Middle Grades Education, B.S.ED.

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Major Requirements

The major requires 16 hours in core courses as follows:

EDMG 410 - The Middle School Child and Curriculum Credits: (3)
EDMG 411 - Differentiated Instruction in Middle Grades Education Credits: (4)
EDRD 443 - Middle Grades Reading Credits: (3)
EDRD 474 - Practicum in Teaching Reading Credits: (3)
ELMG 466 - Computers in Education Credits: (3)

Two concentrations from the options below:

Each concentration area must have a minimum of 24 hours in the discipline area and may include at least one “methods” course in the area.

NOTE: Science concentration has 25 hours, including the methods course.

Social Studies: 24 hours

HIST 221 - European History to 1517 Credits: (3)
HIST 341 - North Carolina History Credits: (3)
(meets upper level perspective requirement)

South America and Europe

Select two from the following:

GEOG 350 - Economic Geography Credits: (3)
HIST 327 - Modern Russia Credits: (3)
PSC 215 - European Political Systems Credits: (3)
PSC 219 - Latin American Political Systems Credits: (3)
PSC 415 - Contemporary British Politics Credits: (3)
PSC 416 - British Legal Studies Credits: (3-6, R6)

Africa, Asia, and Australia

Select two from the following:

ANTH 477 - Cultures of subSaharan Africa Credits: (3)
GEOG 440 - Regional Geography Credits: (3, R12)
(Asian or African topic)
GEOG 444 - Political Geography Credits: (3)
HIST 373 - Modern Asia Credits: (3)
HIST 375 - Middle East since Mohammed Credits: (3)
HIST 411 - Western Imperialism, 1500 to the Present Credits: (3)
PSC 216 - Politics of Developing Areas Credits: (3)
PSC 317 - Politics of East Asia Credits: (3)
PSC 335 - Problems in World Politics Credits: (3)

World History

Select two from the following:

ANTH 361 - World Prehistory Credits: (3)
ANTH 363 - Human Origins Credits: (3)
ANTH 431 - North American Prehistory Credits: (3)
ELMG 417 - Elementary/Middle Grades Social Studies Credits: (3)
HIST 107 - (307) World Cultures in Historical Perspective Credits: (3)
HIST 182 - The Ancient Empires Credits: (3)
HIST 311 - Ancient Greece and Rome Credits: (3)
HIST 312 - The Heroic Age Credits: (3)
HIST 313 - The High Middle Ages Credits: (3)
HIST 317 - History of Twentieth-Century International Relations Credits: (3)
PSC 436 - Dynamics of World Order Credits: (3)

Professional Education Sequence, 27 hours:

EDCI 231 - Historical, Social, and Philosophical Foundations of Education Credits: (3)
ELMG 484 - Supervised Internship I Credits: (3)
ELMG 485 - Supervised Internship II Credits: (9)
ELMG 495 - Seminar for Student Teachers Credits: (3)
PSY 321 - Educational Psychology Credits: (3)
SPED 337 - Teaching Exceptional Children in Elementary and Middle Grades Credits: (3)

Select one of the following:

PSY 320 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: (3)
PSY 322 - Adolescent Development: Problems and Achievements Credits: (3)

General Electives: 0-2 hours

Additional requirements:

No grade lower than C on all program requirements, including all courses with prefix of: EDMG, ELMG, EDRD, and courses in the middle grades areas of licensure will be accepted for graduation.

Visit the department’s website at http://ceap.wcu.edu/EMGE/MiddleGrades/index.html to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.

Middle Grades Education, B.S.ED.

Major Requirements

Two concentrations from the options below:

Language Arts: 24 hours

6 hours in literature from:

Mathematics: 24 hours

Select one of the following:

Science: 25 hours

Social Studies: 24 hours

South America and Europe

Africa, Asia, and Australia

World History

Professional Education Sequence, 27 hours:

Select one of the following:

General Electives: 0-2 hours

Additional requirements: