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Academic Program Guides

Below are links to the academic program guide for each area of certification offered at Missouri State University to Post-Baccalaureate students.  THESE GUIDES DO NOT APPLY TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.  If you do not have a bachelor's degree, you should contact the Education Advisement Center for information regarding your major. 

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Early Childhood
Early Childhood Education (Birth - Grade 3)

Elementary Education
Elementary Education (1-6)
Elementary - West Plains

Special Education
Cross-Categorical Special Education (K-12)
Severely Developmentally Disabled (B-12)
Visually Impaired (Blind and Partially Sighted)

Middle School Education
Middle School Education (5-9)
Middle School Content Areas

Secondary Education (9-12) Choose a content area:
Agriculture
Art (K-12)
Business
Biology - Categorical
Biology - Unified Science
Chemistry - Categorical
Chemistry - Unified Science
Earth Science - Categorical
English
Family and Consumer Sciences (Birth-Grade 12)
French (K-12)
German (K-12)
Latin (K-12)
Mathematics
Music - Instrumental (K-12)
Music - Vocal/Choral (K-12)
Physical Education (K-12)
Physics - Categorical
Social Studies
Spanish (K-12)
Speech & Theatre
Technology Education

Added Certificate Programs
These certificates can only be added to
an initial certificate in another area.
 Journalism (9-12)
 TESOL (K-12)  (ESOL) (Teaching
 English to Speakers of Other Languages)
 Health (9-12)
 Driver's Education
 Early Childhood/Special Education
 Middle School:
    Agriculture
    Business
    Speech/Theatre
   
Advanced  Programs
These programs are offered at the Masters
level, and can only be offered to students
who possess a valid teaching certification
another area:

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

Counseling Certification
These programs are offered at the Masters
level, and can only be offered to students
who possess a valid teaching certification
another area or who complete additional
education coursework

School Counselor (K-8)
School Counselor (7-12)
School Psychological Examiner (K-12)

Special Education Alternative Certification Track (SEACT)
 This program offers certification in Cross-Categorical Special Education (K-12) AND a Master's Degree in an accelerated master's program. 
 SEACT Program

Master of Arts in Teaching
 The following Secondary Education Programs offer certification AND a master's degree through the MAT program.  To view the required course sequence please select which campus you will be attending.
        MAT Springfield
        MAT Joplin
        MAT - West Plains

Then review the APG below for the content area you are pursuing.  Your General Education coursework will be waived, and the professional coursework will be replaced by the MAT core.  Your content area coursework will remain the same.

Agriculture
 Art (K-12)
 Business 9-12
 Biology - Categorical
 Biology - Unified Science
 
 
 Earth Science - Categorical
 English
 French (K-12)
 German (K-12) 		 Latin (K-12)
 Mathematics
 Music - Instrumental (K-12)
 Music - Vocal/Choral (K-12)
 Physics - Categorical
 
 
 Speech & Theatre
 Technology Education (9-12)