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MoSTEP Matrix for Missouri State Teacher Education Programs

If you would like to view the MoSTEP matrix for a particular Teacher Education program at Missouri State University, please click on the appropriate link below.  The matrix will download as a Microsoft Excel file.  For those programs that have provided previous MoSTEP Matrix, you will see several tabs on the bottom of the MoSTEP Matrix.  Each tab indicates the year that matrix was in effect. 

Updated MoSTEP Matrix for all programs are currently under development.  If your program matrix does not appear below, you will need to build it.  Please use the MoSTEP Template to build your matrix.

Instructions for making changes in your MoSTEP Matrix:
If you find an error in your program's MoSTEP Matrix or need to make changes to your matrix to reflect changes in your program, please follow these easy instructions:

  1. Download the Matrix to your desktop as a Microsoft Excel File.
  2. Make the necessary changes to the matrix (all changes should be in RED).
  3. Email the matrix to the teacher certification Office at:  teachercertification@missouristate.edu Once we receive it, we will make the necessary changes to the master document and upload it to the web.  You will be notified when your changes have been made to the document posted on the web.  DO NOT STORE THIS DOCUMENT IN ANOTHER LOCATION FOR NCATE/DESE ACCREDITATION PURPOSES.  The documents on this website are the OFFICIAL MoSTEP Matrix for Missouri State for accreditation purposes.

If you have any questions regarding the matrix, please contact the Teacher Certification Office at 417-836-8772.

If you do not have Microsoft  Excel you can download a free Excel Viewer here.

Alternative Certification Programs
    
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) - Alternative
     Special Education Alternative Certification Track (SEACT)
     Visually Impaired Program (VIP)
     Severely Developmentally Disabled (SDD)

Innovative Certification Programs
    
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) - Innovative
     Special Education Alternative Certification Track - Innovative

Early Childhood Education (Birth - Grade 3)
     Early Childhood Education

Elementary Education (Grades 1-6)
      Elementary Education

Middle School Education (Grades 5-9)
To include the following program options:
     Language Arts     Social Studies
     Mathematics         Science
Also included are additional add-on areas of certification:
     Agriculture             Business
     Speech/Theatre

     Middle School Education

Special Education
     Mild/Moderate, Cross Categorical (Grades K-12)

Advanced Programs:
     School Counselor (K-8)
     School Counselor (9-12)
     School Counselor (K-12)
     School Psychological Examiner (K-12)

     Library Media Specialist (K-12)
  
     Principal (K-8)
     Principal (5-9)
     Principal (9-12)
     Superintendent (K-12)
     Special Reading (K-12)

Secondary Education (9-12 and K-12)

Agriculture Education (9-12)
    
Agriculture

Art Education (K-12)
     Art

Biology Education (9-12)
     Biology - Categorical
     Biology - Unified Science

Business Education (9-12)
     Business

Chemistry Education (9-12)
     Chemistry - Categorical
     Chemistry - Unified Science

Earth Science Education (9-12)
     Earth Science - Categorical
     Earth Science - Unified Science

English Education (9-12)
     English

Foreign Languages (K-12)
     French
     German
     Latin
     Spanish

Mathematics Education (9-12)
     Mathematics

Music Education (K-12)
     Music - Instrumental
     Music - Vocal/Choral

Physical Education (K-12)
     Physical Education

Physics Education (9-12)
     Physics - Categorical

Social Studies Education (9-12)
     Social Studies

Speech/Theatre Education (9-12)
     Speech Theatre

Technology Education (9-12)
     Technology Ed

Vocational Consumer and Family
Science (Birth - Grade 12)

     Voc. Cons. and Family Science