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

Required Courses

• UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar 3 Credit(s).
• EDCI 100 - Orientation to Teacher Education 2 Credit(s).
• EDFL 106 - Introduction to Education 3 Credit(s).
• EDFL 201 - Teaching, Learning, and Growth 3 Credit(s).
• ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing 3 Credit(s).
• ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture 3 Credit(s).
• GEOG 103 - World Geography 3 Credit(s).
• MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra 3 Credit(s).
• MATH 117 - Number Sense for PK-8 Teachers 3 Credit(s).

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• HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 3 Credit(s).

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• HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877 3 Credit(s).

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• PHYS 160 - Astronomy of the Solar System 3 Credit(s).

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• PHYS 170 - Astronomy Beyond the Solar System 3 Credit(s).

Total: 32 Credits

Required Courses

• BIOL 304 - Plants and Human Affairs 3 Credit(s).
• CHEM 212 - Survey of Chemistry for Education Majors 3 Credit(s).
• ENGL 352 - English Grammar and Usage 3 Credit(s).
• GEOG 310 - United States and Canada 3 Credit(s).
• GEOL 225 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 Credit(s).
• MATH 217 - Geometry and Measurement for PK-8 Teachers 3 Credit(s).
• MATH 317 - Probability, Statistics and Number Systems for PK-8 Teachers 3 Credit(s).
• PHYS 213 - Conceptual Physics 3 Credit(s).

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• HIST 101 - World Civilizations I 3 Credit(s).

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• HIST 102 - World Civilizations II 3 Credit(s).

Electives

Total: 33 Credits

Required Courses

• BIOL 206 - Biology for Elementary Education Majors 3 Credit(s).
• EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society 3 Credit(s). *
• EDCI 439 - Classroom Management for Middle School Teachers 3 Credit(s). **
• EDFL 456 - Classroom Assessment 3 Credit(s). **
• HLTH 313 - Coordinated School Health Education Strategies 3 Credit(s).
• IRED 320 - Technology in the Classroom 3 Credit(s). *
• MUS 306 - Music for the Teacher 3 Credit(s).
• READ 410 - Teaching Content Literacy in the Secondary/Middle School 3 Credit(s). **
• SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education 3 Credit(s). *

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• * Block I methods classes taken together in either Fall, Spring, or Summer semesters.

  ** Block II methods classes taken togethr in either Fall, Spring, or Summer semesters.

Electives

Total: 33 Credits

Required Courses

• EDCI 423 - Middle School Science Methods 3 Credit(s).
• EDCI 440 - Reflections and Professional Growth 1 Credit(s).
• EDCI 478 - Student Teaching in the Middle School 9 Credit(s).
• PSYC 312 - Adolescent Psychology 3 Credit(s).
• READ 411 - Assessment and Prescriptive Teaching of Reading 3 Credit(s).
• THEA 300 - Activities in Dramatics 3 Credit(s).

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• GEOL 106 - Earth History 3 Credit(s).

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• GEOL 110 - Dinosaurs 3 Credit(s).

Electives

Total: 28 Credits