Middle School

Middle School:

EDUC3560 Nature and Needs of the Middle Grades Child 3 s.h.

EDUC3570 Curriculum for Middle Grades Education 3 s.h.

EDUC3400 Elementary Reading in the Content Area or

EDUC3520 General Secondary Methods and Content Reading 3 s.h.

Completion of coursework in two of the following content areas:

1. Twelve semester hours of coursework in social studies to include coursework in all of the following:
   1. United States History 3 s.h.
      HIST2410 United States History to 1865 or
      HIST2420 United States History since 1865 or
      HIST3100 Civil War and Reconstruction or
      HIST3240 American Constitutional History or
      HIST3360 The Civil Rights Movement or
      HIST3370 The American Presidency or
      HIST3550 Recent United States History or
      Approved United States History elective (HIST prefix)
   2. World History 3 s.h.
      HIST1310 World Civilizations I or
      HIST1320 World Civilizations II or
      HIST2340 Middle Eastern Civilizations I or
      HIST2360 Middle Eastern Civilizations II or
      HIST3600 Ancient Mediterranean World or
      HIST3620 The Middle Ages or
      HIST3640 Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815 or
      HIST3660 Modern Europe, 1789-Present or
      Approved World History electives (HIST prefix)
   3. Government 3 s.h.
      POLS1300 American Government or
      POLS2400 Introduction to Criminal Justice or
      POLS3240 American Constitutional History or
      Approved American Government electives (POLS prefix)
   4. Geography 3 s.h.
      POLS3330 Geography of Contemporary Affairs or
      Approved elective (GEOG prefix)
2. Twelve semester hours in mathematics to include coursework in Algebra;
   MATH1280 College Algebra or
   MATH3330 Modern Algebra
   Select 3 courses from the following:
   Approved Mathematics electives (9 s.h. MATH prefix)
3. Twelve semester hours in science to include coursework in all of the following:
   1. Life Science
      Approved life science electives (BIOL prefix) 3 to 6 s.h.
   2. Earth Science
      SCIE2100 Earth Science 3 s.h.
   3. Physical Science
      Approved Physical Science classes (SCIE prefix) 3 to 6 s.h.
4. Twelve semester hours in language arts to include coursework in all of the following:
   1. ENGL1410 Modern Rhetoric 3 s.h.
   2. COMM1200 Speech Communication: An Introduction 3 s.h.
   3. ENGL2330 American Literature to 1900 3 s.h.
   4. Multicultural Literature course (ENGL prefix)
      
      Note: The following courses required for Elementary Education Majors and English Majors seeking Secondary Endorsement also contain content that applies to the Language Arts course work: EDUC2300 Children's Literature in the Elementary School (Elementary Majors) or ENGL3370 Methods of Teaching English (Secondary Majors) 3 s.h.