Missouri Western State University
Education, Secondary
Student must complete a Writing Intensive course
AND either a Human Diversity course or Learning
Community as part of the General Education Requirements.
Associate in Arts
Years 1 and 2 at
Metropolitan Community College
General Education Requirements
Credits
American Institutions
HIST 120
American History I or
3
HIST 121
American History II
POLS 135
Introduction to Political Science or
3
POLS 136
Introduction to American National Politics
Communications
ENGL 101
Composition and Reading I
3
ENGL 102
Composition and Reading II
3
SPDR 100 Fundamentals of Speech
3
Humanities (3 courses, 3 areas of study, 1 must be Lit. or Phil.)
Fine Arts
ART 108
Survey of Art or
3
MUSI 108
Music Appreciation or
SPDR 114
Theater and the Western World
Humanities
HUMN 133 Western Civilization I or
HUMN 134 Western Civilization II or
3
HIST 133
Western Civilization I or
HIST 134
Western Civilization II
Literature
Choose one of the following courses:
3
ENGL 120, 121, 122, 124, 127, 130, 140, 141, 142, 150,
151, 155, 165, 167
Mathematics
MATH 120
College Algebra
3
Natural Science
BIOL 101
General Biology
5
CHEM 101 Survey of Chemistry or
CHEM 105 Introductory Chemistry for Health Sciences or
CHEM 107 Preparatory General Chemistry or
CHEM 111 General College Chemistry I or
PHYS 101
Introductory Physics or
4-5
PHYS 130
General Physics or
PHYS 220
Engineering Physics I or
GEOL 101
Physical Geology or
PHYS 106
General Astronomy
Social Sciences
PSYC 140
General Psychology
3
GEOG 105 World Geography or
ANTH 100
General Anthropology or
SOCI 160
Sociology or
3
ECON 110 Introduction to Economics or
ECON 210 Macroeconomics or
ECON 211 Microeconomics
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Bachelor of Science in
Education, Secondary
Years 3 and 4 at MWSU
Total General Education Hours
43-47
Total Credits Required
62-64
Major Requirements
SED 303
SED 304
SED 311
SED 404
Total Credits Required
124
Major Field of Study:
The Department of Education lists criteria for admission to the Teacher Education Program. Secondary Education majors are available in the following
fields: art, English, French, music, Spanish, and
speech and theatre. For teacher education in the
areas of biology, chemistry, mathematics, physical
education, and social sciences please contact the
specific department for requirements and options.
CSIS 110 or higher numbered CSIS course
3
Professional Education Requirements - Secondary Education (17)
EDUC 200 Becoming a Teacher (Equiv. to EED 202)
3
EDUC 101 Participation In Education I (Equiv. to EED
1
203)
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Credits
Experience in Secondary Teaching II
3
Psychology in Secondary Teaching
4
Secondary Reading Techniques
2
Seminar in Secondary Education and Human
3
Relations
SED 315
Psychology and Education of the Exceptional
2
Student
SED 409
Secondary Student Teaching III
9
Middle School Certification Grades 5-9
PSY 319
Child/Adolescent Psychology
3
SED 390
Middle School Organization
3
SED 395
Middle School Methods
3
EED 360
Reading Assessment
3
ENG 366
Teaching Writing in the Disciplines
3
Two mathematics courses appropriate for middle level teachers.
The Secondary major will be accepted as the area of concentration
required for teacher certification with the following stipulations: Math
major must take MAT 440 and MAT 441.
Secondary degree candidates wishing to have Middle School certification
must take their junior level experience (Phase 111) at the middle school
level or take MED 389.
Secondary Missouri teacher certification is available
for grades 9 to 12 in most academic fields. In art,
music, physical education, and foreign languages,
certification is available for kindergarten to grade
12. Students must have a grade-point average of 2.5
on a 4.0 scale in their major.
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