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

Degree: Bachelor of Science

Required: 124–128 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
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)

3

 

 

Department specifies courses for:

 

Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)
required: HDF 303

3

 

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 350, 375, 400, 442, 462, 535

IV Teacher Licensure Requirements (9 semester hours)

  1. ELC 381  
  2. HDF 303  
  3. TED 452

V Second Academic Concentration Requirements (24, 25, or 27 semester hours)

Students must complete a coherent course of study of 24, 25, or 27 semester hours in two of five middle-level content fields: English Language Arts (25), Mathematics (24), Science (27), Social Studies (25), and/or TESOL (24).

English Language Arts (25 semester hours)

  1. British Literature: one from ENG 211, 212, 213, or 214
  2. American Literature: one from ENG 251 or 252
  3. ENG 303
  4. ENG 321
  5. ENG 322
  6. ENG 310
  7. Multicultural Literature: one 200- or 300-level multicultural literature course
  8. TED 530
  9. TED 495

Mathematics (24 semester hours)

  1. MAT 191
  2. MAT 292
  3. STA 108 or 271
  4. One from: MAT 293, 310, 330, 390
  5. MAT 303
  6. TED 558
  7. MAT 304
  8. TED 557

Science (27 semester hours)

  1. CHE 111 and 112
  2. BIO 111
  3. BIO 112
  4. GEO 106 and 106L
  5. PHY 205 and 205L
  6. AST 203 or 209 or 235
  7. TED 560
  8. TED 495

Social Studies (25 semester hours)

  1. HIS 316
  2. HIS 308
  3. European History: one from HIS 221, 222, or 223
  4. Non-Western History—one from two of the following areas:
    1. African History: HIS 203, 204, 306, or 389
    2. Asian Asian History: HIS 215, 216, 384, 386, or 387
    3. Latin American History: HIS 239, 240, 320, or 321
  5. HIS 347
  6. GEO 105
  7. TED 554
  8. TED 495

TESOL (24 semester hours)

NOTE: Students who select TESOL as one of their two (2) concentrations will be required to pass the TESOL Praxis II in addition to completing other program requirements.

  1. ENG 321
  2. ENG 322
  3. TED 535
  4. TED 523
  5. At least six (6) s.h. from: CHI 101, 102, 203, 204; FRE 101, 102, 203, 204, 301, 302; GER 101, 102, 203, 204, 291, 306; ITA 101, 102, 203, 204; JNS 101, 102, 203, 204; RUS 101, 102, 203, 204; SES 101, 102, 203, 204; SPA 101, 102, 203, 204, 301, 311, 313, 408, 411, 416, 516, 519, 589
  6. Six (6) additional s.h. may be selected from the list above or the courses below for a total of 18 s.h. No more than two (2) courses may be selected from one department. Up to six (6) s.h. applied to GEC requirements may be used toward the concentration.

    ATY 100, 212, 330, 325, 333, 334; CHI 220; CST 105, 207, 344, 337, 415, 460; ENG 374, 376; FRE 332; GEO 104, 105, 340; GER 406; HIS 240, 301, 302, 320, 347; HDF 212, 410; JNS 220, 230, 301, 305; PSC 290; SOC 201, 202, 300, 311, 323, 327, 328, 335, 342, 344, 429, 430, 371; SPA 233, 332; REL 218, 221; SES 200, 240, 460, 540

    The following courses from Community Colleges that do not have UNCG equivalents are accepted equivalents to these six (6) s.h.:

    ENG 261 World Literature
    ENG 262 World Literature II
    GEO 112 Cultural Geography
    HIS 227 Native American History
    HUM 120 Cultural Studies
    HUM 122 Southern Culture

VI Electives

Electives sufficient to complete the 124–128 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).

This page was last updated on June 6, 2012.