Middle Grades (5-9) Education Area – Bachelor of Arts
Special Admissions Requirements
- GPA of 2.75.
- Successfully complete the TEP interview process.
- Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication.
- Successful completion of prerequisite courses, with a grade of "C" or better (ENG 100, ENG 200, COMS 108, EDF 207, EDF 211).
- Students applying for TEP at MSU must take the Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) Testing Series.
Program Competencies
Based on the Teacher Standards, students graduating from the 5-9 program should:
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the growth and development of middle grade students.
- Describe the historical, philosophical and psychological basis of middle grade and middle school programs.
- Demonstrate skills in planning and implementation of instruction in several different organizational patterns.
- Accurately assess the instruction needs of students.
- Develop an effective system for managing the classroom.
- Relate planning for teaching to the needs of middle grade students.
- Identify school and community resources that could be used in instruction.
- Plan for communication with students, parents and other school personnel.
- Establish cooperative relationships with other school personnel and skills in working in teams.
- Develop a breadth of content knowledge.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the provisions of the Kentucky Education Reform Act.
- Demonstrate appropriate uses of technology to support and enhance instruction.
- Demonstrate the capacity to provide leadership within the school, the community and the profession.
Assessment
- GPA of 2.75
- Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) Testing Series
- Interview
- Completion of required field experience hours
- Writing sample
- Teacher Performance Assessment
- PRAXIS Exams
Program Requirements
General Education
One of the following:
| MATH 131 | General Mathematics Problem Solving | 3 |
| MATH 135 | Mathematics for Technical Students | 3 |
| MATH 152 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 174 | Pre-Calculus Mathematics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
Area Requirements
5-9 Area Requirements
| EDSP 230 | Education of Exceptional Children | 3 |
| EDEL 302 | Integrating Technology into the Classroom | 3 |
| EDMG 330 | Foundations of Reading for Middle Grades | 3 |
| EDF 207 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDMG 306 | Development and Learning in Middle Grades | 3 |
| EDMG 332 | Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades Content Areas | 3 |
| EDMG 347 | Literature and Materials for the Middle Grades | 3 |
| EDMG 446 | Supervised Student Teaching* | 12 |
| EDUC 482 | Classroom Management and Assessment* | 3 |
Choose two courses:
| EDMG 341 | Teaching Math in Middle Grades* | 3 |
| EDMG 343 | Teaching Language Arts in Middle Grades* | 3 |
| EDMG 342 | Teaching Social Studies in Middle Grades* | 3 |
| SCI 491 | Science for the Middle School Teacher* | 3 |
| SCI 391 | Teaching 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 language arts, 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
Choose one science elective from the following:
Language Arts
| ENG 392 | Teaching Writing in Elementary and Middle Schools | 3 |
| COMS 350 | Communication, Culture and Diversity | 3 |
Choose one:
Choose one:
| ENG 211 | Introduction to World Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 212 | Introduction to World Literature II | 3 |
Choose one:
Choose one:
Choose one:
| ENG 341 | American Literature to 1865 | 3 |
| ENG 342 | American Literature Since 1865 | 3 |
| ENG 360 | Appalachian Literature | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
Social Studies
Science
CHEM 101: (must have ACT of 18 or higher or complete MATH 091 with grade of "B" or higher)
Choose three hours:
| SCI 111 | Inquiry Physical Science for Teachers | 3 |
| ASTR 125 | Astronomical and Physics Methods to Explore the Universe | 3 |
| ASTR 112 | Introductory Astronomy | 3 |
| ESS 112 | Inquiry Earth Systems Science for Teachers | 3 |
Choose six hours:
Mathematics
Choose one set:
| MATH 141 | Plane Trigonometry | 3 |
| | and | |
| MATH 152 | College Algebra | 3 |
| | or | |
| MATH 174 | Pre-Calculus Mathematics | 3 |
| | and | |
| MATH 170 | Introduction to Computer Science | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Total Credit Hours: 123-126