You may find your bill by going to the My Missouri State > “University Account- Billing"
card.
From this page, you will be able to access your account, make payments, view your
account information, account summary, etc. If you have questions, you may contact
Financial Services.
We encourage all students to complete a FAFSA. If you have questions about your financial aid package, please schedule an appointment
with a Financial Aid counselor. You can review your financial aid offers in your My Missouri State > Financial
Aid and Scholarships card.
During the fall and spring semesters, full time status for graduate students is 9
semester hours. Part time is 5 hours. During the summer semester, full time is 6 hours,
part time is 3 hours.
When you meet with your advisor, you and your advisor will select classes for the
upcoming semester, and you will be given complete registration instructions. You will
register for classes online through the My Missouri State > Registration Card.
Professional education classes in the ELED MSEd program are offered online. In addition,
you will complete a 60 hour practicum (SEC 783) and full-time student teaching (SEC
784) in a classroom that fulfills certification, 1st to 6th grade. Full-time student
teaching follows the classroom teacher’s full-time contracted schedule. There are
some courses that do have seated options. This can be discussed with your advisor.
If you are interested in obtaining a provisional certificate for the purpose of teaching
while completing the ELED MSEd program, you may apply for a provisional certificate
if all the requirements below have been met:
You have been offered a full-time contract to teach in a classroom in the grade level
which you are seeking certification for (1st - 6th grade). The job offered must be
in a Missouri public school district or a private school that is accredited by an
agency recognized by DESE.
You must be within 12-15 hours of completing your ELED MSED program
Provisional certificates are an agreement between the hiring school district, student,
MSU & DESE.
If you are teaching full time, you will need to fill out the following forms:
The Praxis exam must be attempted prior to student teaching Register for the Praxis through the Praxis website. Many testing centers require additional sitting fees, and many assessments are available
online.
Students must complete the MOVECHS fingerprinting requirement in their first semester
of the MSU program. MSU cannot use fingerprints and background checks from other institutions.
Results can take 1-2 weeks to return to MSU from the time of fingerprinting and can
be seen in your My Missouri State > My Student Records card > “Test Scores” page.
If you are no longer under the purview of MSU teacher education programs, you will
be removed from the MOVECHS database and will need to fingerprint again upon return.
Practicum (SEC 783) includes an internship in a classroom in your content area (1st - 6th grade). Students
will register for SEC 783 like any other MSED class. A field placement specialist
will email you regarding your placement. You may not receive your placement until
the semester begins.
Student Teaching (SEC 784) is a full-time, 40-hour per week, commitment in a school district. You will apply
for student teaching by February 1 for the upcoming fall semester and August 1 for
the upcoming spring semester. A field placement specialist will secure a placement
based on your district preferences indicated in your student teaching application.
If a placement cannot be found in your preferred districts, a field placement specialist
will contact you with further directions.
If you have a full-time teaching job in the content and grade level for which you are seeking certification, you can complete
the internship and student teaching in your classroom (this requires approval).
Yes, you will still register for both the internship (SEC 783) and student teaching
(SEC 784) courses. On your student teaching application, you will note the district
and school where you are working on a provisional certificate. You will complete all
the course requirements for SEC 783 and SEC 784.
Near the end of your program of study, you will register for ELE 772, Research Seminar
in Elementary Education. In this course, you will complete a research project. You
should consider research topics (relating to teaching in your content area) during
the semester before taking this course. This course is beneficial to be taken while
you are getting classroom experience. This could mean during SEC 783 practicum or
SEC 784 student teaching, or while subbing.
While enrolled in ELE772, you will complete the comprehensive exam requirements for
your program.
The MSED program does not require a thesis.
Students must earn a B- or higher in all graduate coursework. Additionally, in accordance
with Missouri State University Graduate College policy, a student becomes ineligible to continue in the graduate program if they earn more
than 9 semester hours of grades of "C+" or lower in graduate courses taken as part
of the degree program.
