Admission Requirements

Your first steps

  1. Become a Bear: Apply to Missouri State.
  2. Before completing 60 credit hours, visit the Academic Advising and Transfer Center to declare or change your major to elementary education.

Admission Requirements

All students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Refer to Teacher Education Program for application procedures. In addition to meeting all requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program, those wishing to pursue a degree in Elementary Education must have a combined (Missouri State and transfer) GPA of 2.75 or higher.