General Science (Grades 5-9) Certification

CIP Code: 13.1316

NOTE: Candidates pursuing this certification 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

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.

Content area courses are undergraduate-only unless otherwise noted.

Professional Requirements

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

EDUC 201 - Professional Growth and Folio Development I (Must be taken first semester of enrollment) ¹
EDUC 203 - Teaching in a Diverse Society (Must be taken with EDUC 201) ¹†
EDCL 200 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Field Experience (must be taken concurrently with EDUC 203) ¹
ECTA 323 - Curriculum, Assessment, and Data-Based Decision Making ¹
EDPS 383 - Psychology of Teaching and Learning ¹
EDUC 303 - Methods of Teaching and Differentiated Instruction ¹
EDUC 573 - Applications of Technology Semester Hours: Three
PSYC 553 - Advanced Human Development Semester Hours: Three
EDUC 401 - Professional Growth and Folio Development II (Must be taken the semester prior to student teaching) ²
EDPS 453/553 - The Exceptional Child Semester Hours: Three
EDRD 423/523 - Integration of Literacy in Content Areas: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
EDRD 463/563 - Reading and Writing Strategies for Middle and Secondary Content Areas Semester Hours: Three
EDMS 443/543 - Middle School: Philosophy and Organization Semester Hours: Three
ETOP 423/523 - Classroom and Behavior Management Semester Hours: Three

Total: 38-41

¹Undergraduate-only courses required for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
²Undergraduate-only course required in preparation for approval to student teach.
†Students who transfer in a course for EDUC 203 which does not include an equivalent field experience must complete 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

Instructional Strategies and Techniques in Content Specialty Area

Field and Clinical Experiences

*Candidates pursuing middle/secondary combined certification must complete EDCL 411/511 Teaching Field Experience II in a secondary school setting.

EDCL 211 - Teaching Field Experience I (must be in grades 5-9) ¹
EDUC 210 - Field Experience I Seminar (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 211) ¹
EDCL 411/511 - Teaching Field Experience II Semester Hours: One (must be in grades 5-9, different grade than EDCL 211)
EDUC 410/510 - Field Experience II Seminar (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 411/511) *
EDUC 471 - Student Teaching Seminar (must be taken concurrently with EMCL 5712 or EMCL 5709+5703 or EMCL 5709+ESCL 5703) ¹
EMCL 5712 - Student Teaching: Middle School Semester Hours: Twelve (must be in grades 5-9)
OR (for those pursuing two middle school concentration areas)
EMCL 5709 - Student Teaching: Middle School Semester Hours: Nine (must be in grades 5-9 in the primary concentration)
EMCL 5703 - Student Teaching: Middle School Semester Hours: Three (must be in grades 5-9 in the add-on concentration)
OR (for those pursuing middle/secondary combined)
EMCL 5709 - Student Teaching: Middle School
Semester Hours: Nine (must be in grades 5-9 in a middle school setting)
ESCL 5703 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Three (must be in grades 9-12 in a secondary school setting, different grade level than EDCL 411/511) *

Core Requirements

Students desiring to complete a minor in Biology will also need to complete six hours of upper division biology electives to total 18 hours.

CHEM 132+133 - General Chemistry I
BIOL 111+113 - General Biology I
BIOL 121+123 - General Biology II
PHYS 122+123 - Geology and Earth Science
PHYS 101+103 - Intro to Physical Science
BIOL 321A+323A - Environmental Science and Conservation

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