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
Leading to Certification for Grades 4 - 8
Bagwell College of Education, Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education
(770) 423-6314

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.

General Education (42 Credit Hours)

see listing of requirements

University-Wide Fitness For Living Requirement (3 Credit Hours)

Specific General Education recommendations for this major

Students 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 NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ANTH 2105 - Social Issues: Perspectives in Anthropology

or

PSYC 2105 - Social Issues: Perspectives in Psychology

or

SOCI 2105 - Social Issues: Perspectives in Sociology

 

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 NameTerm TakenGradeGen 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 NameTerm TakenGradeGen 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 NameTerm TakenGradeGen 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 NameTerm TakenGradeGen 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

 

ASTR 3321 - Solar System Astronomy

or

ASTR 3320 - Astronomy and Cosmology

3. Social Studies (15-18 Credit Hours)

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen 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 NameTerm TakenGradeGen 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 NameTerm TakenGradeGen 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 NameTerm TakenGradeGen 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 NameTerm TakenGradeGen 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.

 

Electives:

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen 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 NameTerm TakenGradeGen 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

 

*EDMG 4406 is blocked with two 3-hour courses corresponding to your selected areas of Teaching Field Concentration:

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen 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 Option

The 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 NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
EDRD 4411 - Reading Diagnostics for Teachers of Adolescents

Program Total (123-128 Credit Hours)

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