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BACHELOR OF Science IN Middle Grades Education (6-9)

Language Arts Track

Degree Requirements | Middle Grades Core Courses |
Language Arts Track Core Courses
Language Arts Track Recommended Degree Path

 

To be eligible for consideration by the Teacher Education Committee and approved for admission to the Teacher Education Program, each candidate must:

1. Have not more than 9 hours of the General Education requirements remaining;
2. Have earned a “C” (2.0) or better in EDN 3020 or the approved equivalent course;
3. Have earned a grade of at least a “C‑” (C if the course was repeated) in all required specialty area, professional studies, and content pedagogy courses completed at the time of admission, with the exception of EDN 3020, which requires a grade of C;
4. Have at least a 2.5 cumulative Quality Point Average (QPA) on a 4.0 scale on all prior college/university course work;
5. Meet the state established scores on Praxis I, SAT, or ACT. An official copy of the scores must be sent to UNCP. Students must meet the scores in effect at the time they apply to and qualify for admission to the Teacher Education Program [see next section for details];
6. Satisfactorily complete an admission interview after completing all the above requirements;
   
7. Complete a Candidate for Professional Licensure (CPL) form. CPL forms are available in the School of Education Licensure Office and on the School of Education Web site.

 

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Middle Grades Education (6-9)

Requirements for 6-9: Language Arts	Sem. Hrs.
Freshman Seminar	1
General Education Requirements	44
Middle Grades Education (6-9) Core (Required)
» Professional Studies » Content Pedagogy	18 15
Language Arts Track Core Courses	30
General Electives/Academic or Professional Concentration	18-30
Total	128

 

General Electives/Academic or Professional Concentration: American Indian Studies, American Studies, Art, English, Exercise and Sport Science, Geography, History, Math, Music, Political Science, Psychology, Reading, Special Education. Completing a concentration is a degree requirement.

Academic/professional concentration must be approved by the program coordinator.

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Required Middle Grades Education (6-9) Courses

Professional Studies

Course#	Course Title	Comments
EDN 3020	Foundations of Education	Prerequisite: Must have completed at least 30 semester hours of college/ university work and have no less than a 2.0 QPA
EDN 3120	Early Adolescent through Young Adult Development	Prerequisite: Must have no less than 2.0 QPA
EDN 3500	Educational Psychology	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
EDN 4190	Content Area Literacy in Middle & Secondary Schools	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
SED 3000	Introduction to Exceptional, Diverse, and At-Risk Students	Prerequisite: Must have no less than 2.0 QPA

 

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Content Pedagogy

Course#	Course Title	Comments
EDN 4050	Foundations and Curriculum Development for Middle Grades	Prerequisite: EDN 3120 and admission to Teacher Education Program
CSC 4050	Current Topics in Computers in Education	Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
EDN 4560	Internship in the Middle Grades (9)	Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Semester; Corequisite: EDN 4760
EDN 4760	Instructional Approaches to Middle School Grades	Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Semester; Corequisite: EDN 4560

 

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Required Courses for Language Arts Track

Language Arts Specialty Area (24 hours)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
ENG 3040	Priniciples of Literacy Study	Prerequisite: “C” or better in ENG 1060 and “C” or better in one 2000-level literature course
ENG 3460	Aspects of the English Language
ENG 3710	English Grammar
One ENG survey courses	One of the following survey course: ENG 2050, 2230, or 2470
One ENG survey courses	One of the following survey course: ENG 2060, 2240, or 2480
Three literature courses	Three of the following literature courses: ENG 3100, 3110, 3120, 3130, 3140, 3150, 3160, 3170, 3420, 3430, 3440, 3540, 3560, 3660, 3670, 3680, or ENGS 33xx; or 2 literature courses from the previous list plus SPE 2000 or SPE 2010 or SPE 3580 or THE 2010

 

Language Arts Content Pedagogy (6 hours)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
EED 3840	Literature & Reading for Adolescents (6-12): Methods and Materials	Spring only
EED 3890	The Teaching of Writing and Speech (6-12): Methods and Materials	Prerequisite: EED 3840; Fall only

 

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Updated: Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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