Bachelor of Science in Education with Secondary Certification

Students must meet the Major Requirements for their selected areas in addition to the following coursework.

Core Requirements

English

ENG 200 Introduction to Literature is recommended for the additional literature course for students who take ENG 100/ENG 101 Intensive.

ENG 100	English Composition I	3-4
	Or
ENG 110	English Comp.I-Honors	3
ENG 101	English Composition II	3-4
	Or
ENG 111	English Comp.II-Honors	3
	Select one 200-level or above literature course	3
	Select one 200-level or above 3-hour ENG course	3

A student may bypass ENG 100 with an ACT score of 27 in English. To complete core requirements in English, a student should take ENG 101 and nine semester hours of work in English at the 200 level or above.

This requirement may be met in major requirements. Please see the course requirements for the secondary major.

History

Select 6 hours (2 courses) from the following list

HIS 110	Western Civilization I	3
HIS 111	Western Civilization II	3
HIS 210	Early U.S. History	3
HIS 211	Modern U.S. History	3

This requirement may be met in major requirements. Please see the course requirements for the secondary major.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

PSY 100

Introd.to Psychology

Select one additional course

Additionally, select 3 hours (one course) with a prefix of ECO, GEO, HIS, PSC, or SOC.

This requirement may be met in major requirements. Please see the course requirements for the secondary major.

Biblical Studies

Select 6 hours (2 courses) from the following list.

BIB 100	Old Testament I	3
BIB 101	Old Testament II	3
BIB 200	New Testament I	3
BIB 201	New Testament II	3

Biological Sciences

BIO 184	General Biology I	3
BIO 184L	General Biology I Lab.	1
	Additional Mathematics or Science	3-4

Note: BIO184/184L or equivalent

This requirement may be met in major requirements. Please see the course requirements for the secondary major.

Mathematics

MAT 110	College Algebra	3
MAT 111	Trigonometry	3
	Additional Mathematics or Science	3-4

This requirement may be met in major requirements. Please see the course requirements for the secondary major.

Physical Science

Select 3 hours (one course) from the following list.

PHY 204	Conc.in Phys./Astron.	3
PHY 207	Sur.Earth/Env.Sci.	3

Note: PHY 207 or equivalent

This requirement may be met in major requirements. Please see the course requirements for the secondary major.

Speech

STH 210

Oral Communication

Fine Arts

Choose 3 hours (1 course) from the following list.

ART 142	Art Appreciation	3
MUS 142	Music Appreciation	3
STH 142	Theatre Appreciation	3

Kinesiology

PED 127	Fitness for Life-Cardiovascular	1
	Or
PED 128	Fitness for Life-Resistance	1
	Physical Education Activity Course	1
HLT 104	Personal Health	3

Note: All first-time freshmen must take PED 127 or PED 128 (except full-time online students or athletes earning varsity sports credit).

First Year Seminar

FYS 100

First Year Seminar

Only required for First-time Freshmen

Professional Education Requirements

Required Education and Psychology Courses

EDU 216	Intro.to Education	3
EDU 217	PRAXIS Core Prep.& Lab	1
EDU 326	Read.in Acad.Disciplines 7-12	3
EDU 350	Sur.Learners with Exceptionalities	3
EDU 400	Theories of Learning	3
	Wtih
EDU 401	PRAXIS PLT Preparation	1
PSY 260	Human Growth/Dev.	3

EDU 217: Not required for students who have an ACT/SAT exemption

EDU 350: Not required in Physical Education endorsement

Professional Education Courses

These courses require admission to Teacher Education.

EDU 340	Classroom Assessment	3
EDU 424	Classroom/Beh.Mgmt.	3
EDU 470	Pre-Internship Lab	1

EDU 340: Not required in Physical Education endorsement

EDU 450: Methods of Teaching in chosen subject area

EDU 445: Required only for students in Music Education

Professional Semester

Professional Semester Requirements

Requires admission to Teacher Education & taking of required Mississippi licensure examinations.

EDU 488

Intern.Sec.Sch./Sp.Sub.Fld.