Bachelor of Science with a Major in Middle School Education
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH A MAJOR IN MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATION (students who complete a minor or major in French or Spanish automatically receive the B.A. degree)— 69-75 hours for one specialization or 93–101semester hours for two specializations as follows, depending upon specialization:
Middle School Education (5-9) — Middle School Education (5-9) is designed for students wishing to be certified to teach in grades 5-9. In addition to the General Studies and required Professional Education courses (listed below), students pursuing this option must also complete a specialization in Mathematics, Science, or English/Communications, or Social and Behavioral Studies or from Special Education Learning and Behavior Disorders.
General Education Courses – Taking the following General Education courses may facilitate the timely completion of certification requirements detailed below:
- MATH 130 & MATH 230 – Candidates may choose to complete General Education Section IIIa by taking both of these courses which are required for the Mathematics specialization.
- PSYC 131 (Section IVb)
- EDUC 130 (Section VI)
- COMM 230 (Section VI)
When these General Education courses are listed below, they are marked with an asterisk (*).
5-9 Professional Education Courses – 48 credit hours
- EDUC 130* Technology in the P-12 Classroom
- EDUC 235 Basic Concepts Concerning Education
- EDUC 331 Studies in Education: Special Topics in Literacy
- EDUC 237 Effective Teaching Practices
- EDUC 332 Reading and Language Arts I
- ELMS 335 The Middle School
- EDUC 338 Reading and Language Arts II
- EDUC 430 Classroom Management and Behavior
- EDUC 497 Supervised Student Teaching
- HSRV 436 Human Diversity and Ethics
- PSYC 232 Child and Adolescent Development (prerequisite: PSYC 131*)
- PSYC 238 Educational Psychology (prerequisite: PSYC 131*)
- SPED 233 Survey of Individuals with Exceptionalities (P-12)
One Specialization – 24-27 hours
In fulfillment of the state curriculum guidelines, a list of the curriculum that will be offered to satisfy the specialization for middle school teachers follows.
Specialization - Mathematics Studies
Mathematics Studies—25 hours
- MATH 130* Concepts of Mathematics for the Elementary and Middle School Teacher I
- MATH 132 College Algebra
- MATH 136 Pre-Calculus
- MATH 140 Calculus I
- MATH 230* Concepts of Mathematics for the Elementary and Middle School Teacher II
- MATH 330 Geometry for the Elementary and Middle School Teacher OR MATH 331 College Geometry
- MATH 333 Middle School Math Methods
- MATH 335 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
A second option for the math specialization allows for the substitution of a secondary teaching major or minor in Mathematics that includes MATH 331, 334, and 335 plus a two-course sequence in mathematics for the elementary school teacher (i.e., MATH 130 & 230).
Specialization - Science
Science—26 hours Required Courses:
- BIOL 133/113* Introduction to Population Biology/Laboratory
- BIOL 134/114* Introduction to Cellular Biology/Laboratory
- BIOL 246* Biodiversity
- PHYS 241* Physics I
- CHEM 132/CHEM 111* General College Chemistry I/Laboratory
6 Hours of Electives:
Two additional courses (minimum 6 semester hours) in Biological, Physical, Earth Sciences, or Astronomy
Specialization - English/Communications
English/Communications—24 hours
- ENGL 131* English Composition I
- ENGL 132* English Composition II
- ENGL 337 Literature of Adolescence
- COMM 230* Introduction to Public Speaking
- ENGL 438 Advanced Writing or ENGL 439 DescriptiveLinguistics
- ENGL 334* American Literature through 1865 or ENGL 335* American Literature since 1865
The remaining 6 hours may be chosen from the following:
- COMM 332 Small Group Communication in Organizations
- COMM 432 Theories of Persuasion
- ENGL 230 Literary Criticism
- ENGL 431 Romantic Literature
- ENGL 433 Women in Literature
- ENGL 432 Studies in Modern Literature
- ENGL 437 Studies in British and American Authors
Any of the options from choices above: ENGL 334*, ENGL 335*, ENGL 438, or ENGL 439
Specialization - Social Studies
Specialization - Special Education-Learning & Behavior Disabilities
Special Education-Learning & Behavior Disabilities—21 hours
- SPED 234 Special Education Instructional Programs (P-12)
- SPED 236 Special Education Programs for Adolescents with Mild Disabilities (5-12)
- SPED 238 Special Education Early Childhood
- SPED 336 Educational Assessment and Prescriptive Programming for Individuals with Disabilities (P-12) Part I
- SPED 337 Educational Assessment and Prescriptive Programming for Individuals with Disabilities (P-12) Part II
- SPED 435 Special Education Methods and Materials (Mild Disabilities) P -12
- SPED 436 Special Education Methods and Materials Emotional/Emotional Disabilities (P-12)