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2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

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Middle School Education Grades 4-8, BS, Social Studies Education Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science	129
Career Opportunities:
Teach middle school education 4-8 (see College of Education and Human Development )
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 Social Studies: Content Knowledge (5089), and the Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 5-9 (5623).
Note(s):
¹ Choose from Biology, Chemistry, Geology, or Physics. Students cannot get credit for both GEOL 105 and GEOL 225 . ² EDCI Methods must be completed in the selected Focus Area. EDCI 422 (fall); EDCI 423 (fall); EDCI 352 (spring)

Freshman Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 140 - Developing a Worldview of Teaching and Learning Credit Hours: 1
EDFL 106 - Introduction to Education Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 103 - World Geography Credit Hours: 3
MATH 117 - Number Sense for PK-8 Teachers Credit Hours: 3

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

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

Focus Area Course (3 credit hours)

Choose 3 credit hours from 1 Middle School Focus area.

Sophomore Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

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

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

CHEM 212 - Survey of Chemistry for Education Majors Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 240 - Investigating School Contexts Credit Hours: 1
ENGL 201 - British Literature from the Medieval Period to 1800 Credit Hours: 3
or ENGL 202 - British Literature from 1800 to the Present  Credit Hours: 3
or ENGL 205 - American Literature to 1865  Credit Hours: 3
or ENGL 206 - American Literature since 1865  Credit Hours: 3
MATH 317 - Probability, Statistics and Number Systems for PK-8 Teachers Credit Hours: 3
POLS 110 - U.S. Government Credit Hours: 3

Focus Area Course (3 credit hours)

Choose 3 credit hours from 1 Middle School Focus area.

Junior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication Credit Hours: 3
or CMCN 310 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 439 - Building Learning Communities in Middle Schools Credit Hours: 3
EDFL 456 - Classroom Assessment Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 313 - Coordinated School Health Education Strategies Credit Hours: 3-4

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

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

Junior Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

BIOL 121 - Biological Principles and Issues I Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 424 - Middle School Social Studies Methods Credit Hours: 3 ²
HIST 307 - History of Louisiana Credit Hours: 3
LTCY 409 - Literacy through the School Years Credit Hours: 3
LTCY 410 - Teaching Content Literacy in the Secondary/Middle School Credit Hours: 3
SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

ECON 300 - Fundamentals of Economics Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 474 - Teacher Residency I in Middle School Education Credit Hours: 3
IRED 320 - Technology in the Classroom Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 312 - Adolescent Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Focus Area Course (3 credit hours)

Choose 3 credit hours from 1 Middle School Focus area.

EDCI Methods Focus Area Course (3 credit hours)

Students must complete an EDCI methods course in the second focus area of choice:

EDCI 352 - Middle School Mathematics Methods Credit Hours: 3 ²
EDCI 422 - Middle School English Methods Credit Hours: 3 ²
EDCI 423 - Middle School Science Methods Credit Hours: 3 ²

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

EDCI 440 - Reflections and Professional Growth Credit Hours: 1
EDCI 478 - Teacher Residency II in Middle School Education Credit Hours: 9

General Education 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 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

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Middle School Education Grades 4-8, BS, Social Studies Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Focus Area Course (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

Focus Area Course (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Focus Area Course (3 credit hours)

EDCI Methods Focus Area Course (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum

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Middle School Education Grades 4-8, BS, Social Studies Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Focus Area Course (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

Focus Area Course (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Focus Area Course (3 credit hours)

EDCI Methods Focus Area Course (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum