Middle Level Education, B.S.E.

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Additional Teacher Education information is found in section 1600 Educator Preparation .

The B.S.E. major in Middle Level Education prepares outstanding middle level educators who can meet the needs of young adolescents in today’s diverse, highly technological, and changing society. Graduates have a well-developed content knowledge in two fields (language arts, mathematics, science, and/or social studies) and have the option to pick up a third general curriculum concentration in Special Education. Successful completion of this program, the appropriate GACE Content Assessment tests and Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment (360) leads to a recommendation for licensure for grades four through eight in the areas of concentration. Students may also choose to add a concentration in Special Education which leads to certification in P-12 Special Education General Curriculum or a concentration in ESOL which leads to an ESOL Endorsement for teaching English Language learners in grades 4-8.

Program Admission

Students are required to apply for teacher education after completing Areas A-F. To be accepted into teacher education, students must:

Have a 2.50 composite grade point average on all undergraduate coursework previously completed;
Complete the Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment (360);
Successfully complete Areas A through F of the program of study; and
Participate in an interview and/or provide a writing sample as a part of the application process.

Program Financial Information

B.S.E majors must pay all tuition and fees charged by the University and the College. A lab fee of $125 will be charged at the time students register for the student teaching experience. Educator preparation students must be aware that extra costs such as tort liability and transportation will be incurred at various times during the completion of various teacher education field experiences, particularly during the students’ senior year.

Program Academic Regulations

Pre-Service Certificate: Upon admission to a teacher education program, students will be contacted by the Office of Field Placements and Certification with instructions to claim enrollment in their program and submit a GaPSC Pre-Service Certificate Application. The pre-service certificate is required for placement in required field experiences or clinical practice.

Certification: Students must post passing scores on the GACE Content Assessments and Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment (360) in order to be recommended by Georgia State University for clear, renewable certification.

For Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) certification requirements, students must earn a grade of “B” or higher in EXC 4020 Characteristics and Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities.

Exit Critieria

Successful completion of all program coursework.
Successful completion of professional portfolio.

Degree Requirements

Students must complete 42 semester hours in Areas A-E of the Undergraduate Core Curriculum with the recommendations listed in this section.

Area A. Essential Skills

Students who choose mathematics or science as one of their areas of concentration should select precalculus or a more advanced mathematics course to fulfill the mathematics requirement.

Courses in Area A must be completed with “C” or higher grades.

Area C. Humanities and Fine Arts

Students who choose language arts as one of their areas of concentration should select ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2120 , or ENGL 2130 to fulfill three semester hours of the Humanities and Fine Arts requirements.

Area D. Science, Mathematics, and Technology

Students who choose mathematics as one of their areas of concentration should select calculus of one variable (or a more advanced mathematics course) to fulfill three semester hours of the Science, Mathematics, and Technology requirements. Students who choose science as one of their concentration areas are encouraged to choose CHEM 1151K and CHEM 1152K or BIOL 1103K and BIOL 1104K . Students who choose Social Studies as an area of concentration are encouraged to choose GEOG 1112K and GEOG 1113K .

Area E. Social Science

Students who choose social studies as one of their areas of concentration should select either AAS 1141 , AAS 1142 , AAS 2010 , ANTH 1102 , ECON 2105 , ECON 2106 , GEOG 1101 , HIST 1141 , or HIST 1142 to complete the Social Science Foundations requirement.

Area F. Preparation for a Major (18 Semester Hours)

Students must earn a grade of “C” or higher in each course used to fulfill Area F requirements.

Required (9 Hours)

EDUC 2110 - Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2120 - Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2130 - Exploring Learning and Teaching 3 Credit Hours

Select three (9 Hours)

With advisor approval, students select two additional 1000- or 2000-level courses for a minimum of six semester hours in one concentration area and one course for three semester hours in a second concentration area.

Language Arts:

ENGL 2110 - World Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2120 - British Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2130 - American Literature 3 Credit Hours

Mathematics

MATH 2008 - Foundations of Numbers and Operations 3 Credit Hours (prerequisite for 3 required Area G.1 math courses)
MATH 2211 - Calculus of One Variable I 4 Credit Hours (prerequisite for 1 Area G.1 math course)
MATH 2212 - Calculus of One Variable II 4 Credit Hours
MATH 2420 - Discrete Mathematics 3 Credit Hours

Sciences

Recommendation if not taken in Area D:

BIOL 1103K - Introductory Biology I 4 Credit Hours
BIOL 1104K - Introductory Biology II 4 Credit Hours
CHEM 1151K - Survey of Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours
CHEM 1152K - Survey of Chemistry II 4 Credit Hours

Social Studies

Recommendation if not taken in Area D:

GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 1112K - Introduction to Weather and Climate 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 1113K - Introduction to Landforms 4 Credit Hours

Area G. Major/Teaching Field (48-57 Semester Hours)

Students who have completed the above criteria and are ready to apply for the program must choose two content concentrations within Area G.1 from the following list: Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. In addition to fulfilling requirements for content concentrations, students may also choose to add a concentration in Special Education which leads to certification in P-12 Special Education General Curriculum or in ESOL which leads to an ESOL Endorsement for teaching English Language learners in grades 4-8.

G.1 Content Concentrations for Middle Level Education (24 Hours)

In consultation with their advisors, students select TWO areas of concentration from among language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Each area of content concentration consists of 12 semester hours of coursework, at least 6 of which must be numbered 3000 or higher. Students are expected to have completed all prerequisites prior to enrolling in any of the following courses requiring prerequisites. Students must earn a grade of “C” or higher in each course used to fulfill Area G.1 requirements.