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Middle Grades Education, B.A. or B.S.

(51 credits)

Please note: These courses are required for all four content specialization areas within the Middle Grades major

Required Core Courses

EDUC 236Educational Psychology

3
EDUC 300Introduction to Teaching and Learning

3
EDUC 338Measurement and Assessment of Learning

3
EDUC 349Integrating Tech into the Classroom

3
EDUC 369Effective Classroom Management

3
EDRD 315Foundations of Literacy for Middle and High School

3
EDRD 323Content Area Literacy Instruction

3
EDSL 371Cross-Cultural Education

3
EDSL 374Multicultural Children's Literature

3
SPED 345SPED Methods for Diverse Learners

3
EDUC 351Writing and Research for Educators

3
EDUC 495Senior Seminar

3
EDMG 406Middle Grades Student Teaching Seminar

3
EDMG 409Student Teaching in Middle Grades I

6
EDMG 410Student Teaching in Middle Grades II

6

Content Area Requirements

I. Literacy Specialization (21 credits)

Requirements Courses

RHET 101Introductory Rhetoric

3
RHET 102Intermediate Rhetoric

3
ENGL 150Introduction to Literature

3
ENGL 154Introduction to Creative Writing

3
EDMG 363Middle Grades Literacy Methods

3
ENGL ____
English Elective Course

3

Choose one of the following:

ENGL 280Survey I: Beowulf to Chaucer

3
ENGL 281Survey II: Utopia to Gulliver's Travels

3
ENGL 282Survey III: Revolution and Nationalism

3
ENGL 283Survey IV: Victorianism to Modernity

3

II. Mathematics Specialization (26 credits)

Required Courses

MATH 101Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics

3
MATH 116Nature of Mathematics I

3
MATH 117Nature of Mathematics II

3
MATH 120Functions and Models

3
MATH 224Elements of Statistics

4
MATH 230Calculus with Analytic Geometry I

4
EDMG 352Middle Grades Math Methods

3
MATH ____
Math Elective Course

3

III. Science Specialization (30 credits)

Required Courses

MATH 120Functions and Models

3
PHYS 101Physics for Poets and Non Poets

4
PHYS 102Physical Science and Everyday Thinking

1
PHYS 110Introduction to Astronomy

3
BIOL 105Earth Systems Science

4
BIOL 150Principles of Biology

4
BIOL 151Principles of Biology II

4
CHEM 104Introductory Chemistry

4
EDMG 326Middle Grades Science Methods

3

IV. Social Science Specialization (24 credits)

Required Courses

SOCI 150Introduction to Sociology

3
INST 115World Regional Geography

3
POLS 102American Government

3
EDMG 324Middle Grades Social Science Methods

3

Choose one of the following Economics courses:

ECON 100Current Economic Issues

3
ECON 101Principles of Microeconomics

3
ECON 102Principles of Macroeconomics

3

Choose one of the following World History courses:

HIST 107World History I: to 1500 C.E.

3
HIST 108World History II: From 1450 to Present

3

Choose one of the following US History courses:

HIST 110Creation of the United States: 1600-1865

3
HIST 111Evolution of the United States 1865-1945

3
HIST 112Modern America since 1945

3

Social Science Elective

Students must choose one additional Social Science course for a total of 24 credits in Social Science.