Missouri State University - College of Humanities and Public Affairs
Department of History
 History BS in Education   Updated March 2009
This is a model plan four year graduation plan.  Your path to graduation may vary slightly based on factors such as college credit you earned while in high school, your choice of general education electives, and placement in English and Mathematics. 
This degree program can be completed in eight semesters.
First Semester (Fall)     Second Semester (Spring)  
Fitness for Living - PED 100 2 Public Speaking - COM 115 3
MTH 130 or higher 3 American Democracy and Citizenship - PLS 101 3
Intro University Life - IDS 110 1 Intro to Society - SOC 150 3
Natural World 4 US History I - HST 121 3
Computers for Learning - CIS/CSC 101 2 Natural World 4
Writing I - ENG 110 3    
Total Hours     15 Total Hours       16
Third Semester (Fall)     Fourth Semester (Spring)  
US History II - HST 122 3 Latin American Civilizations - HST 350 3
Intro to Psychology - PSY 121 3 Self-Understanding/Humanities 3
World History I - HST 103 3 World History II - HST 104 3
World Geography - GRY 100 3 Prin of Macroeconomics - ECO 155 3
Self-Understanding/Creativity and Vision 3 Writing II - HST 210 recommended 3
  Intro to Teaching - EDC 150 1
Total Hours     15 Total Hours     16
Fifth Semester (Fall)     Sixth Semester (Spring)    
History Elective 3 School and Society - EDC 350 3
General Methods of Instruction - SEC 302 4 Educational Psychology - PSY 360 3
African American History I - HST 331 3 Educ Alt for Exceptional Students - SPE 340 2
Intro to American Public Policy - PLS 102 3 British History 1688 - Present - HST 361 3
Intro to Historiography - HST 390 3 Recent American History - HST 337 3
  Consumer Economics - ECO 200 3
Total Hours        16 Total Hours       17
Seventh Semester (Fall)     Eighth Semester (Spring)  
Instructional App of Tech/Media - IMT 365 3 Supervised Teaching: Soc Stu - HST 420 6
African Civilization - HST 335 3 Supervised Teaching: Soc Stu - HST 421 6
Ancient Rome - HST 343 3    
Cultural Geography - GRY 320 3    
Teaching Social Studies - HST 418 4    
Reading/Writing in Content Fields - RDG 474 2    
Total Hours     18 Total Hours     12
GPA Requirements Include: at least a 2.50 GPA on all courses attempted at all colleges attended; at least a 2.50 GPA in the certificate subject area (major field of study); at least a 2.50 GPA in any additional certificate subject area; at least a 2.50 GPA in the professional educational courses; and no grade lower than a "C" in all professional education courses.
Other Requirements Include: CBASE score of 265 or higher or completion of waiver contract to continue in BSED program beyond SEC 302 and for graduation; Praxis II exam must be taken prior to Supervised Teaching semester; must meet all current state certification requirements in effect at graduation; and follow all prerequisites according to course guidelines.