Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Publication: 2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog Program: Middle Grades Education B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Middle Grades Education B.S.Bachelor of Science Degree https://education.kennesaw.edu/middleed/ The B.S. in Middle Grades Education is designed to prepare effective teachers for learners in the middle grades (grades 4 through 8), and leads to 4-8 teacher certification in Georgia. Candidates prepare in two of the five middle grades teaching fields (language arts, mathematics, reading, science, or social studies). The program is accredited by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and nationally recognized by the Associate of Middle Level Education. The B.S. in Middle Grades Education is designed to ensure that teacher candidates understand the developmental needs of middle level learners and use that background to design, deliver, and assess developmentally appropriate instruction for all of their students. Please see the Bagwell College of Education and PTEU page for policies relevant to all education programs. |
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General Education (42 Credit Hours)see listing of requirements | ||||
University-Wide Fitness For Living Requirement (3 Credit Hours) | ||||
Specific General Education recommendations for this majorStudents whose content concentration area is Math or Science should take MATH 1112, College Trigonometry or MATH 1113, Pre-Calculus as part of their General Education requirement. All middle grades majors should take MATH 1107 Statistics. Students should take: | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
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ANTH 2105 - Social Issues: Perspectives in Anthropology | ||||
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PSYC 2105 - Social Issues: Perspectives in Psychology | ||||
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SOCI 2105 - Social Issues: Perspectives in Sociology | ||||
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SCI 1101 - Science, Society, and the Environment I | ||||
SCI 1102 - Science, Society and the Environment II | ||||
Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) (18 Credit Hours)(Must complete at least three hours of study in one of your chosen teaching field area and six hours of study in the other. Please see required courses under Teaching Field Requirements) | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
EDUC 2110 - Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education | ||||
EDUC 2120 - Sociocultural Influences on Teaching and Learning | ||||
EDUC 2130 - Exploring Teaching and Learning | ||||
Teaching Field Requirements (24-27 Credit Hours)Must complete at least 15-18 hours of coursework in two of the following five teaching field concentrations with 9 hours of study at the 3000-level or above. Those majoring in science must take 18 hours of science courses due to labs. | ||||
1. Mathematics (15-18 Credit Hours)Candidates should take MATH 1112 - College Trigonometry or MATH 1113 - Precalculus and MATH 1107 - Statistics as part of their General Education requirements. | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
MATH 2595 - Mathematics for Middle Grades and Secondary Teachers | ||||
MATH 1190 - Calculus I | ||||
MATH 3390 - Introduction to Mathematical Systems | ||||
MATH 3395 - Geometry | ||||
MATH 3495 - Advanced Perspectives on School Mathematics Part I | ||||
Electives: | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
MAED 3475 - Historical and Modern Approaches to Mathematics | ||||
MATH 3332 - Probability and Statistical Inference | ||||
2. Science (18 Credit Hours)Candidates should take MATH 1112 - College Trigonometry or MATH 1113 - Precalculus and MATH 1107 - Statistics as part of their General Education requirements. All science classes listed below are required. | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
CHEM 1151 - Survey of Chemistry I | ||||
CHEM 1151L - Survey of Chemistry I Laboratory | ||||
BIOL 2107 - Biological Principles I | ||||
SCI 3360 - Earth Science | ||||
PHYS 3310 - How and Why - The Physics in Everyday Life | ||||
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ASTR 3321 - Solar System Astronomy | ||||
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ASTR 3320 - Astronomy and Cosmology | ||||
3. Social Studies (15-18 Credit Hours) | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
GEOG 1101 - World Regional Geography | ||||
HIST 2111 - America to 1890 | ||||
HIST 3304 - History of Georgia | ||||
Select two or three from the following (6-9 Credit Hours): | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
HIST 2206 - Origins of Great Traditions | ||||
HIST 2271 - Introduction to the History Profession | ||||
HIST 3305 - The World Since 1945 | ||||
HIST 3366 - History of Mexico and Central America | ||||
HIST 3367 - History of Brazil | ||||
HIST 3373 - Modern India and South Asia | ||||
HIST 3374 - Modern China and Japan | ||||
HIST 3382 - North Africa and the Middle East in Modern Times | ||||
HIST 3391 - History of West Africa | ||||
HIST 3392 - History of Southern, Eastern and Central Africa | ||||
HIST 3393 - Emerging Themes in African History | ||||
GEOG 3312 - Geography of Europe | ||||
GEOG 3340 - Cultural Geography | ||||
GEOG 3350 - Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa | ||||
GEOG 3360 - Geography of Asia | ||||
GEOG 3370 - Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean | ||||
GEOG 3380 - Geography of North America | ||||
4. Language Arts (15-18 Credit Hours) | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
ENGL 2271 - Presentation in the English/Language Arts Classroom | ||||
ENGL 3035 - Introduction to Language and Linguistics | ||||
ENGL 3310 - Principles of Writing Instruction | ||||
ENGL 3390 - Great Works for Middle Grades Teachers | ||||
Electives | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
ENGL 2160 - American Literature Survey | ||||
ENGL 2172 - British Literature, Beginnings to 1660 | ||||
ENGL 2174 - British Literature, 1660 to Present | ||||
ENGL 3035 - Introduction to Language and Linguistics | ||||
ENGL 3330 - Gender Studies | ||||
ENGL 3340 - Ethnic Literatures | ||||
ENGL 3350 - Regional Literature | ||||
ENGL 3360 - Major African American Writers | ||||
ENGL 3400 - Survey of African Literatures | ||||
ENGL 3500 - Topics in African American Literature | ||||
EDRD 4409 - Young Adult Literature: Cross-Curricular Approaches for Diverse Learners | ||||
5. Reading (15-18 hours) | ||||
Required: | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
EDRD 3320 - Understanding the Reader and the Reading Process | ||||
EDRD 3350 - Integrated Reading/Writing Instruction in the Middle Grades | ||||
EDRD 4409 - Young Adult Literature: Cross-Curricular Approaches for Diverse Learners | ||||
EDRD 4411 - Reading Diagnostics for Teachers of Adolescents | ||||
INED 4430 - Applied Linguistics and English Language Literacy * | ||||
*Middle grades education majors who plan to pursue certification in individualized general curriculum/special education will be encouraged to take EDRD 4420 as a substitute for INED 4430.
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Electives: | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
EDRD 3360 - Introduction to New Literacies | ||||
EDRD 4420 - Teaching Adolescents with Disabilities in Literacy | ||||
Professional Education (4-8) Requirements (36 Credit Hours)(Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program before taking these courses) | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
EDMG 3300 - Success in the Middle: Adolescent Development and Middle School Advocacy | ||||
EDRD 3330 - Methods and Materials for Middle Grades Content Area Reading and Writing | ||||
EDMG 3350 - Middle Level Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment | ||||
EDMG 4406 - Methods and Management in the Middle Grades: Field Experience * | ||||
EDMG 4407 - Classroom Management in the Middle Grades | ||||
EDMG 4475 - Student Teaching in Middle Grades | ||||
INED 3304 - Education of Exceptional Students | ||||
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*EDMG 4406 is blocked with two 3-hour courses corresponding to your selected areas of Teaching Field Concentration: | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
EDMG 4401 - Teaching Mathematics in Middle Grades | ||||
EDMG 4402 - Teaching Science in Middle Grades | ||||
EDMG 4403 - Teaching Social Studies in Middle Grades | ||||
EDMG 4404 - Teaching Language Arts in Middle Grades | ||||
EDMG 4408 - Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades | ||||
Reading OptionThe following elective course is recommended for all middle grades majors and has been developed in response to identified needs of schools and teacher candidates. This reading course introduces reading assessment techniques to strengthen teacher candidates’ understanding of the learning and teaching of reading. | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
EDRD 4411 - Reading Diagnostics for Teachers of Adolescents | ||||
Program Total (123-128 Credit Hours) | ||||
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