Bachelor of Science (Education)

Degree Requirements

1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours;
2. A total of 30 hours in residence with at least 15 of the final 30 hours in residence;
3. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale;
4. No course with a grade lower than “B-“will be accepted toward the major. Courses in the major are defined as any course required or accepted to meet a requirement of the major;
5. Satisfactory achievement in an approved academic major;
6. Thirty-six semester hours in upper-division courses (3000-4000 level courses);
7. A grade of “B-” or higher in student teaching to meet the senior comprehensive requirement (Assessment for Senior Comp: Teacher Work Sample (TWS), Mid-term and Final evaluations, and dispositional evaluations);
8. Completion of the general education program as defined by the School of Education;
9. All requirements for each major and minor including senior comprehensive exams must be met while earning a degree and prior to the conferral date of that degree;
10. If, after graduation with a given degree and major(s), a student wishes to earn a second baccalaureate degree and/or major from MidAmerica Nazarene University, he/she must satisfactorily complete all requirements for an additional major and complete a minimum of thirty semester hours in residence. Further, to complete any major in a degree program, the student must fulfill all requirements for that major and that degree program.
11. The student will take required classes in some areas and will select from a list of options in other areas. More detailed information about the courses and the distribution of requirements can be found on the individual program pages.