Program Requirements
If you are pursuing a degree in speech and theatre education, you must meet the below requirements to be eligible for graduation. Also, you must complete the general education program, fulfill the general baccalaureate degree requirements and complete at least 120 hours of coursework.
Within the speech and theatre education program, you may select either the communication or theatre option. As an education major, your final semester at Missouri State must be during either the spring or fall to account for your student teaching responsibilities.
Speech and Theatre Education
Major requirements (47 hours):
Students interested in teaching speech and theatre at the secondary level may choose one of two options: One option emphasizes communication (see below) and the other emphasizes theatre (see Department of Theatre and Dance). Both options meet state certification requirements for Speech and Theatre Education.
Note: Nine hours may double count toward the General Education requirements.
Major core (35 hours):
- Specific General Education requirements: COM 115(3), MED 120(3), PSY 121(3).
- Core: COM 115(3), 322(3), 532(3), 534(3), 536(2); THE 130(3), 150(2), 151(1), 222(3), 323(3), 430(3); MED 120(3).
- Public Affairs Capstone Experience will be fulfilled by completion of COM 491(6).
Communication Option (12 hours):
- COM 205(3), 209(3).
- Six hours from: COM 307(3), 320(3), 321(3), 328(3), 332(3), 336(3), 350(3), 405(3), 410(3), 412(3), 521(3); THE 505(3), 506(3), 510(3), 515(3), 530(3), 541(3), 542(3).
Professional Education requirements (32 hours):
- Teaching methods and supervised teaching (15 hours): COM 417(3), 490(6), 491(6).
- Additional Professional Education Required Core and Competencies (17 hours).
- This program also requires compliance with Teacher Education for eligibility to enroll in Professional Education courses; admission to and continuance in Teacher Education; approval for supervised teaching; and recommendation for certification.
- This program also requires the following for eligibility to enroll in Professional
Education courses; admission to and continuance in Teacher Education; approval for
supervised teaching; and recommendation for certification. All GPA requirements include
both Missouri State and transfer grades.
- at least a 2.75 GPA on all course work attempted at all colleges attended.
- at least a 3.00 GPA in the certificate subject area (major field of study) which includes all courses listed under major requirements.
- at least a 3.00 GPA in any additional certificate subject area.
- at least a 3.00 GPA in the professional education courses which includes all courses in number 1 and 2; and no grade lower than a "C" in all professional education courses.