Oct 06, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Middle School Education Grades 4-8, BS, Mathematics Education Concentration


Degree Awarded: Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science 120
Career Opportunities:
Teach middle school education 4-8 (see College of Education & Human Development 
Additional Requirements:
Students must earn at least an overall 2.5 GPA and an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses.

Praxis Exam Requirements: Students must pass the Praxis Middle School Mathematics: Content Knowledge (5169), and the Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 5-9 (5623).
Note(s):
The requirements of this program are continually under examination and revision by the Louisiana State Board of Secondary Education (BESE). The University reserves the right to make changes as required. All enrolled candidates are subject to these changes.
All required state licensure exams must be passed by established deadlines.

1 Choose from Biology, Chemistry, Geology, or Physics. Students cannot get credit for both GEOL 105  and GEOL 225 .
 

General Education Courses

 

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)


Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)


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

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)


English Literature (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)


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

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)


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

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)


Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)


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

General Elective (3 credit hours)


Choose in consultation with academic advisor. KNEA courses cannot count as general elective.

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)


General Education Curriculum


English
(6 cr)
Mathematics
(6 cr)
Natural Sciences
(9 cr)
Social/Behavioral Sci
(6 cr)
ENGL 101 
ENGL 102  
MATH 109  
MATH 110   
Choose from the Gen Ed Course List  

PSYC 312  and

Choose 3 cr from the Gen Ed Course List   

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 310  
  Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List