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The Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education degree prepares future teachers to work with students in elementary school settings. As an Elementary Education degree student you'll have multiple field-based courses where you will work in classrooms with 1st – 6th grade children.
Asking yourself what you can do with an elementary education degree? The Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education degree prepares students for the classroom through coursework on campus and field work within schools. In addition, you’ll be prepared to integrate technology into your classroom as a beginning teacher.
Wondering what you can do with an Elementary Education degree? Your education is just one piece to launching an extraordinary career. Once you’ve mastered the material, you still have to find the job you want, make the right connections, sell your knowledge and experience—and if all this is giving you anxiety, don’t panic. SEMO’s Career Services office is here to help you with the next step. They’ll provide the expertise and support you need, so you’re landing your dream job in no time.
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$69k
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for an elementary school teacher is $69,790.
$70k
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for a middle school teacher is $70,040.
$70k
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for a special education teacher is $70,150.
As an elementary education major, you’ll learn to meet the rigor of teacher education in a supportive environment with faculty who have extensive classroom experience themselves. You’ll complete a minimum of 120 credit hours to complete this degree, including the general education requirements and at least 39 senior division hours.
Some requirements may be fulfilled by coursework in major program,
Milestone: Passing score MoGEA or ACT
Literacy Block
Content Block
Milestone: Maintain a 3.0 GPA in content courses and a 3.0 GPA in professional education
Advanced Block
Student Teaching Block
Milestone: Passing score MOContent Exams and MEES; 3.0 GPA in content courses
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SEMO has started an EDvolution®. It’s our tech-ready promise to prepare majors to use and integrate instructional technology in the classroom, so elementary education degree students can do so seamlessly in their classrooms as beginning teachers. All elementary education students in Educator Preparation Programs must have a device, i.e. laptop, or iPad, for use during the program.
As an elementary education major, you can choose to participate in Tomorrow’s Teachers Learning Community. This is Special Interest Housing comprised of groups of students with a shared academic interest either on the same floor or within the same residence hall. These communities provide students an opportunity to challenge and shape their personal and professional identities. They build community with programming designed by faculty and staff from their academic area and Residence Life staff. It gives you the opportunity to know, support, and collaborate with others to help in your academic and personal success.
With an early childhood education degree, you’re prepared for a career focused on students birth through eight years as a teacher, childcare director, counselor, or nanny.
Bachelor's Degree
Undergraduate
Main Campus - Cape
Regional Campus - Kennett
Regional Campus - Sikeston
As a child development major, you’re prepared for a career in teaching, child care, or a social service setting.
Bachelor's Degree
Undergraduate
Main Campus - Cape
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