Education, Middle School Concentration, BS

General Education Core Requirements

Middle School Courses (36 credits total)

• EDU 110 - Contemporary Middle School ______
• EDU 203 - Principles and Fundamentals of Special Education ______
• EDU 254A - Teaching the Adolescent (Pre-Practicum) ______
• EDU 255 - The Early Adolescent in Middle School Settings ______
• EDU 260A - Reading and Writing Strategies in Secondary Education ______
• EDU 308 - Teaching Strategies in the Multicultural Classroom ______
• + EDU ____ Methods Course (Pre-practicum) 3 Credit(s) ______
• + EDU ____ Methods Course (Pre-practicum) 3 Credit(s) ______

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• ‡  EDU 438P - Student Teaching Practicum in Middle School

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• 12 Credits of Education Electives

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• EDU ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______
• EDU ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______
• EDU ____ _________________________________ 3 Credit(s) ______

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Arts or Science Major/Minor/Free Electives (36 credits minimum)

May be necessary to take additional credits to attain the minimum 120 credits required for graduation.

Note: Students in the Middle School Subject Area Teacher Licensure Program must complete a second major in the Arts or Sciences that is appropriate for one of the three licensure areas: Humanities, Math/Science or Mathematics  Students not seeking licensure may elect a minor or free electives–see note below. An Arts or Science minor is required for nonlicensure majors.

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Additional Information and Notes

* These are required support courses which may also be used to satisfy the indicated Distribution requirements. A student may choose to fulfill Distribution requirements with courses other than the ones listed, but these listed courses must still be taken.

Note: If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements, (for example, a support course and a distribution elective), the credits are counted in only one place. Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the total credits required for graduation.

+ Methods courses are selected according to the second major chosen for a particular licensure area: see below.

Second major options for Humanities licensure: American Studies, English, or History.
Second major options for Math/Science licensure: Biology, Chemistry, Geological Sciences, or Mathematics.
Mathematics licensure requires a second major in Mathematics.

‡ Students in the Middle School Subject Area Teacher Licensure Program must complete EDU 438P  for Licensure.

Exceptions in the timing of courses will be made for transfer students.

Total minimum credits for graduation: 120