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2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog

2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Middle School Education Grades 4-8, B.S., Mathematics Education Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science	127
Career Opportunities:
Teach middle school education 4-8 (see College of Education )
Additional Requirements:
• Students must earn at least an overall 2.5 GPA and an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses. • Students must take 18 hours of courses in two chosen Middle School Focus areas. • Praxis Exam Requirements: Prior to student teaching, students must pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics or submit an ACT composite score of 22 or higher. Students must also pass the Praxis Middle School Mathematics: Content Knowledge (5169), and the Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 5-9 (5623).
Course Notes:
¹ Choose from Biology, Chemistry, Geology, or Physics. Students cannot get credit for both GEOL 105 and GEOL 225 . ²EDCI Methods must be completed in the selected Focus Area. EDCI 422 (spring); EDCI 423 (fall); EDCI 424 (fall) * Block I methods classes taken together in either Fall, Spring, or Summer semesters. Block II methods classes taken together in either Fall or Spring semesters. * Phase I methods classes taken together in either Fall or Spring semesters.

General Education Courses

Focus Area Courses

Freshman Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDCI 100 - Orientation to Teacher Education 2 Credit Hour(s)
EDFL 106 - Introduction to Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 103 - World Geography 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 117 - Number Sense for PK-8 Teachers 3 Credit Hour(s)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Natural Science courses. ¹

Focus Area Course (3 Credits)

Focus area courses must be from only ONE middle school focus area. Choose from your selected middle school focus area.

Sophomore Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

EDFL 201 - Teaching, Learning, and Growth 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 352 - English Grammar and Usage 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOL 225 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 217 - Geometry and Measurement for PK-8 Teachers 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 213 - Conceptual Physics 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 101 - World Civilizations I 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR HIST 102 - World Civilizations II 3 Credit Hour(s)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

CHEM 212 - Survey of Chemistry for Education Majors 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 310 - United States and Canada 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 317 - Probability, Statistics and Number Systems for PK-8 Teachers 3 Credit Hour(s)
STAT 214 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 201 - British Literature from the Medieval Period to 1800 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR ENGL 202 - British Literature from 1800 to the Present  3 Credit Hour(s)
OR ENGL 205 - American Literature to 1865  3 Credit Hour(s)
OR ENGL 206 - American Literature since 1865  3 Credit Hour(s)

Focus Area Course (3 Credits)

Focus area courses must be from only ONE middle school focus area. Choose from your selected middle school focus area.

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI 439 - Classroom Management for Middle School Teachers 3 Credit Hour(s) *
EDFL 456 - Classroom Assessment 3 Credit Hour(s) *
HLTH 313 - Coordinated School Health Education Strategies 3-4 Credit Hour(s) (Only 3 cr)
CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR CMCN 310 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Fine Arts courses in consultation with academic advisor.

Junior Year, Second Semester (19 credit hours)

BIOL 121 - Biological Principles and Issues I 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDCI 352 - Middle School Mathematics Methods 3 Credit Hour(s) **
EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society 3 Credit Hour(s) **
IRED 320 - Technology in the Classroom 3 Credit Hour(s) **
MATH 327 - Proportional Reasoning and Problem Solving for Teachers 3-4 Credit Hour(s)
READ 409 - The Reading Act: Instruction Through the School Years 3 Credit Hour(s) **

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI 400 - Teacher Residency I 0 Credit Hour(s) ***
PSYC 312 - Adolescent Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
READ 410 - Teaching Content Literacy in the Secondary/Middle School 3 Credit Hour(s) ***
SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education 3 Credit Hour(s) ***

EDCI Methods Focus Area Course (3 Credits)

Students must complete an EDCI methods course in their selected focus area.

EDCI 422 - Middle School English Methods 3 Credit Hour(s) ² ^***
EDCI 423 - Middle School Science Methods 3 Credit Hour(s) ² ^***
EDCI 424 - Middle School Social Studies Methods 3 Credit Hour(s) ² ^***

Focus Area Course (3 Credits)

Focus area courses must be from only ONE middle school focus area. Choose from your selected middle school focus area.

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

EDCI 440 - Reflections and Professional Growth 1 Credit Hour(s)
EDCI 478 - Teacher Residency II in Middle School Education 9 Credit Hour(s)

General Education Core Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	MATH 105 MATH 117	BIOL 121 and CHEM 212 and Choose 3 cr from the Gen Ed Course List	PSYC 312 GEOG 103
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
HIST 221 or HIST 222	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	CMCN 100 or CMCN 310	ENGL 201 , ENGL 202 , ENGL 205 , or ENGL 206

Focus Area (9 Credit Hours)

Courses must be selected from ONE Focus Area.

Focus Area		9 Credit Hours Required
English		ENGL 290 - Introduction to English Studies ENGL 355 - Advanced Writing for Teachers ENGL 353 - Advanced English Grammar
Science		BIOL 122 - Biological Principles and Issues II GEOL 106 - Earth History or GEOL 110 - Dinosaurs PHYS 160 - Astronomy of the Solar System or PHYS 170 - Astronomy Beyond the Solar System
Social Studies		HIST 307 - History of Louisiana GEOG 103 - World Geography POLS 110 - U.S. Government

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Middle School Education Grades 4-8, B.S., Mathematics Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Focus Area Course (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Focus Area Course (3 Credits)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Junior Year, Second Semester (19 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI Methods Focus Area Course (3 Credits)

Focus Area Course (3 Credits)

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum

Focus Area (9 Credit Hours)

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Middle School Education Grades 4-8, B.S., Mathematics Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Focus Area Course (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Focus Area Course (3 Credits)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Junior Year, Second Semester (19 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI Methods Focus Area Course (3 Credits)

Focus Area Course (3 Credits)

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum

Focus Area (9 Credit Hours)