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Middle Grades Education: Advanced Certification, M.A.

Prerequisite Degree: Bachelor’s and Georgia Teacher Certification

Piedmont College’s Master of Arts (M.A.) degree program with a major in middle grades education (M.G.) for grades 4-8 leads to recommendation for advanced certification in Middle Grades Education. The M.A. program is designed to meet the needs of those who already hold certification in middle grades education and who are seeking advanced certification (Level 5), or for those who hold certification in a field other than middle grades (early childhood or secondary) and seek to add a new field of certification.

The program consists of a minimum of 30 semester hours, 24 of which must be taken at Piedmont College, and 20 hours of field experience. Full time candidates can complete the program within one calendar year if approved for the minimum program. Students may take up to six years to complete the program. No course older than six calendar years may apply to graduation.

Course Requirements:

Required courses:

EDUC 5537Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas

3
EDUC 7703Social, Cultural, and Ethical Perspectives of Education

3
EDMG 6645Advanced Teaching in the Middle School

3
EDUC 6699Methods and Interpretation of Educational Research

3
EDMG 7788/EDUC 7788/EDEC 7788Capstone/Exhibition

3

EDUC 5537: required if not currently certified in middle grades education.

Four content area courses (minimum) Two electives

Content: Some courses may require prerequisites. (Select 4 in one content area with advisor)

Natural Science

The 5000 level courses are for those who have no experience in the course being taught:

PHYS 5000Topics in Physical Science

1-3
CHEM 5000Topics in Chemistry

3
BIOL 5100Biological Science

3
BIOL 5200Plant Diversity

3
BIOL 5700Ecological Concepts

3
BIOL 5800The Internal Environment

3
ERSC 5300Astronomy and Meteorology

3
ERSC 5000Topics in Earth Sciences

3
GEOL 5200Georgia Geology

3

The following courses are for those candidates who have a degree or the equivalent in science:

ERSC 6010/BIOL 6010Methods for the Study of Aquatic Environments

3
ERSC 6020/BIOL 6020Research in the Study of Aquatic Environments I

2
ERSC 6030/BIOL 6030Research in the Study of Aquatic Environments II

3
BIOL 6100Biological Science

3
BIOL 6200Plant Diversity

3
BIOL 6500Animal Diversity

3
BIOL 6700Ecological Concepts

3
CHEM 6000Topics in Chemistry

3
CHEM 6010Research in Chemistry

3
CHEM 6020Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds

3
ERSC 5300Astronomy and Meteorology

3
ERSC 6000Topics in Earth Sciences

3
GEOL 5200Georgia Geology

3
PHYS 6000Topics in Physical Science

1-3

English

ENGL 6601Seminar in World Literature

3
ENGL 6602Medieval Literature

3
ENGL 6603British Renaissance

3
ENGL 6605Shakespeare

3
ENGL 6608Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature

3
ENGL 6615British Romanticism

3
ENGL 6621Victorian Literature

3
ENGL 6626Twentieth-Century British Literature

3
ENGL 6627American Romanticism

3
ENGL 6628Twentieth-Century American Literature

3
ENGL 6629Multicultural American Literature

3
ENGL 6630Literature of the American South

3
ENGL 6631History of the English Language

3
ENGL 6640Reading and Writing in the Content Areas

3
ENGL 6655Survey of English Usage for Teachers

3
ENGL 6650Seminar in Composition Studies

3
ENGL 6660Literary Criticism

3
ENGL 6680Major Authors

3
ENGL 6690Special Topics

3

Mathematics

The 5000-level courses are for those who have no experience in the course being taught.

MATH 5010Geometry

3
MATH 5020Linear Algebra

3
MATH 5030Discrete Mathematics

3
MATH 5040Calculus

3
MATH 5500Special Topics

3
MATH 6500Special Topics

3
MATH 6650Multicultural Mathematics

3
MATH 6700Explorations in Geometry

3
MATH 6750Explorations in Algebraic Concepts

3
MATH 6800Mathematical Technology for Teachers

3
MATH 6850Modern Geometry

3

Social Science

ANTH 6600Advanced Studies in Anthropology

3
HIST 6600Early American History

3
HIST 6601Recent American History

3
HIST 6602United States History Since 1945

3
HIST 6610History of the Ante-Bellum American South

3
HIST 6611History of the "New South."

3
HIST 6612History of Georgia.

3
HIST 6620Recent Latin America

3
HIST 6621World History I

3
HIST 6622World History II

3
HIST 6630Special Topics

3
POSC 6600Advanced Studies in Political Science

3
POSC 6650Governmental Institutions

3

Electives

EDUC 6600Educational Assessment

3
EDUC 6601Instructional Media and Technology for Teachers

3
EDUC 6607Fundamentals of Learning and Cognition

3
EDUC 6628Literature for Children: Expanding Students' Reading Abilities and Interests

3
EDUC 6642Critical Thinking and Creativity in the Classroom

3
EDUC 6656Essentials of Collaboration and Inclusion

1
SPAN 5580Spanish for the Professions

3
EDUC 6690Classroom Management

3
EDUC 7701Critical Analysis of Current Trends and Issues in Education

3
EDUC 7712Group Processes and Interpersonal Skills

3
EDUC 7730School Law

3
EDUC 7770The Foxfire Approach to Instruction

3

Program Completion Requirements

  • Minimum course work hours: 30
  • Minimum field experience hours: 20
  • Submit and have approved an application for graduation the semester before graduation
  • Earn an overall GPA of 3.0 in all graduate courses attempted, with not more than one grade of “C”
  • Successful completion of Capstone
  • Pass GACE in content area (if applicable)