Southeast Online Degrees

Undergraduate Programs - Full Degree:

Bachelor of General Studies (BGS).  If you're looking for an online degree with a maximum amount of flexibility, look no further.  Southeast's BGS program lets you build a degree with courses and subjects of your own choosing.  Unlike a traditional major, the BGS allows you to switch from a previous area of study with a minimum amount of additional coursework.  For more information about the structure of the BGS degree, visit http://online.semo.edu/advising/BGSreqs.htm or email southeastonline@semo.edu.

Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS).  Choosing IDS means creating an individualized cross-disciplinary major that can be tailored to your individual career and educational goals. Students should select 2-4 areas of emphasis from the approved list as a part of their personal IDS plan of study.  This customized degree must be declared via approved plan of study prior to the completion of 75 credit hours.  For more information about the structure of the IDS degree and the areas of emphasis available online, visit http://online.semo.edu/ids/class/ or email southeastonline@semo.edu.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Organizational Administration.  A major in organizational administration prepares you for a wide variety of professional opportunities in management. Managers are needed in all areas of business, whether it is the retail industry, finance and banking industry, manufacturing industry, or the health industry.  The BSBA online option in Organizational Administration holds the same AACSB accreditation as our on-campus BSBA options.  For more information on the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Organizational Administration, visit http://www5.semo.edu/cobadvising or email businessadvising@semo.edu

Undergraduate Programs - Degree Completion:

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (IT) - option in Technology Management.  The technology management option is specifically designed for students who have earned accredited Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees in technically-oriented programs and who desire to complete a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology.  This option is also available to students with a recognized national certification or exam score and three years of related work experience.  For more information on the Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology, visit http://www.semo.edu/study/industrialtech/courses.htm or email polytech@semo.edu.

RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing.  The RN to BSN Completion Track is designed specifically for licensed registered nurses (RNs), recognizing them for prior knowledge and experience through advanced placement into the BSN major.  For more information on the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, please visit http://www2.semo.edu/nursing/furntobsn.html or contact the Department of Nursing at 573-651-5154.

Unsure which undergraduate program might be the best fit for you?  Contact the Southeast Online Advisor, Heather Jones, at southeastonline@semo.edu or 573-651-2889 to discuss further!

Certificate Programs:

Alternative Certification.  Southeast's Alternative Certification Program assists prospective teachers who have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in the subject area to be taught or a closely related field, obtain certification to teach in a school district in the state of Missouri. Southeast's Alternative Certification Program can assist in acquiring either the two year Provisional Certificate or the one-year Temporary Certificate, both of which do lead to the new teacher obtaining Missouri's entry level professional teaching certificate, the Initial Professional Certificate.  

For more information on Alternative Certification, visit http://online.semo.edu/altcert/ or e-mail sholder@semo.edu  

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Certification.  State Requirements for the ESOL Certification include 21 hours of coursework in the areas of Theories of Second/Foreign Language Learning, Methods/Techniques of TESOL, Materials/Assessment of TESOL, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Practicum in TESOL, and an elective related to the field. A teacher must also hold a valid teaching certificate in Missouri and show coursework in Teaching Reading in the Content Areas and Psychology of the Exceptional Child. Previous experience learning another language is desirable.

For more information on the ESOL Certification, visit http://www6.semo.edu/southeasttesol/ or email iustinova@semo.edu.

Graduate Programs:

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - General Management option. We believe our AACSB Accredited MBA program is set a part from other programs by offering our students quick response in all correspondence, by paying special attention to their personal needs, and by giving all students the chance to be actively involved through our small class sizes.  You can earn your MBA from Southeast Missouri State University without ever setting foot on campus.

For more information on the MBA program, visit http://www6.semo.edu/mba or email mba@semo.edu.

Master of Arts (MA) in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).  The MA TESOL degree is designed to train professionals to teach people who are learning to speak English as another language. Graduates work with children in pre-school through high school, in adult education programs with refugees and immigrants, or in college and university programs. The workplace may be within the United States or overseas. The program emphasizes the practical application of theory to the classroom. Students design a program of language instruction for their own particular setting and learn to revise, adapt and assess the program as they progress in their studies.

For more information on the MA in TESOL, visit http://www6.semo.edu/southeasttesol/ or email dzen@semo.edu.