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Oct 18, 2024
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Missouri Baptist University 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Early Childhood Education/Elementary Education, BSE
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CIP Code: 13.1210/13.1202
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: 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 (Education)
Bachelor of Science in 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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Early Childhood Education/Elementary Education Major Requirements
Professional Requirements
Total: 32 Hours
‡Students who transfer in a course for EDRD 423/523 that does not include an equivalent field experience must take EDCL 420/520
Content Knowledge for Teaching/Teaching & Learning Strategies for the Young Child
Total: 30-31 Hours
1 Students who transfer in a course for ECED 453/553 that does not include an equivalent field experience must take ECCL 111
Home-School-Community Relations
Total: 6-7 Hours
2 Students who transfer in a course for ECED 363 that does not include an equivalent field experience must take ECCL 121
Field and Clinical Experiences
Candidates must have experiences at all levels within their course work (infant/toddler, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, grades 1-3, and grades 4-6)
Total: 14 Hours
‡Students who transfer in a course for EDCL 211 who do not have a MEES evaluation (or equivalent) must take EDCL 220
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 program requirements by DESE; therefore, students must receive a grade of C or better (B or better for Gateway courses).
- The GPA for this program must be at least 3.000 and will include courses listed in the major.
- 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. Program GPA must be 3.000 or better 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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