Apr 20, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Middle Grades Education


Track Requirements


Areas A-E of the Core Curriculum (42 Credit Hours)


See 1410 Core Curriculum Requirements  in the Undergraduate Catalog. 

  • Area A: Essential Skills 
  • Area B: Institutional Foundations 
  • Area C: Humanities and Fine Arts 
  • Area D: Natural and Computational Sciences 
  • Area E: Social Science 

Recommendations


Area C

Students who choose language arts as one of their areas should select ENGL 2110 World Literature 3), ENGL 2120 British Literature (3), or ENGL 2130 American Literature (3) to fulfill three semester hours of the Humanities and Fine Arts requirements.

Area D

Students who choose mathematics as one of their areas 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 areas are encouraged to choose CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1152 or BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1104.

Area E

Students who choose social studies as one of their areas should select either AAS 1140 Introduction to African and African-American History and Culture (3), AAS 2010 Introduction to African-American Studies (3), ANTH 1102 Introduction to Anthropology (3), ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics (3), ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics (3), GEOG 1101 Introduction to Human Geography (3), or HIST 1140 Introduction to African and African-American History (3) to complete the Social Science Foundations requirement.

Area F Courses Appropriate for Middle Grades (18 Credit Hours)


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

Select Three (9 Credit Hours)


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

Language Arts

Reading

Mathematics