Middle Grades Teaching Bachelor of Arts in Education

B. Middle Grades Academic Concentration

Sciences Broad Field
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
(006.38E3a)

4028
12 hour Endorsement
Take all of the following:
PE 110GS, Swimming - 1/2 hour
PE 110GS, Tumbling - 1/2 hour
PE 160GS*, Healthful Living - 3 hours
PE 220, Teaching Aerobic and Anaerobic Activities - 1 hour
PE 221, Teaching Sport and Leisure Activities - 2 hours
PE 260GS, First Aid, Responding to Emergencies - 2 hours
PE 420, Methods in Health and Physical Education - 3 hours
*Course possible may fulfill General Studies Requirement as Academic Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.

Health And Physical Education

4008
18 hour Endorsement
Take all of the following:
PE 110GS, Swimming - 1/2 hour
PE 110GS, Tumbling - 1/2 hour
PE 160GS*, Healthful Living - 3 hours
PE 220, Teaching Aerobic and Anaerobic Activities - 1 hour
PE 221, Teaching Sport and Leisure Activities - 2 hours
PE 260GS, First Aid, Responding to Emergencies - 2 hours
PE 324, Curriculum and Administration of Physical Education - 3 hours
PE 325, Motor Learning and Development - 3 hours
PE 420, Methods in Health and Physical Education - 3 hours
*Course possible may fulfill General Studies Requirement as Academic Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.

Sciences Broad Field
MATHEMATICS
(006.38E3b)

4029
12 hour Endorsement
Take all of the following:
MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
MATH 230*, Math for Elementary Teachers I - 3 hours
MATH 330*, Math for Elementary Teachers II - 3 hours
MATH 430, Middle School Mathematics - 3 hours
*Course possible may fulfill General Studies Requirement as Academic Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.

Mathematics

4009
18 hour Endorsement
Take all of the following:
MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
MATH 230*, Math for Elementary Teachers I - 3 hours
MATH 330*, Math for Elementary Teachers II - 3 hours
MATH 430, Middle School Mathematics - 3 hours
Take 6 hours from:
ELED 420, Problem Solving in the Elementary and Middle School Classroom - 3 hours
MATH 120, Finite Mathematics - 3 hours
MATH 250, Foundations of Math - 3 hours
MATH 413, Discrete Mathematics - 3 hours (Prereq:MATH 202)
STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
*Course possible may fulfill General Studies Requirement as Academic Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.

Sciences Broad Field
NATURAL SCIENCES
(006.38E3c)

4030
12 hour Endorsement
Take all of the following:
PHYS 301, Advanced Physical Science - 4 hours
Take 1 course from:
BIOL 104GS, General Botany - 4 hours
BIOL 107GS, General Zoology - 4 hours
BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
Take ONE of the following options:
Take 1 course from:
CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 150GS, Consumer Organic Chemistry - 3 or 4 hours
OR take two courses:
CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours   (see prerequisites)
CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
OR take two courses:
CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour

Natural Sciences

4010
18 hour Endorsement
Take the following course:
PHYS 301, Advanced Physical Science - 4 hours
Take 1 course from:
BIOL 104GS, General Botany - 4 hours
BIOL 107GS, General Zoology - 4 hours
BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
Take ONE of the following options:
Take 1 course from:
CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 150GS, Consumer Organic Chemistry - 3 or 4 hours
OR take two courses:
CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours   (see prerequisites)
CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
OR take two courses:
CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
Take 1 course from:
PHYS 209GS, Meteorology - 3 hours
PHYS 210GS, Astronomy - 3 hours
GEOG 207GS, Physical Geology - 3 hours
GEOG 306, Geomorphology - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 207GS)
Take an additional 3 hours from any courses listed above.

Students must have 18 distinct (i.e., not included in another Special Area) hours in each of two Special Areas and 12 distinct semester hours in one other.

The three Special Areas must be chosen from at least two of the four Broad Fields:
Go to:

  1. Fine and Practical Arts,
  2. Home Economics*
  3. Humanities,
  4. Language Arts*
    Modern Languages
    French*
    German*
    Spanish*
    World Civilizations*
    Communication*
  5. Sciences,
  6. Health and Physical Education*
    Mathematics*
    Natural Sciences*
  7. Social Sciences.
  8. Business Education*
    Global Awareness*
    History*
    Social Sciences*

    *Italics indicate Special Areas.

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