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Bachelor of Arts: Middle School Education

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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