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Undergraduate Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Beacon Secondary Education (9-12) Certification

General Education (38-41 sem. hrs)

The general education component is to be completed according to Columbia College degree requirements. (Please refer to your entrance year catalog for specific degree requirements.)

Liberal Arts and Science Degree (40-67 sem. hrs)

Students seeking certification in Secondary Education may choose from the following recommended degree areas:

  • BA - American Studies
  • BA - Biology
  • BS - Biology
  • BA - Business Administration
  • BS - Business Administration
  • BA - Chemistry
  • BA - Communication Studies
  • BA - English
  • BS - Environmental Science
  • BA - History
  • BA - Mathematics
  • BA - Sociology

Students must complete the degree requirements as set forth by Columbia College. Hours required for completion will vary depending on area chosen. (Please refer to your entrance year catalog for specific degree requirements.)

Secondary Content Area

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) requires a certain number of hours in the chosen content area. Students seeking Secondary Education Certification may choose from the following content areas:

Biology (Grades 9-12) Minimum (32 sem. hrs)

Business Education (Grades 9-12) Non-Vocational Minimum (30 sem. hrs)

Business Electives Recommended (0-6 sem. hrs)

Note(s):

Electives only needed if content area hours in above categories are below 30 hours required by DESE.

Chemistry (Grades 9-12) Minimum (32 sem. hrs)

English (Grades 9-12) Minimum (30 sem. hrs)

One course selected from:

General Science (Grades 9-12) Min. (32 sem. hrs)

Mathematics (Grades 9-12) Minimum (30 sem. hrs)

Minimum ten hours from at least three of the following areas:

History of Mathematics (2-3 sem. hrs)

Recommended:

Structure of the Real Number System (2-3 sem. hrs)

Recommended:

Number Theory (2-3 sem. hrs)
Completion Calculus Sequence (2-5 sem. hrs)

Recommended:

Probability and Statistics (2-3 sem. hrs)

Recommended:

Computer Science (2-5 sem. hrs)

Recommended:

Math for Exceptional Children (2-3 sem. hrs)
Linear Algebra (2-3 sem. hrs)

Recommended:

Social Studies (Grades 9-12) Minimum (40 sem. hrs)

Speech/Theatre (Grades 9-12) Minimum (30 sem. hrs)

Speech (12 sem. hrs)

Speech Electives: Choose six hours from the following:

Theatre (12 sem. hrs)

Theatre Electives: Choose six hours from the following:
Other Electives: Choose six hours from the following:

Note(s):

1 This course must include a résumé that will document one (1) year or two thousand (2000) hours of approved occupational experience or appropriate internship. The approval process is determined by the nature of employment in a business occupation. Copy of résumé needed for student file.
2 This course is not offered at Columbia College; course can be taken online with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education via the Consortium Agreement.
3 Electives only needed if content area hours in above categories are below 30 hours required by DESE.