Middle Grades (5-9) Education Area – Bachelor of Arts

Program Requirements

General Education

General Education courses

variable

EDF 211Human Growth and Development

3

EDEM 499CSeminar in Effective Teaching

3

One of the following:

MATH 131General Mathematics Problem Solving

3

MATH 135Mathematics for Technical Students

3

MATH 152College Algebra

3

MATH 174Pre-Calculus Mathematics

3

Total Credit Hours:36

(MATH 152 or MATH 174 is recommended)

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.

Area Requirements

5-9 Area Requirements

EDSP 230Education of Exceptional Children*

3

EDEL 302Integrating Technology into the Classroom

3

EDMG 330Foundations of Reading for Middle Grades

3

EDF 207Foundations of Education

3

EDMG 306Development and Learning in Middle Grades

3

EDMG 332Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades Content Areas

3

EDMG 347Literature and Materials for the Middle Grades

3

EDMG 446Supervised Student Teaching*

4-12

EDUC 482Classroom Management and Assessment*

3

Choose two courses:
EDMG 341Teaching Math in Middle Grades*

3

EDMG 343Teaching Language Arts in Middle Grades*

3

EDMG 342Teaching Social Studies in Middle Grades*

3

SCI 491Science for the Middle School Teacher*

3

SCI 391Teaching Science in the Middle Grades

3

Total Credit Hours:42

SCI 391: (Science Area Only)

Academic Components: Students for 5-9 certification must select two academic components from English, science, social studies and mathematics, or students may choose coursework for a single component in science.

Supplemental Requirements

Academic Components - A GPA of 2.75 is required in all academic components

Science Area

ASTR 105Your Cosmic Context

3

ASTR 125Astronomical and Physics Methods to Explore the Universe

3

BIOL 110Inquiry Biology for Teachers

3

BIOL 155Introduction to Environmental Science

3

BIOL 352Animal Natural History

3

CHEM 101Survey of Chemistry

4

ESS 108Physical Geology

4

ESS 201Historical Geology

3

ESS 303Planetary Geology

3

MATH 123Introduction to Statistics

3

PHYS 201Elementary Physics I

3

PHYS 201AElementary Physics I Lab

1

SCI 111Inquiry Physical Science for Teachers

3

ESS 112Inquiry Earth Systems Science for Teachers

3

Choose one science elective from the following:
AGR 311Soil Conservation

3

BIOL 351Plant Natural History

3

ESS 350Geomorphology

3

ESS 376Environmental Geology

3

ESS 379Invertebrate Paleontology

4

GEO 361The World of Caves

3

GEO 390Weather and Climate

3

Total Credit Hours:45

Language Arts

ENG 392Teaching Writing in Elementary and Middle Schools

3

COMS 350Communication, Culture and Diversity

3

Choose one:
ENG 205Language: Culture & Mind

3

ENG 394Language and Society

3

Choose one:
ENG 211Introduction to World Literature I

3

ENG 212Introduction to World Literature II

3

Choose one:
ENG 305Introduction to Linguistics

3

ENG 315Structure of English

3

Choose one:
ENG 293Creative Writing I

3

ENG 390Professional Writing

3

ENG 391Advanced Expository Writing

3

ENG 395Poetry Writing

3

ENG 396Fiction Writing

3

Choose one:
ENG 341American Literature to 1865

3

ENG 342American Literature Since 1865

3

ENG 360Appalachian Literature

3

Total Credit Hours:21

Social Studies

ECON 101Introduction to Economics

3

or

ECON 201Principles of Macroeconomics

3

 

GEO 241United States and Canada

3

GEO 300World Geography

3

GOVT 141United States Government

3

HST 260American History to 1865

3

HST 261American History since 1865

3

HST 270World History to 1500

3

HST 271World History since 1500

3

Total Credit Hours:24

Science

BIOL 110Inquiry Biology for Teachers

3

ESS 108Physical Geology

4

CHEM 101Survey of Chemistry

4

PHYS 201Elementary Physics I

3

PHYS 201AElementary Physics I Lab

1

CHEM 101: (must have ACT of 18 or higher or complete MATH 091 with grade of "B" or higher)

Choose three hours:
SCI 111Inquiry Physical Science for Teachers

3

ASTR 125Astronomical and Physics Methods to Explore the Universe

3

ASTR 112Introductory Astronomy

3

Choose six hours:
BIOL 105Biology for Your Life

3

BIOL 150Introduction Plant Science

3

BIOL 155Introduction to Environmental Science

3

BIOL 171Principles of Biology

4

BIOL 234Principles of Human Anatomy & Physiology I

3

BIOL 351Plant Natural History

3

BIOL 352Animal Natural History

3

Total Credit Hours:24
BIOL 234 (ACT of 18 or higher)

Mathematics

MATH 231Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher I

3

MATH 232Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher II

3

 

MATH 353Statistics

3

or

MATH 305Business Statistics

3

 

MATH 300Introduction to Mathematical Proofs

3

MATH 332Introduction to Finite Mathematics

3

MATH 330Geometry for Teachers (P-9)

3

Choose one set:
MATH 141Plane Trigonometry

3

and

MATH 152College Algebra

3

or

MATH 174Pre-Calculus Mathematics

3

and

MATH 170Introduction to Computer Science

4

Total Credit Hours:24

Total Credit Hours: 126