Middle Grades Education, B.S.ED.

 Total number of hours for program: 128.

Admission to the Middle Grades Education Program

Students seeking admission to the Middle Grades Education Program must declare their major, declare their academic concentrations and earn and maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA before being admitted. In order to be admitted students must complete an application for admission in EDCI 201 and achieve minimum required scores in Reading, Writing and Mathematics on PRAXIS I. Students will also complete a personality trait survey in EDCI 201 which will be viewed prior to admission (See Admission to Teacher Education Program). Students admitted to the program must maintain a 2.75 GPA or better to continue in the program. Middle Grades education majors must earn a grade of C or better in all required courses (including SAC courses). This C or better requirement includes ENGL 101, ENGL 102 and MATH 322. If a student scores below a C on any course in the professional education sequence or within the major twice, the student is withdrawn from teacher education. If a student’s overall GPA falls below 2.75 the student will be removed from the program and must improve their GPA and reapply for admission. If a student receives an F in any course in the professional education sequence or major, the student must retake the course when it is offered and earn a grade of C or better. If a student does not successfully complete internship they may be withdrawn from the program and will be ineligible for licensure.

Admission to the Professional Education Sequence in Middle Grades Education

Students in the Professional Education must be admitted to the Teacher Education Sequence and are subject to all of the teacher education requirements. EDCI 201 is the only course in the professional education sequence that may be taken prior to admission to teacher education. The elementary education professional education sequence includes: EDCI 201, PSY 323, SPED 339, ELMG 484, ELMG 485 and ELMG 495.

Continuation in the Middle Grades Education Program

The requirements for continuing in the program are (1) a GPA of at least 2.75 on hours attempted (2) behaviors and dispositions which adhere to the code of ethics of the profession and (3) satisfactory participation and completion in the required professional field experiences which are a prerequisites to internship. An evaluation of each field experience assignment will become a part of the teacher candidate’s professional record. Any dismissal from a field experience or internship will automatically result in a grade lower than a C and will make the teacher candidate ineligible for licensure.