Nov 22, 2024

ARCHIVED 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

ARCHIVED 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Middle Grades Education, B.S.ED.

Total number of hours for program: 125

(Depending on the concentrations selected as well as the hours taken in the major that also count for Liberal Studies).

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 meet the requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program Teacher Education Program . In addition to these requirements, 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 EDCI 201, ENGL 101, 202 and MATH 321. 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student scores below a C on any course in the professional education sequence or within the major twice, the student is withdrawn from teacher education.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 If a student does not successfully complete internship they may be withdrawn from the program and will be ineligible for licensure.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 Program 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.

Continuation in the Middle Grades Education Program

To continue in the program, students must meet the continuation requirements of the Teacher Education Program Teacher Education Program . 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.

Liberal Studies Hours: 42

Liberal Studies Program Requirements

Major in Middle Grades Education BSED Degree

Liberal Studies (42 hours including 3 hours of Freshman Seminar)
Middle Grades Concentration: Must complete an academic concentrations consisting of 23 to 27 hours from the four concentrations of Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts

Middle Grades Major Course Requirements

The major requires 39 hours in core courses as follows:

EDMG 300 - Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Middle Grades Students Credits: 3
EDMG 409 - Internship Seminar for Middle School Teaching Credits: 2
EDMG 410 - The Middle School Child and Curriculum Credits: (3)
EDMG 411 - Differentiated Instruction in Middle Grades Education Credits: (3)
EDMG 412 - Internship Seminar for Dfferentiated Instruction Credits: 2
EDMG 415 - Language Arts Methods Grades 6-9 Credits: (3)
EDMG 416 - Science Methods Grades 6-9 Credits: (3)
EDMG 417 - Social Studies Methods Grades 6-9 Credits: (3)
EDMG 419 - Mathematics Methods Grades 6-9 Credits: (3)
EDMG 420 - Responsive Assessment & Classroom Management Credits: (3)
EDMG 421 - Internship Seminar for Responsive Teaching Credits: 2
EDMG 422 - Inclusive Education: Co-Teaching in the Middle School Credits: 3
EDMG 466 - Digital Literacy Methods Grades 6-9 Credits: 3
EDRD 335 - Content Reading for Intermediate Grade Learners Credits: 3

One concentration from the options below:

Language Arts: 24 hours

Students with an academic concentration for Middle Grades Language Arts must take the following courses:

EDRD 467 - Adolescent Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 202 - Writing and Critical Inquiry Credits: 3
ENGL 312 - Grammar for Teachers Credits: 3
ENGL 319 - Grammar, Language, and Discourse Credits: 3
ENGL 416 - Teaching English as a Second Language Credits: 3

Select one from:

ENGL 333 - Introduction to Shakespeare Credits: 3
ENGL 350 - The Renaissance Credits: 3
ENGL 351 - The Beats, Radicals, and Avant-Garde Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 352 - The Journey in Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 353 - Stories Retold Credits: 3
ENGL 366 - Literature and Immigration Credits: 3
ENGL 367 - Appalachian Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 368 - Film Genres Credits: 3, R6
ENGL 378 - Motion Picture Histories Credits: 3
ENGL 390 - The Bible as Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 394 - Film Adaptation Credits: 3, R6
ENGL 411 - History of the English Language Credits: 3
ENGL 419 - Medieval Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 420 - Chaucer and His Age Credits: 3
ENGL 421 - Fairy Tale Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 430 - English Literature of the Renaissance Credits: 3
ENGL 440 - Milton and His Age Credits: 3
ENGL 441 - The Age of Pope, Swift, and Johnson Credits: 3
ENGL 450 - Major Writers Credits: 3, R6
ENGL 451 - Nineteenth-Century British Writers Credits: 3
ENGL 461 - The “Long 19th Century” in American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 463 - Contemporary Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 464 - Native American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 469 - Directors/Screenwriters/Stars Credits: 3, R6
ENGL 470 - Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Postcolonial Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 471 - Studies in Poetry Credits: 3
ENGL 472 - Studies in Fiction Credits: 3
ENGL 473 - Studies in Drama Credits: 3
ENGL 475 - Modernism Credits: 3
ENGL 476 - The Short Story Credits: 3
ENGL 477 - Literature and Gender Credits: 3
ENGL 478 - Film Theory Credits: 3
ENGL 479 - Studies in Literature Credits: 3, R6
ENGL 480 - Studies in English Credits: 1-3, R6
ENGL 496 - Seminar in World Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 498 - Senior Seminar in English Credits: 3

Select two from:

ENGL 240 - Research, Literary Criticism & British Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 241 - Formalism & American Literature Credits: 3

Mathematics: 23-25 hours

Students with an academic concentration for Middle Grades Math must take the following courses.

MATH 146 - Precalculus Credits: 4
MATH 153 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MATH 170 - Applied Statistics Credits: (3)
MATH 200 - Introduction to Mathematical Problem Solving Credits: (1)
MATH 311 - Informal Geometry Credits: (3)
MATH 321 - Reasoning about Change, Measurement, Chance, and Data for Teaching Credits: 3

Select one from:

MATH 250 - Introduction to Logic and Proof Credits: (3)
MATH 255 - Calculus II Credits: (4)
MATH 300 - Problem Solving Credits: (2)
MATH 370 - Probability and Statistics I Credits: 3
MATH 400 - History of Mathematics Credits: (3)
MATH 411 - Foundations in Geometry Credits: (3)

Science: 26 hours

Students with an academic concentration for Middle Grade Science must take the following courses:

AST 103 - The Solar System Credits: 3
BIOL 103 - Environmental Biology Credits: 3
BIOL 140 - Principles of Biology I Credits: 4
(plus lab)
BIOL 141 - Principles of Biology II Credits: 4
CHEM 132 - Survey of Chemistry I Credits: 4
(plus lab)
GEOL 150 - Methods in Geology Credits: (4)
(plus lab)
PHYS 130 - Introductory Physics I Credits: 4
(plus lab)

Social Studies: 24 hours

Students with an academic concentration for Middle Grade Social Studies must take the following courses:

Professional Education Sequence (24 hours):

EDCI 201 - Teacher Leadership in a Diverse Society 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 323 - Psychology Applied to Learning and Teaching Credits: (3)
SPED 339 - Designing Classrooms as Responsive Learning Communities Credits: (3)

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 program’s website at http://middlegrades.wcu.edu to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.

Middle Grades Education, B.S.ED.

Liberal Studies Hours: 42

Major in Middle Grades Education BSED Degree

Middle Grades Major Course Requirements

One concentration from the options below:

Language Arts: 24 hours

Select one from:

Select two from:

Mathematics: 23-25 hours

Select one from:

Science: 26 hours

Social Studies: 24 hours

U.S. History (9 hours)

South America and Europe (6 hours)

Africa, Asia, and Australia (6 hours)

World History (3 hours)

Professional Education Sequence (24 hours):

Additional requirements: