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Middle Grades Education Major (MDED) with 6–9 Teacher Licensure

Degree: Bachelor of Science

Required: 122 semester hours, to include at least 36 hours at or above the 300 course level

AOS Code: U254

Requirements

I General Education Core Requirements (GEC)

See complete GEC requirements and approved course listings for all categories.

Core Category	S.H.
Students may select courses for:
Literature (GLT)	3
Fine Arts (GFA)	3
Philosophical, Religious, Ethical Principles (GPR)	3
One additional GLT, GFA, or GPR course	3
Historical Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP)	3
Mathematics (GMT)	3
Natural Sciences (GNS) one must be a laboratory course; each must have a different departmental prefix	6–7
Reasoning and Discourse (GRD) ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101, and one additional GRD course	6

Department specifies courses for:
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB) required: HDF 303 and PSY 121	6

II General Education Marker Requirements

See details and courses. It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major/concentration.

Students may select courses for:

Global/Global Non-Western Perspectives (GL/GN)
four (4) courses carrying GL/GN markers, at least one of which must carry the GN marker

One Speaking Intensive (SI) Course
In addition to this SI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second SI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Speaking Intensive.

One Writing Intensive (WI) Course
In addition to this WI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second WI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Writing Intensive.

III Major Requirements (30 semester hours)

TED 250 (prerequisite for admission to the major)
TED 335, 350, 375, 400, 442, 462

IV Teacher Licensure Requirements

ELC 381
HDF 303
TED 450, 535

V Second Academic Concentration Requirements (25 or 27 semester hours)

Students must complete a coherent course of study of 25 or 27 semester hours in two of four middle-level content fields: English Language Arts (25), Mathematics (25), Science (27), and/or Social Studies (25).

English Language Arts (25 semester hours)

British Literature: one from ENG 211, 212, 213, or 214
American Literature: one from ENG 251 or 252
ENG 303
ENG 321
ENG 322
ENG 341
Multicultural Literature: one 200- or 300-level multicultural literature course
TED 530
TED 495

Mathematics (25 semester hours)

MAT 191
MAT 292
STA 108 or 271
One from: MAT 293, 310, 330, 390
MAT 303
TED 558
MAT 304
TED 557
TED 495

Science (27 semester hours)

CHE 111 and 112
BIO 111
BIO 112
GEO 106 and 106L
PHY 205 and 205L
AST 203 or 209 or 235
TED 560
TED 495

Social Studies (25 semester hours)

HIS 316
HIS 308
European History: one from HIS 221, 222, or 223
Non-Western History—one from two of the following areas:
1. African History: HIS 203, 204, 306, or 389
2. Asian History: HIS 215, 216, 384, or 386
3. Latin American History: HIS 239, 240, 320, or 321
HIS 347
GEO 105
TED 554
TED 495

VI Electives

Electives sufficient to complete the 122 semester hours required for the degree. Electives should increase students’ knowledge in general education and in a content field (such as psychology or multicultural education).