Degree Requirements
Required courses for all middle-level education majors
| EDU 204 | Child Development, Cognition & Learning | 3 |
| EDU 206 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDU 215 | Education - Students W/Special Needs | 3 |
| EDU 312 | Teaching English Learners | 3 |
| EDU 341 | Educational Assessment | 3 |
| EDU 343 | Middle Level Teaching Methods | 3 |
| EDU 345 | Methods in Literacy | 3 |
| EDU 348 | Pre-Practicum | 3 |
| EDU430 | Special Needs Seminar | 3 |
| EDU 441 | Mid Lvl English Studnt Teachng Practicum | 12 |
| EDU 443 | Mid Lvl Science Studnt Teachng Practicum | 12 |
| EDU 444 | Mid Lvl Social Studies Stud Teach Pract | 12 |
| EDU 445 | Mid Lvl Mathematics Studnt Teachng Pract | 12 |
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| MAT 115 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
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| PSY 115 | Understanding Statistics | 3 |
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| Two non-credit workshops in technology and code of conduct | |
Middle-Level Certification Areas
In addition to completing the courses above, each student must fulfill the major requirements for one of the following subject areas of middle-level certification: English/Language Arts and Reading, Mathematics, Science or Social Studies.
Middle-Level Certification in English/Language Arts and Reading
Middle-Level Certification in Mathematics
Middle-Level Certification in Science
| BIO 101 | General Biology I | 4 |
| BIO 102 | General Biology II | 4 |
BIO 2xx/3xx
| Biology Elective | |
| CHM 101 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 102 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHM 104 | Fund. of Organic Chem. in Biological Sys | 4 |
| PHY112 | Contemporary Physical/Earth Science | 3 |
| ENV 105 | Foundations of Sustainability | 3 |
| ENV 115 | Intro to Environmental Science I | 3 |
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BIO 2xx/3xx
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| ENV 305 | Environmental Education | 3 |
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| ENV 370 | Topics Environmental Studies | 3 |
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| ECO 105 | Consumer Economics | 3 |
| PS 120 | American Government | 3 |
| HIS 124 | American History to 1865 | 3 |
| HIS 125 | American History - 1865 to 1945 | 3 |
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| ENG101 | Written Communication | 3 |
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| ENG 108 | College Writing | 3 |
| OR | |
| ENG180 | Writing & Literature | 3 |
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| ENG 213 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 224 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
2xx/3xx
| English Elective | |
| MAT 103 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MAT 110 | Pre-Calculus Mathematics | 3 |
| MAT 115 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 130 | Calc & Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
Middle-Level Certification in Social Studies
| ECO 101 | Intro to Macroeconomics | 3 |
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| ECO 105 | Consumer Economics | 3 |
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| ECO 315 | Comparative Econmics/Political Systems | 3 |
| EDU 140 | Geography for Educators | 3 |
GEO xxx
| Geology Elective | |
| HIS 101 | World History I (Pre-1492) | 3 |
| HIS 102 | World History II (post-1492) | 3 |
| HIS 124 | American History to 1865 | 3 |
| HIS 125 | American History - 1865 to 1945 | 3 |
| PS 120 | American Government | 3 |
| PS 203 | International Relations | 3 |
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| ENG101 | Written Communication | 3 |
| OR | |
| ENG 108 | College Writing | 3 |
| OR | |
| ENG180 | Writing & Literature | 3 |
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| ENG 213 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 224 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
2xx/3xx
| English Elective | |
| MAT 103 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MAT 110 | Pre-Calculus Mathematics | 3 |
| MAT 115 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 130 | Calc & Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
| BIO 101 | General Biology I | 4 |
| BIO 102 | General Biology II | 4 |
| PHY112 | Contemporary Physical/Earth Science | 3 |
| ENV 115 | Intro to Environmental Science I | 3 |