Secondary Education Major, B.A./B.S.

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Secondary Education majors must complete all requirements for a major in one of the approved teaching fields (see below) as well as requirements for grades K-12 or 9-12 certification. See your advisor or the Director of Teacher Education for secondary education advisory check lists.

General Information:

Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science

Professional educational programs at College of the Ozarks are designed to help graduates be reflective decision-makers and effective teachers. This is approached through an integrated program of general, specialized and professional education combining theory and practice designed to help students gain knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for a successful teaching career. Each graduate of the education program will demonstrate satisfactory knowledge and understanding of: 1) significant content in the liberal arts core component of the program; 2) a variety of teaching methods and their application to the teaching-learning process; 3) a variety of evaluation techniques essential to effective assessment of student learning; 4) the profession of teaching as documented in current research; 5) the specialized areas of study; and 6) a strong Christ-like character dedicated to intellectual growth, hard work, and service to God and the education profession.

Requirements:

Required major courses: 28-29 credit hours (9-12); 31-32 credit hours (K-12)

EDU 201 - Classroom Observation
EDU 203 - Child Growth and Development
(EDU-203 for K-12 majors only; not required for 9-12)
EDU 211 - Classroom Participation
EDU 213 - Orientation to Teaching
NOTE: Admission to the Teacher Education program and completion of 45 hours are required for enrollment in courses numbered 300 or above offered by the Education department except with special permission of the Director of Teacher Education.
EDU 303 - The Exceptional Learner
EDU 333 - Foundations of American Education
EDU 393 - Methods of Teaching Literacy in the Secondary School
EDU 423 - Educational Assessment
EDU 441 - Teacher Assistant
EDU 45V - Student Teaching

Required collateral courses: 6-12 credit hours

Methods Courses in the Disciplines (3-9 credit hours). Refer to each program for specific course.
PSY 213 - Adolescent/Middle Level Psychology

General Education courses: 55-60 credit hours

IDS 101 - New Student Orientation (Character Camp)
BTS 103 - Christian Worldview I
BTS 383 - Christian Worldview II
CSC 113 - Fundamentals of Computer Systems
(Student may test out of CSC-see General Education Program )
OR
LSC 213 - Information Literacy
ENG 103 - College Composition
ENG 163 - Readings in Western Civilization
ENG 253 - American Rhetoric
HST 253 - The American Experience
HST 153 - Western Civilization I
HST 163 - Western Civilization II
MATHEMATICS (any College level course-College Algebra recommended)
NATURAL SCIENCE: 4 credit hours Any Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHE), or Physics (PHY) course in catalog. Agricuture Education majors must take BIO and CHE; Biology Education majors must take BIO 114; and Chemistry Education majors must take CHE 114. All majors must have a C- or better.
PSY 103 - Introduction to Psychology
ART 103 - Exploration of the Visual Arts OR
MUS 103 - Exploration of Music OR
DRM 103 - Exploration of Theatre (Required of Speech/Theatre Edu major)
one additional Fine Arts activities course (3 credits)
(Art K-12 major: ART 113 required; Speech/Theatre Edu major: DRM 113 required) (Music Vocal/Instrumental: Music Ensembles (3 one-credit hour courses) required)
PED 101 - Lifetime Wellness
and one PED Activities elective (1 credit)
IDS 103 - Patriotic Education
SPC 103 - Public Speaking

Additional Requirements:

√ In addition, choose a 3-4 hour course from two of the following six areas (6-8 hours): Biology, Chemistry, Physical Science, Science (SCI), Mathematics, (exclude MAT 013 ), Computer Science (excludes CSC 113 or CSC 253 ) for BS degree, or choose 2 semesters of foreign language for BA degree.

Approved Secondary Teaching Fields:

Agriculture
Art K–12
Biology
Chemistry
English
Foreign Language (Spanish) K–12
History (Social Studies)
Mathematics
Music–Instrumental K–12
Music–Vocal K–12
Physical Education K–12
Speech & Theatre

Certification endorsements are available in the following Middle School fields:

Middle School (5-9):

Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Agriculture

Note:

All Elementary and Secondary Majors should apply for admission to the Teacher Education program by the end of their fourth semester. Minimum standards for admission include: 1) Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 and passing all sections of the MoGEA (Missouri General Education Assessment); 2) 30 semester hours course work completed; 3) ACT score on file.

Students must apply for permission to enroll in student teaching the semester preceding the student teaching semester. Minimum standards for permission to enroll include: 1) minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 with minimum 3.0 in major and professional courses; 2) successful completion of teaching certification course requirements in one or more teaching fields; 3) minimum grade of “C-“ in all professional education and major field courses required; 4) Successful completion of Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Exit Exam is required prior to student teaching.

NOTE: College of the Ozarks Teacher Education Program and Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Certification Standards that are in effect at the time of program completion must be met in order to be recommended for teaching certification.

College of the Ozarks students who completed the professional educational programs for teacher certification had a 100% pass rate on the prescribed state licensure tests for 2014-2015.