Education (BA) with an Emphasis in Secondary General Science

The bachelor of education program provides candidates with a strong knowledge base of content, child and adolescent development and current research that supports best practices in education. This program is centered around contemporary design-based research principles with a focus on how students learn within inquiry-based environments. This undergraduate degree program is designed to provide the foundation for teacher preparation leading to initial Missouri teacher certification and is approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The bachelor of education program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

Students must completed high school or from a home school program.

Freshman applicants are expected to complete a college preparatory secondary school program with at least 19 units of academic credit. The University strongly recommends the following distribution:

English: 4 units

History/Social studies: 3 units

Mathematics: 3 units

Foreign Language: 2 units

Science (two laboratory): 3 units

Fine Arts: 1 unit

Academic electives: 3 units