University of Missouri
Bachelor of Science in Education, Elementary Education
Transfer Guide for Metropolitan Community College
This plan is intended only as a general guide based on requirements in the 2012-2014, Version A, University of Missouri
undergraduate catalog. Check the following web sites for current course descriptions, prerequisites, course
equivalencies and other specific details about elementary education requirements:
1) College Catalog (http://registrar.missouri.edu)
2) Transfer Equivalencies (http://transfercourses.missouri.edu or http://transfer.org)
3) General Education (http://generaleducation.missouri.edu)
4) College of Education (http://education.missouri.edu/TDP/programs/elementary_degree)
Elementary Education Requirements Automatically Satisfied with the Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT)
 English 1000 (College Composition)
 Math 1100 (College Algebra)
 Lower-Level Writing Intensive
 Biological and Physical Science
 Social and/or Behavioral science (must include a course in economics, geography, and one of political science
1100, history 1100 or 1200.)
 Math Reasoning Proficiency
 Humanities (must include Public Speaking and an Art or Non-Applied Music)
 Intermediate Level General Education
 Phase I courses are automatically completed with an Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) from a Missouri
school. Students transferring without an AAT should contact the College of Education to discuss their Phase I
course options.
Admission to Phase II of Elementary Education - Application and admission to Phase II is required. Students must be
admitted to Phase II prior to beginning the fall semester coursework, and should contact the MU College of Education
early in the calendar year to begin the application process.
Admission into the upper level Elementary Education program is competitive; students must meet the minimum
requirements outlined below to be considered, but that does not guarantee admission.
 Phase 1 Courses (LTC 1100, ESC PS 2010, ESC PS 2014, LTC 2040, and LTC 2044). An “S” or “C” grade or higher
is required for each course.
 Communication 1200 with a grade of C- or higher or a passing score on the Principles of Public Speaking DSST
exam
 English 1000 with a C- grade or higher
 Math 1100 with a C- grade or higher
 STAT 1200 with a C- grade or higher or equivalent
 Music Proficiency (fulfilled with Music Proficiency exam or completion of MUSIC 1608, 1612, or 1618) or
equivalent
 Overall GPA of 2.750 or higher (this includes grades from all colleges and universities attended)
 MU GPA of Records of 2.750 or higher (The UM GPA is not required before a student attends MU)
 Successful completion of appropriate Missouri Educator Gateway Assessments (MEGA)
 Possession of characteristics associated with effective performance in a professional role at level and major
selected.
For more information about Elementary Education, contact the College of Education at (573) 882-5659 or
education_advising@missouri.edu.
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University of Missouri
COURSE
Metropolitan Community College
CREDITS
EQUIVALENT COURSE (CREDITS)
English Exposition and Argumentation (3 credits) Must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
ENGLSH 1000 Exposition & Argumentation
3
ENGL 102 Comp & Rdg II (3)
Mathematics (3 credits) Must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
MATH 1100 College Algebra
3
MATH 120 College Algebra (3)
Writing Intensive (6 credits) Must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
Must be taken at MU unless the requirement is met via completion of
Writing Intensive course from anywhere in the curriculum
3
an AA or AAT degree.
LTC 4241 Inquiry into Literacy Applications
3
None
Math Reasoning Proficiency (1 course) Must be completed with a C- or better.
The math reasoning proficiency course may also count toward the science requirement.
STAT 1200 Introductory Statistical Reasoning
3
MATH 115 Statistics (3) (Not MRP) or None
Biological, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences (12 credits) Courses from at least two of the three categories. A lab is required in both the
biological and physical sciences.
BIO SC 1010 & 1020 General Princ & Concepts of Biology or
5
BIOL 101 General Biology (5)
BIO SC 1500 Introduction to Biological Systems with Lab
PHYSCS 2330 Exploring the Principles of Physics (preferred)
4
Select physical science lab from the general education list.
or other physical science
STAT 1200 Introductory Statistical Reasoning
3
MATH 115 Statistics (3) (Not MRP)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 credits)
POL SC 1100 American Government
3
POLS 136 Intro Am Natl Pol (3)
GEOG 1100 Regions and Nations of the World I or
GEOG 111 Geog: Western World (3) or
3
GEOG 1200 Regions and Nations of the World II
GEOG 112 Geog: Eastern World (3)
HIST 1100 Survey of American History to 1865 or
HIST 120 US Hist to 1865 (3) or
HIST 1200 Survey of American History since 1865 or
3
HIST 121 US Hist since 1865 (3)
HIST 2210 Twentieth Century American
ECON 211 Prin Econ II-Micro (3) or
Economics (any course)
3
ECON 210 Macroeconomics (3)
PSYCH 1000 General Psychology
3
PSYC 140 Gen Psychology (3)
Humanistic Studies and Fine Arts (9 credits)
Literature Course
3
Any English literature course
Any ART or non-applied MUSIC (may be fulfilled with music proficiency
ART or non-applied MUSIC
3
course)
COMMUN 1200 Public Speaking
3
SPDR 100 Fund of Speech (3)
Music Proficiency (0-3 credits)
MUSIC NM 1618 Basic Music Skills or
MUSI 103 Band I (1) or
MUSIC NM 1608 Beginning Piano Class or
MUSI 105 Orchestra I (1) or
MUSIC NM 1612 Elementary Folk Guitar Class or
0-3
MUSI 110 Music Theory I (4) or
Audition Ensemble or
MUSI 112 Class Piano I (2) or
Music Proficiency Skills Test (offered twice a year)
MUSI 125 Class Guitar I (2)
Oral Communication Proficiency (0-3 credits)
The oral communication proficiency course may also count toward the humanities requirement.
COMMUN 1200 Public Speaking or
pass the Principles of Public Speaking DSST exam
Intermediate Level General Education (0-3 credits)
3
SPDR 100 Fund of Speech (3)
The intermediate level general education course may also count toward the science or humanities requirement.
2000-level or higher course in humanities and fine arts,
mathematics, biological, or physical sciences. Physics 2330
3
taken at MU will satisfy this requirement.
World International (0-3 credits) Fulfilled with Social/Behavioral Science
Select 200-level/2000-level science or humanity course from the
general education list.
The world international course may also count toward the social science or humanities requirement.
GEOG 1100 Regions and Nations of the World I or
GEOG 1200 Regions and Nations of the World II
Health Education (2 credits)
LTC 1200 Elements of Health Education
Missouri State Certification Concentration (21 credits)
Choose one area: Math, Science, Humanities/Fine Arts or
Social/Behavioral Science
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3
GEOG 111 Geog: Western World (3)
GEOG 112 Geog: Eastern World (3)
2
Must be taken at MU.
21
Select courses for the chosen concentration area. General education
courses may be used to complete the concentration 21 credit
requirement.
University of Missouri
COURSE
Metropolitan Community College
CREDITS
EQUIVALENT COURSE (CREDITS)
Professional Education (65 hours)
Phase I (9 credits) An “S” or “C” grade is required
LTC 1100 Orientation
1
Phase I courses are automatically completed with an Associate of Arts
ESC PS 2010 Inquiry into Learning I and
4
in Teaching (AAT) from a Missouri school. Students transferring
ESC PS 2014 Inquiry into Learning I - Field Experience
without an AAT should contact the College of Education to discuss their
LTC 2040 Inquiring into Schools, Community & Society I and
Phase I course options.
4
LTC 2044 Inquiry into Schools, Community & Society : Field
Phase II (32 credits)
LTC 4221 Essential Literacy: Writing
2
None
LTC 4240 Art for Children
2
None
LTC 4250 Music for Children
2
None
LTC 4260 Elementary Social Studies
3
None
LTC 4194 Elementary Education Field Exp I
3
None
LTC 4300 Learn/Teach Number & Oper
3
None
SPC ED 4020 Inquiry into Learning II
3
None
LTC 4030 Methods in Coordinated School Health
3
None
LTC 4211 Essential Literacy: Reading
3
None
LTC 4280 Teach Science in Elementary Schools
3
None
LTC 4294 Elementary Educ Field Exp II
3
None
LTC 4310 Learn/Teach Geometry in Elem School
3
None
Phase III (24 credits)
ED LPA 4060 Inquiring into Schools, Community, & Society II
3
None
LTC 4231 Advanced Applications Literacy
3
None
LTC 4241 Inquiry into Literacy App
3
None
LTC 4971 Teaching Intern & Capstone
3
None
LTC 4971 Teaching Intern & Capstone
12
None
Electives - Choose electives to reach the total of 120 credits required for graduation.
Minimum Credits for a Bachelor of Science in Education
120
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General Education Courses
Metropolitan Community College
Metropolitan Community College Course
MU Equivalent
Behavioral Sciences
ANTH 100 Gen Anthropology (3)
ANTH 110 Cultural Anthropology (3)
CRJU 165 Criminology (3)
PSYC 140 Gen Psychology (3)
PSYC 143 Psych African-Amer Exper (3)
PSYC 144 Adjust & Personality (3)
PSYC 148 Group Processes (3)
PSYC 162 Correctional Psych (3)
PSYC 210 Intervw & Interprsnl Comm (3)
PSYC 220 Psychology of Prejudice (3)
PSYC 230 Death and Dying (3)
PSYC 240 Child Dev (3)
PSYC 243 Human Lifespan Dev (3)
PSYC 245 Adolesc Psych (3)
PSYC 260 Social Psych (3)
PSYC 270 Soc Psych of Aging (3)
SOCI 101 Sex Roles & Sexuality (3)
SOCI 160 Sociology (3)
SOCI 164 Soc African-Amer Family (3)
SOCI 165 Criminology (3)
SOCI 168 Juvenile Delinquency (3)
SOCI 169 Fam Viol/Sexual Abuse (3)
SOCI 170 Gen Anthropology (3)
SOCI 210 Native Amer Comptemp Soc (3)
SOSC 171 Compar Eth/Cult Studies (3)
SOCI 271 Social Gerontology (3)
SPDR 103 Interpersonal Comm (3)
SPDR 133 Intercultural Comm (3)
ANTHRO 1000
ANTHRO 2030
SOCIOL 3600
PSYCH 1000
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH 2410
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH 2310
PSYCH BEH
SOCIOL 1360
SOCIOL 1000
SOCIOL BEH
SOCIOL 3600
SOCIOL BEH
SOCIOL BEH
ANTHRO 1000
SOCIOL BEH
MISC BEH
SOCIOL 2230
COMMUN 3561
COMMUN 3470
Humanities
ART 100 Art Fund I (3)
ART 108 Survey of Art (3)
ART 150 History Art I (3)
ART 151 History Art II (3)
ART 159 Amer Art Hist (3)
BIOL 120 Bioethics (3)
ENGL 129 Directed Reading (1-3)
ENGL 214 Intro to Fiction (3)
ENGL 216 Intro to Drama & Poetry (3)
ENGL 218 Intro to Literature (3)
ENGL 220 British Lit to 1750 (3)
ENGL 221 British Lit 1750-Pres (3)
ENGL 222 Amer Lit to 1860 (3)
ENGL 223 Amer Lit 1860-Pres (3)
ENGL 230 Science Fiction (3)
ENGL 232 Detective Fiction (3)
ENGL 234 Film as Literature (3)
ENGL 240 Mythology (3)
ENGL 242 The Bible as Literature (3)
ENGL 250 Masterpieces of Amer Lit (3)
ENGL 254 World Literature I (3)
ENGL 255 World Literature II (3)
ENGL 256 World Masterpieces (3)
ENGL 260 African-American Lit (3)
ENGL 262 Women's Lives & Autobio (3)
ENGL 264 US Latino & Latina Lit (3)
ENGL 265 African Literature (3)
ENGL 267 North Amer Indian Lit (3)
ENGL 268 Women's Literature (3)
ENGL 299 Shakespeare (3)
HUMN 140 Hum Past & Pres (3)
HUMN 141 Latin Amer Hum (3)
HUMN 145 Comp Hum & Myth Time (3)
HUMN 165 Amer Hum:Div in Amer Exp (3)
HUMN 200 Honors Seminar I (1)
HUMN 201 Honors Seminar II (1)
HUMN 202 Honors Seminar III (1)
HUMN 203 Honors Seminar IV (1)
HUMN 204 Honors Sem V (2)
HUMN 205 Honors Sem VI (2)
HUMN 206 Honors Sem VII (2)
HUMN 207 Honors Sem VIII (2)
MSCM 112 Intro Mass Comm (3)
MUSI 107 Fund of Music (3)
MUSI 108 Music Apprec (3)
MUSI 110 Music Theory I (4)
MUSI 111 Music Theory II (4)
ART_GNR1010
AR_H_A HUM
AR_H_A 1110
AR_H_A 1120
AR_H_A 2830
PHIL 1150
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH 2100
ENGLSH 2200
ENGLSH 2200
ENGLSH 2300
ENGLSH 2300
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
MISC HUM
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH 2300
ENGLSH 2155
ENGLSH 2155
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
MISC HUM
SPAN HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
COMMUN 2100
MUSIC_N1211
MUSIC_N1310
MUS_THR1220 & 1230
MUS_THR1221 & 1231
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MU Equivalent
Humanities (continued)
MUSI 116 Evolution of Jazz (3)
MUSI 160 Music of World's Cultures (3)
PHIL 100 Intro to Phil (3)
PHIL 101 Phil of Religion (3)
PHIL 102 World Philosophy (3)
PHIL 200 Logic (3)
PHIL 201 Hist Phil I (3)
PHIL 203 Ethics (3)
PHIL 204 Contemp Phil of Value (3)
PHIL 205 Profess Ethics (3)
SPAN 209 Intro Hispanic Lit (3)
SPDR 100 Fund of Speech (3)
SPDR 106 Theatre Apprec (3)
SPDR 110 Argum & Debate (3)
SPDR 114 Theatre & West World (3)
SPDR 120 Acting I (3)
SPDR 128 Intro to Film (3)
MUSIC_NHUM
MUSIC_N1313
PHIL 1000
PHIL HUM
PHIL HUM
PHIL 1200
PHIL 3000
PHIL 1100
PHIL HUM
PHIL 2400
SPAN HUM
COMMUN 1200
THEATR HUM
COMMUN 3572
THEATR HUM
THEATR 1400
FILM_S HUM
Social Sciences (=State Requirement)
APTX 118 Costume Hist (3)
APTX 221 Merchandising II (3)
BSAD 151 Personal Finance (3)
ECON 110 Intro to Economics (3)
ECON 210 Macroeconomics (3)
ECON 211 Prin Econ II-Micro (3)
GEOG 104 Prin of Phys Geog (5)
GEOG 105 World Geog (3)
GEOG 111 Geog: Western World (3)
GEOG 112 Geog: Eastern World (3)
GEOG 113 Cultural/Human Geog (3)
GEOG 114 Intro to Geography (3)
GEOG 207 Geog of US & Canada (3)
GEOG 210 Economic Geog (3)
HIST 120 US Hist to 1865 (3)
HIST 121 US Hist since 1865 (3)
HIST 130 Women in Amer Hist (3)
HIST 133 Found Western Civ (3)
HIST 134 Mod Western Civ (3)
HIST 140 Afro-Amer History (3)
HIST 145 Survey English Hist (3)
HIST 202 Material Cult & Amer Past (3)
HIST 226 Amer Frontiers (3)
HUMN 133 Found West Civ (3)
HUMN 134 Mod West Civ (3)
POLS 135 Intro Pol Sci (3)
POLS 136 Intro Am Natl Pol (3)
POLS 137 Intro State & Local Pol (3)
POLS 153 The MO Constitution (1)
POLS 234 Intro Internat Relat (3)
SOCI 163 Social Problems (3)
SOSC 153 Readings Soc Sci (1-3)
T_A_M 3510
T_A_M 3110
FINANC 1000
ECONOM SSC
ECONOM 1015
ECONOM 1014
GEOG 2610
GEOG SSC
GEOG 1100
GEOG 1200
GEOG 1550
GEOG SSC
GEOG 2120
GEOG 2710
HIST 1100
HIST 1200
HIST 2400
HIST 1500
HIST 1510
HIST 1410
HIST SSC
HIST SSC
HIST SSC
HIST 1500
HIST 1510
POL_SC 1700
POL_SC 1100
POL_SC 2100
POL_SC SSC_ST
POL_SC 1400
SOCIOL 3010
MISC SSC
Foreign Language
CHIN 101 Elem Chinese I (4-5)
FREN 101 Elem French I (5)
FREN 102 Elem French II (5)
FREN 203 Interm French I (3)
GERM 101 Elem German (5)
GERM 102 German II (5)
GERM 203 Intermed German I
SPAN 101 Elem Span I (5)
SPAN 102 Elem Span II (5)
SPAN 111 Accel Elem Span (3)
SPAN 203 Interm Span I (3)
SPAN 212 Span Immersion I (3)
SPAN 214 Span Immersion II (3)
SPAN 216 Span Immersion III (3)
SPAN 218 Span Immersion IV (3)
CHINSE 1100
FRENCH 1100
FRENCH 1200
FRENCH 2100
GERMAN 1100
GERMAN 1200
GERMAN 2100
SPAN 1100
SPAN 1200
SPAN 1100
SPAN 2100
SPAN 1100A
SPAN 1100B
SPAN 1200
SPAN 2100
Metropolitan Community College Course
MU Equivalent
Metropolitan Community College Course
MU Equivalent
Math Sciences (= Math Reasoning Proficiency)
CSIS 141 Discrete Strc Comp Sci I (3)
CSIS 241 Discr Strc Comp Sci II (3)
ENGR 215 Engr Statistics & Comp (3)
MATH 175 Calc Bus & Soc Sci (MRP) (3)
MATH 180 Analy Geom & Calc (MRP) (5)
MATH 190 Analy Geom & Calc II (MRP) (5)
MATH 210 Analy Geom & Calc III (MRP) (5)
MATH MTH
MATH MTH
STAT MTH
MATH 1400
MATH 1500
MATH 1700
MATH 2300
SCIENCES
Biological Sciences (=Lab Course)
BIOL 100 Intro Cell Biology (3)
BIOL 101 General Biology (5)
BIOL 102 Environ Biol (5)
BIOL 104 General Botany (5)
BIOL 106 General Zoology (5)
BIOL 108 Anatomy & Physiology (5)
BIOL 109 Anatomy & Physiology (6)
BIOL 110 Human Anatomy (5)
BIOL 118 Intro to Biology (5)
BIOL 132 Human Nutrition (3)
BIOL 202 Ecology (5)
BIOL 204 Genetics (3)
BIOL 210 Human Physiology (5)
BIOL 211 Field Biology (5)
BIO_SC BIO
BIO_SC 1030
BIO_SC 1060
BIO_SC 1200
BIO_SC 1100
BIO_SC BIOL
BIO_SC BIOL
BIO_SC BIOL
BIO_SC BIOL
NUTR_S 1034
BIO_SC BIOL
BIO_SC 2200
BIO_SC BIOL
BIO_SC BIOL
Physical Sciences (=Lab Course,  = Math Reasoning Proficiency)
APTX 212 Textiles (3)
T_A_M 2200
CHEM 101 Survey Chem (5)
CHEM PSCL
CHEM 105 Intro Chemistry (5)
CHEM 1100
CHEM 107 Prep Gen Chem (5)
CHEM 1100
CHEM 111 Gen Coll Chem I (5)
CHEM 1320
CHEM 112 Gen Coll Chem II (5)
CHEM 1330
CHEM 205 Intro Organic Chem (5)
CHEM 2030 & 2130
GEOG 110 Meteorology (4)
GEOG 1050
GEOL 101 Physical Geology (5)
GEOL 1100
GEOL 102 Historical Geol (4)
GEOL 2350
GEOL 103 Environ Geology (5)
GEOL 1200
GEOL 110 Oceanography (4)
GEOL 1250
GEOL 180 Energy & Environ (5)
GEOL PSCL
PHYS 101 Intro Physics (5)
PHYSCS 1150
PHYS 104 Found of Phys Sci (5)
MISC PSCL
PHYS 106 Gen Astronomy (5)
ASTRON 1010 & 1020
PHYS 112 Tech Physics (5)
PHYSCS PSCL
PHYS 130 Gen Physics I (MRP) (5)
PHYSCS 1210
PHYS 131 Gen Physics II (MRP) (5)
PHYSCS 1220
PHYS 220 Engr Physics I (5)
PHYSCS 2750
PHYS 221 Engr Physics II (5)
PHYSCS 2760
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