Social Sciences/Secondary Education, BS

CIP Code: 45.0101/13.1205

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).

General Education Requirements

Bachelor of Science

Professional Requirements

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)
EDCL 200 - Teaching in A Diverse Society Field Experience Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDUC 203)
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 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 ‡
EDRD 463/563 - Reading and Writing Strategies for Middle and Secondary Content Areas Semester Hours: Three ¹
ETOP 423/523 - Classroom and Behavior Management Semester Hours: Three ¹
EDUC 471 - Student Teaching Seminar Semester Hours: One (must be taken concurrently with ESCL 4712)

Total: 36-39 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

Field and Clinical Experiences

EDCL 211 - Teaching Field Experience I Semester Hours: One (must be in grades 9-12 in a high school setting)
EDUC 210 - Field Experience I Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 211)
EDCL 411/511 - Teaching Field Experience II Semester Hours: One (must be in grades 9-12 in a high school setting, different grade than EDCL 211)*
EDUC 410 - Field Experience II Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 411/511)
ESCL 4712 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Twelve (must be in grades 9-12 in a high school setting, different grade than EDCL 211 or EDCL 411)
OR (for those pursuing two secondary content areas)
ESCL 4709 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Nine (must be in grades 9-12 in the primary content area)
ESCL 4703 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Three (must be in grades 9-12 in the add-on content area)
OR (for those pursuing secondary/middle combined)
ESCL 4709 Student Teaching: Secondary (must be in grades 9-12 in a secondary school setting)
EMCL 4703 - Student Teaching: Middle School Semester Hours: Three (must be in grades 5-9 in a middle school setting, different grade level than EDCL 411/511)*

Total: 14 Hours

*Candidates pursuing secondary/middle combined certification must complete EDCL 411/511 Teaching Field Experience II in a middle school setting.
¹See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.

Major Requirements

A student majoring in Social Sciences is not permitted to major or minor in History.

Required History (HIST) Courses

HIWO 113 - World History I Semester Hours: Three
HIWO 123 - World History II Semester Hours: Three
HIUS 213 - United States History I Semester Hours: Three
HIUS 223 - United States History II Semester Hours: Three
HIST 303 - Introduction to the Study of History Semester Hours: Three
Electives: Nine hours of upper division History*

Note(s):

*Including 6 hours American and 3 hours European, Latin American, Asian, African, or other world (non-U.S.) history

Sociology (SOCO or SOHI) course

one from the following:

SOCO 113 - Introduction to Sociology Semester Hours: Three
SOHI 213 - Worldview and Social Issues Semester Hours: Three
SOCO 353 - Cultural Anthropology Semester Hours: Three

MBU enrollment tops 5,600 students

Fiddler on the Roof

Social Sciences/Secondary Education, BS

Professional Requirements

Total: 36-39 Hours

Field and Clinical Experiences

Total: 14 Hours

Major Requirements

Required History (HIST) Courses

Note(s):

Required Interdisciplinary Studies (IDST) Course

Required Economics (ECON) Course

Required Geography (EDUC) Course

Required Political Science (POLS) Courses

Required Psychology (PSYC) course

Sociology (SOCO or SOHI) course

Total: 45 Hours