Middle Childhood Education Major

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Middle Childhood Education major prepares individuals to teach children grades four through nine in two of the following content areas: math, science, language arts and reading, and social studies. Students may select any combination of two of the four content areas.

Major Requirements:

Course Requirements Include:

EDUC 110 - Introduction to Education Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 112 - Educational Implications of Diversity Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 215 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 312 - Developmentally Responsive Middle Schools Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 330 - Serving Individuals with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 335 - Educational Technology Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 341 - Assessment in Education Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 370 - Phonics and the Process of Reading Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 372 - Reading Methods for Middle Childhood Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 413 - Reading in the Content Areas Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 414 - Reading Assessment and Intervention Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 419 - Co-teaching and Collaboration in Education Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 420 - Proactive Approaches to Classroom Management and Support Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 450 - Middle Level Student Teaching Credit Hours: 9
EDUC 461 - Student Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 465 - Professional Practices in Middle Level Education Credit Hours: 2

Two of the following:

EDUC 382 - Social Studies Methods for Middle Childhood Educators Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 383 - Language Arts Methods for Middle Childhood Educators Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 384 - Science Methods for Middle Childhood Educators Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 385 - Math Methods for Middle Childhood Educators Credit Hours: 3

Two of the following approved concentration areas:

reading/language arts, mathematics, social studies, science. (Specific concentration course requirements are available in the education department office and contained in the Teacher Education Handbook.)

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Middle Childhood Education Major

Major Requirements:

Course Requirements Include:

Two of the following:

Two of the following approved concentration areas: