Middle Grades Education, BSEd

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Total number of hours for program: 125

(This number depends 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 . 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. Students who score below a C twice on any course in the professional education sequence or within the major are withdrawn from teacher education. Students whose overall GPA falls below 2.75 will be removed from the program and must improve their GPA to reapply for admission. Students who receive an F in any course in the professional education sequence or major must retake the course when it is offered and earn a grade of C or better. Students who do not successfully complete internship may be withdrawn from the program and become ineligible for licensure.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 the teacher education requirements. EDCI 201 is the only course in the professional education sequence that may be taken before 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 . 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 hours)

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 Differentiated 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

Concentrations

Students should take one concentration from those listed below.

Language Arts Concentration: 24 hours

Students with an academic concentration in Middle Grades Language Arts must take all 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

They should also select one from the following:

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

They should select two from the following:

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

Mathematics Concentration: 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

They should also select one from the following:

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 Concentration: 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 Concentration: 24 hours

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

US History (9 hours)

HIST 341 - North Carolina History Credits: 3

They should select one of the following:

HIST 131 - North American History to 1865 Credits: 3
HIST 132 - U.S. History Since 1865 Credits: 3

South America and Europe (6 hours)

Students should select six hours from the following:

GEOG 350 - Economic Geography Credits: 3
HIST 212 - Latin American History I Credits: 3
HIST 213 - Latin American History II Credits: 3
HIST 220 - Ancient Empires: 3000BCE-CE300 Credits: 3
HIST 221 - The Birth of Europe: 312-1517 Credits: 3
HIST 311 - Ancient Greece and Rome Credits: 3
HIST 312 - The Early Middle Ages Credits: 3
HIST 313 - Medieval Europe Credits: 3
HIST 314 - Early Modern Europe Credits: 3
HIST 315 - Renaissance and Reformation Credits: 3

Africa, Asia, and Australia (6 hours)

Students should select six hours from the following:

HIST 301 - Modern Chinese History: From the Middle Kingdom to the People’s Republic Credits: 3
HIST 302 - India in the Modern World Credits: 3
HIST 303 - The African Diaspora Credits: 3
HIST 402 - History of Peace and Conflict in Africa Credits: 3
HIST 411 - Western Imperialism, 1500 to the Present Credits: 3

World History (3 hours)

Students should select three hours from the following:

ANTH 361 - World Prehistory Credits: 3
ANTH 363 - Human Origins Credits: 3
ANTH 431 - North American Prehistory Credits: 3
HIST 107 - World Cultures in Historical Perspective Credits: 3
HIST 317 - History of Twentieth-Century International Relations Credits: 3

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 course in program requirements or middle-grades area of licensure with a grade lower than C will be accepted for graduation. No course with prefix of: EDMG, ELMG, EDRD, or with a grade lower than a C will be accepted for graduation.

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