Middle Childhood
Bachelor of Science – Middle Childhood+
The Middle Childhood Licensure area has specific General Education requirements. Also required are Professional Education and Curriculum Content areas. Students electing to pursue the Middle Childhood Licensure program must select two area concentrations from the four options available: Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Since this License program requires two (2) areas of concentration for a total of 38 - 62 hours, the suggested sequence requires more than a normal semester load of sixteen to seventeen hours. This licensure program prepares candidates to teach in Grade 4 - 9 Content Specific settings. It is Nationally Recognized by the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) and approved by the Ohio Department of Education for Initial Four-Year Resident Educator Licensure.
+ URG degree codes for this licensure area are:
40415 – Language Arts/Social Studies
40416 – Language Arts/Math
40418 – Social Studies/Math
40419 - Social Studies/Science
Bachelor of Science – Middle Childhood+
General Education
| Description | Credits |
|---|---|
| Common General Education Courses | 21 |
| MTH 11505 Mathematics for Educators I | 5 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| ART 10303 (TM) Art Appreciation FPA 10503 (TM) Fine Arts MUS 10403 (TM) Music Appreciation | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| ENG 24103 (TM) The Literary Imagination HUM 20103 (TM) The Humanities PHR 21103 (TM) Philosophical Inquiry | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| BIO 11404 (TM) Principles of Biology BIO 12104 Biology I (required for Science concentration) | 4 |
| Select one of the following courses | |
| CHM 10404 (TM) Principles of Chemistry (required for Science concentration) NSC 22304 (TM) Environmental Science PHY 10404 (TM) Principles of Physics | 4 |
| General Education Total | 40 |
Professional Education
| Description | Credits |
|---|---|
| Common Professional Courses | 23 |
| EDU 23503 Content Area Reading for Middle Childhood. | 3 |
| EDU 26501 Middle Childhood Seminar I | 1 |
| EDU 33203 Phonics for Middle Childhood* | 3 |
| EDU 44403 Reading Assessment & Development* | 3 |
| EDU 49210 Clinical Practice in the Middle Childhood Setting * | 10 |
| Select two from the following: | |
| EDU 22203 Science, Health, & Nutrition Methods & Intervention Techniques for Middle Childhood EDU 26403 Middle Childhood Integrated Social Studies Methods EDU 37503 Middle Childhood Integrated Language Arts Methods* EDU 48304 Math Methods & Intervention Techniques for Middle Childhood* | 3-4 |
| Professional Education Total | 52-53 |
Choose two concentrations from the four below:
Middle Childhood: Language Arts Concentration
| Description | Credits |
|---|---|
| ENG 33403 The English Language | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| ENG 24603 Children’s Literature ENG 24703 Adolescent and Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| THR 10503 Introduction to Theatre COM 21103 Oral Interpretation | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| ENG 25103 American Literature to the Civil War ENG 25203 American Literature since the Civil War | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| ENG 24803 Comparative World Literature ENG 45103 Major Authors | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| JRN 22103 News Writing for Media Publications JRN 32102 Broadcast News Writing ENG 38103 Professional Writing | 3 |
| Total MC:LA Concentration | 16-18 |
Middle Childhood: Mathematics Concentration
| Description | Credits |
|---|---|
| MTH 21404 (TM) Introductory Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| MTH 25403 Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| MTH 26603 Number Theory | 3 |
| MTH 27403 College Geometry | 3 |
| Select one of the following sequences based on placement exam: | |
| MTH 14505 (TM) Pre-calculus | 5 |
| MTH 15105 (TM) Calculus I or MTH 15105 (TM) Calculus I MTH 15204 Calculus II | 4-5 |
| Total MC Math Concentration | 22-23 |
Middle Childhood: Science Concentration
| Description | Credits |
|---|---|
| BIO 12204 Biology | 4 |
| NSC 12303 Descriptive Astronomy | 3 |
| NSC 20303 Physical Geology | 3 |
| NSC 22304 (TM) Environmental Science | 4 |
| NSC 33202 Laboratory Management | 2 |
| NSC 45303 Integrated Science | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| PHY 10404 (TM) Principles of Physics PHY 17505 General Physics I with Algebra (preferred) | 4-5 |
| Total MC: Science Concentration | 26-27 |
Middle Childhood: Social Studies Concentration
| Description | Credits |
|---|---|
| HIS 13203 (TM) World Civilization II | 3 |
| POL 35103 Comparative Government | 3 |
| SOC 24103 Minority Groups | 3 |
| SOC 36103 Social Research | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| ATH 12103 (TM) (TAG) Anthropology SOC 11103 (TM) Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| ECO 11403 Introduction to Microeconomics ECO 12403 Introduction to Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| HIS 22203 The American Experience in Global Perspective | 3 |
| HIS 32103 American Cultural History I | 3 |
| HIS 32203 American Cultural History II | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| POL 11103 (TM) American National Government POL 12103 American State Government | 3 |
| Total MC:SS Concentration | 24 |
| Description | Credits |
|---|---|
| Total Hours Required For Degree | 130-141 |
* Only students who have been accepted into the Teacher Education Program may enroll in 30000 & 40000 level EDU courses