Degree Requirements
CERTIFICATION IN MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS-- 93 semester hours as follows:
Middle School Education (5-9) — Middle School Education (5-9) is designed for students wishing to be certified to teach in grades 5-9. In addition to the General Studies and required Professional Education courses (listed below), students pursuing this option must also complete two specializations each from Mathematics, Science, or English/Communications, or Social and Behavioral Studies or from Special Education Learning and Behavior Disorders.
5-9 Professional Education Courses
- BMIS 130 Introduction to Application Software
- EDUC 235 Basic Concepts Concerning Education
- EDUC 331 Studies in Education: Special Topics
- ELMS 237 Effective Teaching Practices: 5-9
- ELMS 331 Reading and Language Arts I
- ELMS 335 The Middle School
- ELMS 338 Reading and Language Arts II
- ELMS 430 Classroom Management and Behavior
- ELMS 491 Supervised Student Teaching: Middle Grades
- PSYC 232 Psychology of Human Development
- PSYC 238 Psychology of Learning and Exceptionality
- SPED 233 Survey of Individuals with Exceptionalities (P-12) 45 hours
Two Specialization Areas 48-55 hours
- Math
- Science
- English/Communications
- Social Studies
- Special Education-Learning & Behavior Disabilities
