Spring Year 2ELE 500 Block/Practicum, Issues & Applications in Elementary Classrooms (5)ELE 510 Reflective Decision Maker (2)ECE 501 Home/School/Comm/w Children & Families (3)* RDG 474 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (2)*Emphasis Area Course Required (Content Area) (3)

Fall Year 3ELE 495 Supervised Teaching (6) ELE 496 Supervised Teaching (6)

A 12 hour emphasis in middle school education is required. *Emphasis Area Courses

The Middle School endorsement requires two 21-hour content areas of concentration.

Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution.

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Tentative Course Schedule

Fall Year 1MTH 320 Foundations of Math for Teachers (3)SPE 310 Intro to Special Education (3)RDG 318 Foundations of Reading Instruction (3)* MID 400 Philosophy and Curriculum - Middle School (3)

Retake MoGEA if necessary

Spring Year 1RDG 420 Foundations of Reading Instruction (3)RDG 421 Assessing and Personalizing Reading (2)EDC 345 Introduction to Multicultural Education and Diversity (3)ELE 410 Teaching and Learning in Classroom Context (3)MTH 360 Foundations of Geometry for Teachers (3)

Summer Year 1 GRY 240 Earth Science for Teachers (4)

Fall Year 2ELE 429 Methods of Teaching Math, Elem Schools (3)ELE 434 Methods of Teaching Science, Elem Schools (3)ELE 438 Methods of Teaching Social Studies, Elem Schools (3)* MID 439 The Middle School Teacher (3)*Emphasis Area Course Required (Content Area) (3)

OZARK TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGEAAT Degree in Teacher Education

MISSOURI STATEBachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education

“One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and

found how to serve.”

Albert Schweitzer

Gib AdkinsInterim Site CoordinatorOffice Phone: (417) 532-0518

MISSOURI STATEUNIVERSITY

Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education

Dustin ChildressDirector, Lebanon Education CenterChildred@OTC.edu(417) 532-5044

Courses Taken as an OTC Student

First SemesterENG 101 Composition 1 3 HLT 101 Lifetime Wellness 2MTH 128 Contemporary Mathematics 3 CIS 101 Personal Computer Applications 3 Humanities Block I* 3 PLS 101 / HST 120 / HST 130 3 17

Second SemesterEDU 220 Foundations of Education 3 BIO 100 Life Science 4COM 105 Public Speaking 3ENG 102 Composition II 3 PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology 3 16

Third SemesterEDU 270 Teaching Profession w/ Field Exp. 3EDU 250 Educational Psychology 3PHY 101 Physical Science 4 Certification Course 3 PLS 101 / HST 120 / HST 130 3 16

Fourth SemesterEDU 225 Technology for Teachers 3 Certification course 3 Certification course 3 Humanities Block II* 3 Elective 3 15

Certification CoursesECO 270 Principles of Economics 3EDU 250 Educational Psychology 3GRY 101 World Regional Geography 3

*Humanities courses should be chosen to satisfy certification requirements: ART 101 or MUS 101 required by DESE.

Transferring to Missouri StateAfter competing the OTC AAT program and meeting the MSU admission requirements, students may seamlessly transfer to Missouri State and begin taking classes to complete a Bachelor’s degree at the OTC campus in Lebanon.

Admission RequirementsAdmission requirements to the MSU teacher education program include:• GPA of 2.75 (combined)• Pass all sections of the Missouri State Board of

Education entry examination (MoGEA-passing score TBA)

• FCSR background check• COM 105 grade of “C” or better• All EDU classes completed with a grade

of “C” or better• Approved by Professional Education Committee

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”

Alvin Toffler

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