Bachelor of Science in Education
Columbia, USA
BSc
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* rolling admission; for optimum scholarship consideration: priority admission I: apply by November 1; priority admission II: apply by February 1
Key Summary
The Stephens College Education program provides first-hand teaching experiences beginning your first semester.
Embedded in the program is our Children’s School laboratory school, which allows students to develop teaching skills starting their first semester in an authentic school environment.
Program Features
- Start earning classroom experience from day one at The Children’s School at Stephens College, our on-campus laboratory school for pre-K through fifth-grade students.
- Work in real classroom settings alongside full-time teachers with master or doctoral education degrees.
- Gain experience with adapting to various learning needs by working in our multi-age lab school.
- Prepare and deliver your own lesson plans throughout the program.
- Become certified to teach at both the early childhood (includes kindergarten) and elementary levels.
- Stephens is a long-time leader in arts and sciences curricular integration.
- In fact, we were named a national College of Distinction for our Education program's curriculum and student-centered approach.
Stephens is a long-time leader in arts and sciences curricular integration.
In fact, we were named a national College of Distinction for our Education program's curriculum and student-centered approach.
The Education program is transfer-friendly.
- If you have already earned about 18 hours of transfer, dual enrollment, or AP credit, you can take advantage of our accelerated three-year, six-semester degree option.
- Small cohorts allow the education faculty to get to know you individually and tailor training to your specific needs.
Program Structure
Education students at Stephens learn by doing. Our students complete four to five times more classroom time than many other programs, with more than 400 hours of classroom experience prior to student teaching.
Experiential Learning Highlights
Freshman Year
Start assisting in the Children’s School at Stephens College your first semester on campus.
Junior Year
Create a two-week curriculum, teach it to students at the Children’s School, and give a poster presentation about your methods and experience.
Senior Year
Spend your first semester student-teaching in a public school, and your second semester student-teaching at the Children’s School. With their exceptional experience and preparation level, Stephens student-teachers are in high demand at local schools.
Curriculum
Major Requirements
- Based on the 2020-2021 Curriculum Catalog
- Degree: BS
- Curriculum: Education (EDU)
- Elective Courses: 11 credits
- General Education Courses: 31 credits
- Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD): 8 Non-Credit Classes
- Major courses: 78 credits
Required: 78 credits
- EDU 114 Lifespan Development, 3 credits
- EDU 176 Introduction to the Teaching-Learning Process, 5 credits
- EDU 214 Advanced Child Development: Cross-Cultural Perspective, 3 credits
- EDU 225 Integrating the Arts into the Classroom, 2 credits
- EDU 276 Foundations of the Teaching-Learning Process, 3 credits
- EDU 363 Education and Psychology of Exceptional Child, 3 credits
- EDU 365 Designing Effective Assessments of Student Learning, 1 credit
- EDU 368 Developing and Utilizing Assessments of Student Learning, 1 credit
- EDU 375 Parameters of Early Learning I, 3 credits
- EDU 376 Parameters of Early Learning II, 3 credits
- EDU 381 Methods of Developing Concepts, 6 credits
- EDU 382 Classroom Management, 3 credits
- EDU 385 Helping Children Develop Skills in Literacy I, 3 credits
- EDU 386 Helping Children Develop Skills in Literacy II, 3 credits
- EDU 387 Helping Children Think Mathematically, 3 credits
- EDU 388 Professional Standards I, 2 credits
- EDU 389 Professional Standards II, 2 credits
- EDU 413 Family and Community, 3 credits
- EDU 417 Using Assessment Results in the Service of Learning, 1 credit
- EDU 421 Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education, 6 credits
- EDU 441 Student Teaching in the Elementary School, 12 credits
- EDU 454 Emergent Language and Literacy, 3 credits
- EDU 483 Professional Practice: Demonstrating Professional Competence, 2 credits
- EDU 484 Senior Seminar: Professional Issues in Education, 2 credits
The field of education continues to grow, and Missouri is experiencing teacher shortages at both the elementary and early childhood levels. The Stephens Education program will ensure you’re well prepared to fill the need for excellent teachers. You’ll graduate confident in your skills and ready to make a difference.