University Studies (general studies) =  48 hours     http://www.semo.edu/ustudies/handbook/requirements.htm
In certain instances, specific University Studies courses are required for an education degree. (additional requirements)

Professional Education Requirements = 37-43 hours
Additional Requirements =   33-39 hours   
(Some of these courses may fulfill University Studies requirements.)
Courses required for major =   40-43 hours

Professional Education Requirements
All middle school education majors must take the following core courses. Courses within each block must be taken concurrently.

Block I: 5 hours

PY222	Development of the Adolescent
SE222	Secondary Block I Field Experience
EM102	Technology and the Teacher's Role

RECOMMENDATION: Block I should be taken after first semester of the freshman year.
Prerequisite to Block II: Admission to the Teacher Education Program

Block II: 15 hours

SE250	Fundamentals of Middle School Education
SE251	Teaching Reading & Writing in the Middle School
EF200	School and Society
SE270	Secondary Block II Field Experience
SE271	Theories of Learning and Management
SE272	Teaching Reading in Secondary School

RECOMMENDATION: Block II should be taken after first semester of the sophomore year.

Block III: 7 hours

EX390	Psychology and Education of the Exceptional Child
SE3XX	Special Subject Technique Course
SE370	Secondary Block III Field Experience

Block IV: 13 hours

SE463	Student Teaching Secondary (1st)
SE464	Student Teaching Secondary (2nd)
EF400	Seminar in Educational Issues for Student Teachers

     
    
   

Additional Requirements    
(All of these courses fulfill a University Studies requirement.)
All middle school education majors must take these specific University Studies courses.

SC105	Fundamentals of Oral Communication
EN140	Rhetoric and Critical Thinking (Prerequisite: EN100)
PY222	Development of the Adolescent
BS 107 OR BS 120	Investigations in Biology  OR Biological Principles and BI 125 Research Methods in Biology
MA118	Mathematics I

Choose one:

CH180	Chemistry in our World
CH181/001/081	Basic Principles of Chemistry
CH185/005/085	General Chemistry I
GO110	Physical Geology
PH106	Physical Concepts
PH109	Exploring the Universe
PH120/0020	Introduction to Physics I
UI373	Historical Geology

PS103	U.S. Political Systems
US105 OR US107	American Hist. I OR American Hist. II
Philosophy Course	– from the University Studies Artistic or Literary Expression or Social Systems categories
	6 hours of 300 Level University Studies Courses
	3 hours of 400 Level University Studies Course

Additional Certification Requirement:

MA 318

Mathematics II

Option 2 (24 hours)

EN 378	Grammars of English
EN 380 OR EN 379	Writing Skills in Elementary School OR Composition in Secondary School
EN 381	Language Acquisition
EN 580	Using Computers in Comp Instruction
UI 501	Principles of Linguistics
LI 3xx	Any 2 literature course 300 or above
LI 542	Literature for Young Adults

Option 3 (30 hours)

EN 378	Grammars of English
EN 380 OR EN 379	Writing Skills in Elementary School OR Composition in Secondary School
EN 381	Language Acquisition
EN 580	Using Computers in Comp Instruction
UI 501	Principles of Linguistics
LI 542	Literature for Young Adults

Choose one of the following:

EN 275	Intro to Creative Writing
EN 376	Advanced Composition
UI 335	Advanced Written Expression
EN 575	Creative Writing II

Choose one of the following:

LI 320	African American Writers
LI 374	American Renaissance
LI 565	Southern Literature
LI 568	19th Century American Novel
LI 569	Classic Amer Novel/20th Century
LI 570	Modern/Contemp American Novel
LI 571	Contemporary American Poetry

Choose one of the following:

LI 340	18th Century Literature
LI 341	The Romantic Age
LI 343	Renaissance Literature
LI 344	17th Century Literature
LI 365	Tragedies of Shakespeare
LI 366	Com/History of Shakespeare
LI 560	Chaucer
LI 564	Development of English Drama
LI 580	Major English Novelists
UI 341	Victorian Studies
UI 431	Shakespeare Tragedies/Hum Cond
UI 432	Shakespeare Hist/Comed & Hum Cond

  
Choose one of the following:

LI 350	Greek Drama
LI 510	Literature & the Bible
LI 552	Modern Drama
LI 572	The Modern Essay
LI 574	Australian Literature
LI 581	Major European Novelists
UI 332	Images of Women in Literature

Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.

Social Studies Concentration
Option 1 (21 hours)

US 105	American History I
US 107	American History II
WH 205	European History I
WH 207	European History II

  
Choose 3 hours from the following:
Any U.S. History course: US 2xx to US 5xx

Choose 3 hours from the following:
Any U.S. Government course: PS 3xx to PS 5xx

Choose 3 hours from the following:

UI 302	Westward Movement
UI 401	American Cultural Landscapes

Recommended:

GG 150

People and Places of the World

This course would enhance the social studies concentration and would meet the University Studies requirement in the social systems category.

Option 2 (24 hours)

US 105	American History I
US 107	American History II
WH 205	European History I
WH 207	European History II
GG 150	People and Places of the World

 
Choose 3 hours from the following:
Any U.S. History course: US 2xx to US 5xx

Choose 3 hours from the following:
Any U.S. Government course: PS 3xx to PS 5xx

Choose 3 hours from the following:

UI 302	Westward Movement
UI 401	American Cultural Landscapes

Option 3 (30 hours)

US 105	American History I
US 107	American History II
WH 205	European History I
WH 207	European History II
GG 150	People and Places of the World

Choose 3 hours from the following:

EC 101	Economic Problems and Policies
EC 215	Principles of Microeconomics

Choose 3 hours from the following:
Any U.S. History course: US 2xx to US 5xx

Choose 3 hours from the following:
Any U.S. Government course: PS 3xx to PS 5xx

Choose 3 hours from the following:

UI 302	Westward Movement
UI 401	American Cultural Landscapes

Choose 3 hours from the following:

SO 305	American Minority Relations
SO 360	Crime and American Society
SO 365	Juvenile Delinquency
SO 370	The Family
SO 570	Sociology of the Child

Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.

Mathematics Concentration
Option 1 (21 hours)

MA 118	Mathematics I
MA 318	Mathematics II
MA 418	Geometry for Teachers
MA 130	Applied Calculus
MA 223	Elementary Prob. & Stat.
MA 250	Foundations of Mathematics
UI 438	Nature & Growth of Mathematical Thought

Option 2 (24 hours)

MA 118	Mathematics I
MA 318	Mathematics II
MA 418	Geometry for Teachers
MA 130	Applied Calculus
MA 223	Elementary Prob. & Stat.
MA 250	Foundations of Mathematics
UI 438	Nature & Growth of Mathematical Thought
MA 138	Discrete Mathematics I

Option 3 (30 hours)

MA 118	Mathematics I
MA 318	Mathematics II
MA 418	Geometry for Teachers
MA 130	Applied Calculus
MA 223	Elementary Prob. & Stat.
MA 250	Foundations of Mathematics
UI 438	Nature & Growth of Mathematical Thought
MA 138	Discrete Mathematics I

 
Choose two of the following:

MA 340	Concepts of Geometry
MA 345	Linear Algebra
MA 443	Elementary Number Theory
MA 445	Modern Algebra

Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.

Science Concentration
Option 1 (21 hours)

CH 181 OR CH 185	Basic Principles of Chemistry OR General Chemistry I
PH 120	Introductory Physics I
GO 110	Physical Geology
GO 220	Meteorology
BS 108 OR BS 218	Biology for Living * OR Biological Science: A Process Approach

AND one of the following:

BO 200	Botany
BS 105	Environmental Biology
BS 107	Investigations in Biology
ZO 200	Zoology

* Students who choose BS 108 must take BO 200, BS 107, or ZO 200.

Option 2 (24 hours)

CH 181 OR CH 185	Basic Principles of Chemistry OR General Chemistry I
PH 120	Introductory Physics I
GO 110	Physical Geology
GO 220	Meteorology
BS 108 OR BS 218	Biology for Living * OR Biological Science: A Process Approach
BO 200	Botany
ZO 200	Zoology

Option 3 (30 hours)

CH 185	General Chemistry I
CH 186	General Chemistry II **
CH 187	Qualitative Analysis **
PH 120	Introductory Physics I
PH 121	Introductory Physics II **
GO 110	Physical Geology
GO 220	Meteorology
GO 320	Oceanography
BS 108 OR BS 218	Biology for Living * OR Biological Science: A Process Approach
BO 200	Botany
ZO 200	Zoology

** Students will take either CH 186 and CH 187 or PH 121

Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.

Areas of Endorsement

Agricultural Education (21 hours)

AO 120	Plant Science
AY 101	Animal Science
AG 201	World Food and Society
AG 250	Agribusiness Management
UI 344	Plants and Humanity
HO 353	Bedding Plant Productions

Industrial Technology (23 hours)

VC 120	Engineering Graphics
VC 170	Graphic Arts
ET 162	D-C Principles and Circuits
IP 381  OR IP 383	Power Transmission OR Fluid Power
IP 204	Manufacturing Processes
IM 102	Technical Communications

Family and Consumer Sciences Education (23 hours)

CF 102	Personal and Family Relations
CF/PY 120	The Child: Development from Conception to Adolescence
FN 235	Nutrition and Mankind
CF 208	Intimate Environment
UI 355	Consumer and the Market
CF 300	Working with Parents
CF 301	Working with Parents Laboratory
UI 317	Human Sexuality
FE 303 OR FE 414	Management of Family Resources  OR   Family Financial Counseling

Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.

First Semester

UI 100	First Year Seminar
EN 100	English Composition
MA 118	Mathematics I
US 105/107	American History I or II
BS 107 OR BI 120 AND BI 125	Investigations in Biology OR Biological Principles AND Research Methods in Biology

Second Semester

EN 140	Rhetoric & Critical Thinking
SC 105	Fundamentals of Oral Communciation
PS 103	U.S. Political Systems

Physical Science (one course)

CH180	Chemistry in our World
CH181/001/081	Basic Principles of Chemistry
CH185/005/085	General Chemistry I
GO110	Physical Geology
PH106	Physical Concepts
PH109	Exploring the Universe
PH120/0020	Introduction to Physics I

Area of Concentration course

Third Semester
Literature course
Philosophy course
Ecxxx, GGxxx, or Soxxx course
Area of Concentration courses (6 hours)
University Studies course

Fourth Semester

MA 318	Mathematics II
EM102	Technology and the Teacher's Role
PY222	Development of the Adolescent
SE222	Secondary Block I Field Experience
	Area of Concentration courses (9 hours)

Summer Session
Area of Concentration courses (6 hours)

Fifth Semester

EF200	School and Society
SE250	Fundamentals of Middle School Education
SE251	Teaching Reading & Writing in the Middle School
SE270	Secondary Block II Field Experience
SE271	Theories of Learning and Management
SE272	Teaching Reading in Secondary School
	Area of Concentration course (3 hours)

Sixth Semester
Area of Concentration courses (9 hours)
University Studies course (3 hours)
University Studies interdisciplinary courses (6 hours)

Seventh Semester

EX390	Psychology and Education of the Exceptional Child
SE3XX	Special Subject Technique Course
SE3XX	Special Subject Technique Course (required for second area of concentration and endorsement area)
SE370	Secondary Block III Field Experience
	Area of Concentration courses (6 hours)
	University Studies senior seminar

Eighth Semester

EF400	Seminar in Educational Issues for Student Teachers
SE463	Student Teaching Secondary (1st)
SE464	Student Teaching Secondary (2nd)

Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.

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