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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
EDUCATION CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ELEMENTARY
(GRADES 1-6)
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
A. A baccalaureate degree from a college
or university having a teacher education program
approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education or from a college or
university having a teacher education program
approved by the state education agency in states
other than Missouri;
B. Must have recommendation of designated
official for teacher education in the college
or university;
C. Must have a grade point average of
2.5 on a 4.0 scale overall and in the major
area of study;
P. Must complete the content knowledge or specialty
area test designated by the State Board of '
Education with a score equal to or greater than
the Missouri qualifying score;
E. Completion of professional requirements,
as determined by the recommending college or
university, which may exceed these minimum requirements;
and
F. Individuals who completed their teacher
education program outside of the United States
shall provide documentation of completion of
course work in the following:
1. English Composition, two (2) courses, each
a minimum of two (2) semester hours;
2. U.S. History, three (3) semester hours; and
3. U.S. Government, three (3) semester hours.
PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS: A minimum
of sixty (60) semester hours of professional
preparation. Competency must be demonstrated
in each topic listed to the satisfaction of
the teacher preparation institution.
A. Foundations for Teaching (Minimum
requirement often (10) semester hours):
1. Foundations of Education;
2. School Organization and Management;
3. Personalized Teaching Strategies;
4. Self Awareness and Human Relations;
5. Child Growth and Development;
6. Psychology of Learning;
7. Psychology and/or Education of the Exceptional
Child (including the Gifted); and
8. Behavior Management Techniques (Interpersonal
Relationships);
B. Teaching Methods (Minimum requirement
of fifteen (15) semester hours):
1. Reading (three (3) courses required, minimum
total of eight (8) semester hours);
2. As a minimum, the teaching method competencies
shall include:
a. Children's Literature;
b. Language Arts;
c. Math;
d. Science;
e. Social Science to include Geography and Economics;
f. Art;
g. Music;
h. Physical Education; and i. Microcomputer
Applications in Education;
C. Clinical Experiences (Minimum requirement
of ten (10) semester hours):
A minimum of two (2) semester hours of field
experiences prior to student teaching and a
minimum of eight (8) semester hours of student
teaching in elementary grades are required.
Teachers meeting certification requirements
for Early Childhood or Middle School teaching
certificates will be exempt from this clinical
experience requirement. A fully certificated
secondary teacher with two (2) or more years
of secondary teaching experience may satisfy
this requirement through the completion of a
two (2) or more semester hour practicum at the
elementary level;
D. Elementary School Courses:
1. Courses appropriate for Elementary grades:
a. Mathematics (two (2) courses, minimum total
of five (5) semester hours) b. Economics;
c. Geography;
d. Health; and e. Art or Music; and
Area of Concentration:
The student must have a total of at least twenty-one
(21) semester hours in an area of concentration.
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