At the middle school level (grades 5-9), certification is offered in the following areas of concentration: Business Education, Language Arts, Mathematics, General Science, Social Science, and Speech/Theatre. These are available as stand-alone programs or in combination with secondary or other middle school content areas.
Undergraduate degree-seeking students must meet all assessment requirements for certification before degrees will be conferred for professional education programs, including the following: 1) passing the Professional Development Folio (semester prior to student teaching); 2) passing score on the required content assessment(s) for each area of certification for which recommendation is sought; and 3) achieving a passing composite score on the Missouri Educator Evaluation System (MEES) summative evaluation (completed during student teaching) for teacher candidates.
Applicable Degree: Bachelor of Science in Education (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Professional Studies options are also available)