The Teaching major with a Concentration in Middle Childhood Education is offered to students who hold a baccalaureate degree and are interested in teaching grades 4-9. Students are eligible for a middle childhood education license when they successfully complete the program.
All candidates for MCE licensure must have specialization in 2 subject content areas, as chosen from:
- Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
Required content courses are undergraduate level and may have been taken as part of the candidate's baccalaureate degree or may be taken concurrently while participating in the graduate level licensure program. See undergraduate catalog for content couse requirements.
(51 Hours)
| PROFESSIONAL CORE - 10 hours |
| EDU 500 |
Statistics & Research (3) |
| EDU 501* |
Educational Psychology (3) |
| EDU 602 |
Ethics for Educators (3) |
| EDU 600 |
Integrative Project (1) |
*also required for licensure
| CONCENTRATION COURSES - 41-44 hours |
| EDU 502 |
Measurement & Evaluation (3) |
| EDU 504 |
Behavior Management and Classroom Organization (3) |
| EDU 517 |
Computers in the Instructional Process (0-3) |
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Licensure only requirement may be satisfied be passing division's |
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technology proficiency assessment; course is not required for MA degree. |
| EDU 601 |
Differentiated Instruction for Inclusive Settings (3) |
| EDU 644 |
Student Teaching (6) |
| MCE 533 |
Middle Childhood Education Content Practicum (2) |
| MCE 540 |
Introduction to Middle Childhood Education (3) |
| RDG 505 |
Psychology of Reading (3) |
| RDG 511 |
Content Reading (3) |
| RDG 530 |
Phonics and Linguistics (3) |
| RDG 538 |
Diagnosis & Remediation of Reading Problems (3) |
| SED 515 |
Human Exceptionalities Across the Lifespan (3) |
| Choose two courses from the following, according to subject content: |
| MCE 558 |
Methods of Teaching Social Studies (3) |
| MCE 556 |
Methods of Teaching Language Arts (3) |
| MCE 559 |
Methods of Teaching Science (3) |
| MTH 503 |
Methods of Teaching Mathematics (3) |