Middle Level Education, Certifying to Teach, B.A.

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Program Chair: Marla Sanders

Available in the Day and Evening* Colleges.

*Social Studies content area is the only area offered in the Evening College.

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Requirements

Teacher candidates are required to pass all three parts of the Praxis Core: Reading, Writing and Math. Designated courses provide an additional 1 semester hour lab of support for candidates that have not exempted or passed the required test. Lab course are EDU 150R , EDU 218W and EDU 117M . Students should consult with their advisor.

Major courses include:

EDU 150 - Introduction to the Profession of Teaching Credits: 3
EDU 211 - Development and Learning: The Adolescent Years Credits: 3
EDU 218 - Moral and Political Foundations of Teaching Credits: 3
EDU 283 - Middle Grades Curriculum and Organization Credits: 3
EDU 329 - Facilitating Positive Learning Behaviors Credits: 3
EDU 379 - Foundations for Teaching Reading in Middle and Secondary Schools Credits: 3
EDU 381 - Content Area Literacy for Middle and Secondary Educators Credits: 3
EDU 385 - Effective Instructional Assessment Strategies in Middle Grades Credits: 3
SPED 332 - Exceptional Learners Credits: 3

Professional Education

Candidates must also take the following 15 hours in Professional Education:

EDU 260 - Shadowing in Schools (Field Experience I) Credits: 1-3
EDU 360 - Apprenticeship for Teaching (Field Experience II) Credits: 2-3
EDU 485LS - Internship in Teaching (Directed Teaching) Credits: 10
EDU 486LS - Professional Development and Teacher Leadership Credits: 2

Choose One of the Following Area Concentrations

Candidates must choose one of the following content area concentrations which will count as courses for the major:

English/Language Arts (24 Hours)

ENG 200 - Survey of World Literature Credits: 3
ENG 275 - Advanced English Grammar Credits: 3
EDU 278 - Youth Literature Credits: 3
WRIT 340 - Methods of Teaching Writing Credits: 3
EDU 420E - Methods of Teaching Specific Content Areas in the Middle School and High School Credits: 3
3 hours of literature above the 300 level

One of the Following

ENG 251 - African-American Literature through Reconstruction Credits: 3
ENG 252 - Twentieth-Century African-American Literature Credits: 3
ENG 375 - American Multicultural Literature Credits: 3

Literary Knowledge

3 hours beyond the general education literary knowledge requirement from

ENG 220 - British Literature 1660 to 1832 (Neoclassical and Romantic) Credits: 3
ENG 230 - British Literature since 1832 (Victorian and Modern) Credits: 3
ENG 240 - American Literature I Credits: 3
ENG 250 - American Literature II Credits: 3

Specified Elective

Students with this concentration must take 3 hours from the following as a specified elective

ENG 220 - British Literature 1660 to 1832 (Neoclassical and Romantic) Credits: 3
ENG 230 - British Literature since 1832 (Victorian and Modern) Credits: 3
ENG 240 - American Literature I Credits: 3
ENG 250 - American Literature II Credits: 3

Mathematics (24-25 Hours)

EDU 420M - Methods of Teaching Specific Content Areas in the Middle School and High School Credits: 3
MATH 140 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3
MATH 150 - Discrete Mathematics Credits: 3
MATH 161 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MATH 218 - Elementary Number Theory Credits: 3
MATH 325 - Geometry Credits: 3
MATH 380 - Historical Topics Credits: 3
CIS 211 - Programming I Credits: 3

Specified Elective

Students with this concentration must take 3 hours from the following as a specified elective

MATH 104 - Precalculus Algebra Credits: 3
MATH 106 - Precalculus Trigonometry Credits: 3
CIS 109 - Computer Science for the Liberal Arts Credits: 3

Science (26 Hours)

EDU 420N - Methods of Teaching Specific Content Areas in the Middle School and High School Credits: 3
PS 122 - Earth Science Credits: 4
PS 248 - Environmental Science Credits: 4
CHEM 110 - Survey of Chemistry Credits: 4
OR
CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
PHYS 120 - Introduction to Physics Credits: 4
OR
PHYS 221 - General Physics I Credits: 4
BIO 225 - Biodiversity Credits: 4
OR
BIO 240 - Ecology Credits: 4
At least 3 additional hours of chemistry or biology

Specified Elective

Students with this concentration must take the following as a specified elective

BIO 110 - Foundations of Biology Credits: 4

Social Studies (24 Hours)

EDU 420S - Methods of Teaching Specific Content Areas in the Middle School and High School Credits: 3
GEOG 164 - Introduction to World Geography Credits: 3
HIS 103 - Perspectives on World Civilization II Credits: 3
HIS 104 - Contemporary World History-Post 1945 Credits: 3
HIS 207 - United States History, Colonial Era to Reconstruction Credits: 3
HIS 208 - United States History, Reconstruction Era to the Present Credits: 3
HIS 220 - History of South Carolina Credits: 3
3 hours in either Anthropology or Economics

Historical Literacy

Students with this concentration must take the following as a specified elective to satisfy the general education historical literacy requirement

HIS 102 - Perspectives on World Civilization I Credits: 3

Human Institutions and Behavior

Students with this concentration must take the following as a specified elective to satisfy the general education human institutions and behavior requirement

POSC 101 - American National Government Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 66-68

Some selected courses may also be used to satisfy appropriate general education requirements.