses).
Total: 24 Hours
*Note: COMM 233 and THEA 313 fulfill Fine Arts General Education courses for students pursuing Middle Childhood Education with a concentration in Speech/Theatre.
Required Assessments
- Admission to Teacher Education Program: To be completed by second semester of sophomore year (or first semester for students transferring as a second semester sophomore class rank or higher) in conjunction with EDUC 201 .
- Interview for admission to the Teacher Education Program
- Students may not enroll in 400-level education classes until all requirements for admission have been met.
- Approval to Student Teach: To be completed in the first semester of the senior year (or semester immediately preceding student teaching) with EDUC 401 .
- Folio exit interview
- Passing evaluation of completed Professional Development Folio (PDF)
- Recommendation for Certification:
- Passing score report(s) for the state mandated content assessment(s) in the certification area(s) for which recommendation for certification is being sought **
- Passing composite score on the Missouri Educator Evaluation System (MEES) summative evaluation to be completed during Student Teaching or EDCL 4700
** Assessments required by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education may be subject to change.
Note(s)
- At least six hours of major and three hours of minor must be earned at Missouri Baptist University.
- A grade of C or better (CR for zero credit classes) is required in courses taken to fulfill the requirements for a major or minor
- Courses listed within this major are considered either professional education requirements (professional requirements and field/clinical experiences) or content area requirements (concentration area) by DESE; therefore, students must receive a grade of C or better (B or better for Gateway courses).
- The GPA for professional education requirements must be at least 3.000 and the GPA for content area requirements must be at least 3.000.
- If a substitution has been made, documentation of the signed approval and course number and title must be sent to the Records Office. Please include the date of the submission.
- At least 24 of the last 32 hours must be taken at Missouri Baptist University to meet residency requirements.
- Major GPA 3.000 or better.
- Cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 on a 4.00 scale is required for degree conferral. The GPA for professional education requirements must be at least 3.000 and the GPA for content area requirements must be at least 3.000 for degree conferral and certification. Students must meet all requirements for certification before this degree will be conferred.
- At least 42 total hours of Upper Division (54 for dual degree).
- At least 120 total credit hours (144 for dual degree).
* Available for graduate credit through Senior Permission.
^ Teacher Education Program Gateway course - requires a grade of B or better (may be repeated once)
† Requires enrollment in EDAS WM7 Watermark 7-Year License as co-requisite/pre-requisite.
Students need to make an appointment with their assigned School of Teacher Education advisor (see myMBU Access) or the Director of Teacher Education Certification Advising during the first semester of their junior year for a graduation check.
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