Metropolitan Community College to UMKC Course Equivalencies
Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education
2015 - 2016
• The School of Education offers the Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education degree at UMKC.
• The Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education degree is for those who want to be certified to teach
or work with children from 9th through 12th grade. This degree program places student teachers in one
of our nine partner school districts and emphasis is on teaching within urban or diverse settings.
• Students should apply to UMKC well in advance of the semester they hope to start. Apply at
http://www.umkc.edu/admissions/transfer.cfm.
• Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 to be admitted to UMKC as a pre-education student. This
does not mean you are admitted to the Teacher Education (TE Professional Program, as that is a
separate application process (see http://education.umkc.edu/teapp for more information).
• Students who are applying directly to the TE Professional Program should have an overall 3.0 GPA on
a 4.0 scale in all coursework, as well as in content area coursework. Additional application materials are
required to be directly admitted to the TE Professional Program.
• Questions about GPA requirements can be addressed on a case by case basis by contacting the
advisor listed below.
• The School of Education will calculate the highest grade of a course in the GPA if it is repeated before
beginning at UMKC.
• Courses use toward certification must receive a letter grade - credit/no credit is not accepted.
• Completion of all education and content area courses with grades of “C” or better is required.
• If you are considering transferring to the UMKC School of Education the first step is submit your
transcripts for evaluation. You can access the form at http://education.umkc.edu/transeval and submit a
copy of your unofficial transcripts for the advisors. After the review you will be contacted to setup an
appointment to meet with an advisor about your program.
Contact: Brad Martens, martensbm@umkc.edu
More detailed information about admission policies can be found at:
http://education.umkc.edu/students/admissions.
Please note it is the student's responsibility to confirm all degree requirements and transfer information. This
guide is not a substitute for academic advisement at MCC or at UMKC. All students must develop an academic
plan (which maps out all courses needed to graduate within your intended major/degree) with their
academic advisor.
UMKC GENERAL EDUCATION CORE
Please note completion of the Associate of Arts degree from MCC satisfies all lower-level
UMKC General Education Core requirements.
UMKC Course
UMKC Title
CH
MCC Course
MCC Title
CH
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Metropolitan Community College to UMKC Course Equivalencies
Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education
2015 - 2016
DISCOURSE - Speech and Writing
DISC 100
Discourse I
3
ENGL 101 or
COMM 100
Composition and Reading I
or Fundamentals of Speech
3
DISC 200
Discourse II
3
ENGL 102
Composition & Reading II
3
DISC 300
Discourse III - Civic and
Community Engagement
3
No equivalent - completed at UMKC after transfer.
3
Focus A Course
FOCUS A - Arts and Humanities
Focus A Course
Click for Focus A options
Click for Focus A options
3
FOCUS B - Scientific Reasoning and Quantitative Analysis
MATH 110
College Algebra
3
MATH 120
College Algebra
3
U.S. History to 1877 or U.S.
History Since 1877
3
HIST 120 or
HIST 121
United States History to 1865
or United States History
since 1865
3
Click for options
35
Focus B
Science course
Click for options
35
FOCUS C - Human Values, Actions, and Ethics
HISTORY 101
or HISTORY
102
FOCUS Elective
Focus B
Science Course
ANCHOR I - Reasoning and Values - Can be satisfied at MCC by completion of two additional Focus courses not
previously completed OR by completion of the Associate of Arts degree.
ANCHOR II - Culture and Diversity - Can be satisfied at MCC by completion of two additional Focus courses not
previously completed OR by completion of the Associate of Arts degree.
ANCHOR III- Civic and Community Engagement - Completed at UMKC after transfer.
DEGREE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
ENGLISH 311
American Literature I
3
ENGL 222
American Literature to 1860
3
ENGLISH 317
British Literature I
3
ENGL 220
British Literature to 1750
3
ENGLISH 321
American Literature II
3
ENGL 223
American Literature 1860Present
3
ENGLISH 327
British Literature II
3
ENGL 221
British Literature 1750Present
3
ENGLISH 323
Shakespeare
3
ENGL 299
Shakespeare
3
TCH-ED 385
Teaching and Learning with
Technology
3
EDUC 280
Technology for Teachers
3
TCH-ED 403
Educational Psychology
3
EDUC 270
Educational Psychology
3
TCH-ED 404
Education of the Exceptional
Child and Youth
3
EDUC 285
Education of Exceptional
Learners
3
TCH-ED 420
Adolescent Development
3
PSYC 245
Adolescent Psychology
3
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