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The Bachelor of Arts in Middle School Education is taken with an emphasis in the subject area to be taught. Successful completion of this program includes a teacher work sample and meeting Missouri state certification testing requirements. This results in eligibility for UMKC's recommendation for middle school education certification (grades 5-9) in Missouri. The subjects available include:
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
General education and subject matter requirements will vary with the field to be taught. Students must consult with an advisor to determine specific requirements. Students who already have a bachelor's degree may be required to complete subject area requirements that were not part of their prior degree program in addition to the professional education requirements. Students must consult with an advisor concerning specific requirements. Students may complete 30 hours in a single discipline, or 21 hours in each of two separate disciplines for certification.
A 2.75 cumulative GPA is required at completion of the program. Grades of C or better are required in all subject matter and professional education classes.
Bachelor of Arts Middle School Education Course Requirements
All middle school education majors take the following courses:
ENGLISH 110 English I: Introduction to Academic Prose
ENGLISH 225 English II: Intermediate Academic Prose
COMM-ST 110 Fundamentals of Effective Speaking and Listening
English (various) Literature course
Fine Arts (various) ART 101 or CONSVTY 120 or THEATRE 130
HISTORY 101 American History to 1877
or
HISTORY 102 American History since 1877
POL-SCI 210 American Government
Social Science (various) Select class from Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology
BIOLOGY 102 Biology and Living
BIOLOGY 102L Biology and Living Laboratory
Science (various) Select class with laboratory from chemistry, physical science or Earth science
MATH 130 Number Systems and Related Topics
MATH 140 Mathematics for Teachers: Elementary Geometry
EDUC 180 Introduction to Education
TCH-ED 385 Teaching and Learning with Technology
TCH-ED 403 Educational Psychology
TCH-ED 404 Education of the Exceptional Child and Youth
TCH-ED 420 Adolescent Development
EDUC 428 Cultural Diversity and American Education
EDRD 439 Content Area Reading and Language Development
TCH-ED 408WI Advanced Foundations
TCH-ED 422 Practicum I
TCH-ED 416 Reading II: Assessing and Teaching Diverse Learners
TCH-ED 423 Practicum II
TCH-ED Various Methods course in content area of study
TCH-ED 438 Culturally Responsive Strategies
TCH-ED 460 Middle School Philosophy and Organization
TCH-ED 462 Middle School Curriculum
TCH-ED 461 Student Teaching in the Middle School
EDUC 489GT Gateway to Teaching
In addition to the courses listed above, at least one Content Field must be selected from the following:
CONTENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
TCH-ED 432 Special Methods of Teaching English to Middle School and High School Students
EDUC 489LA Special Topics: Language Arts capstone course
EDUC 440 Adolescent Literature
ENGLISH 311 American Literature I
ENGLISH 321 American Literature II
English electives
15 hours of English course work. Select from: EDUC 414, ENGLISH 305WI, ENGLISH 317, ENGLISH 320, ENGLISH 323, ENGLISH 327 or ENGLISH 330
Electives
6 additional course work in any field to assure 120 hours have been attained.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH
- Completion of at least 120 credit hours including all course work listed
- Written English Proficiency Test passed
- Praxis II: Middle School English Language Arts examination passed
- Teacher Work Sample
CONTENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS
TCH-ED 433 Special Methods of Teaching Middle and Secondary Mathematics
EDUC 489MA Special Topics: Mathematics capstone course
MATH 110 College Algebra
or
MATH 120 Precalculus
MATH 125 Trigonometry
or
MATH 120 Precalculus
MATH 210 Calculus I
or
MATH 244 Mathematics for Teachers: Calculus
Math electives
12 hours of math course work
Electives
3 hours of additional course work to assure 120 hours have been attained.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS
Completion of at least 120 credit hours including all course work listed
Written English Proficiency Test passed
Praxis II: Middle School Mathematics examination passed
Teacher Work Sample
CONTENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE
TCH-ED 435 Special Methods of Teaching Science to Middle/Secondary School Students
EDUC 489SC Special Topics: Science capstone course
ENV-SCI 110R Understanding the Earth
ENV-SCI 110L Understanding the Earth Laboratory
TCH-ED 470 History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
GEOG 319 Descriptive and Synoptic Meteorology
Science electives
14 hours of science elective course work
Electives
6 hours of additional course work to assure 120 hours have been attained
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE
Completion of at least 120 credit hours including all course work listed
Written English Proficiency Test passed
Praxis II: Middle School Science examination passed
Teacher Work Sample
CONTENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES
TCH-ED 418 Social Studies Methods in the Elementary and Middle Schools
EDUC 489SS Special Topics Social Studies capstone course
HISTORY 101 American History to 1877
HISTORY 102 American History since 1877
HISTORY 206 World History to 1600
HISTORY 208 Western Civilization since 1600
HISTORY ____ Non-Western History Elective
GEOG 105 Introduction to the Elements of Geography
or
GEOG 200 World Geography I
ECON 201 Introduction to Economics I
Electives
9 hours of additional course work to assure 120 hours have been attained
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES
Completion of at least 120 credit hours including all course work listed
Written English Proficiency Test passed
Praxis II: Middle School Social Studies examination passed
Teacher Work Sample
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