Middle Grades (5-9) Education Area – Bachelor of Arts

Special Admissions Requirements

  1. GPA of 2.75.
  2. Successfully complete the TEP interview process.
  3. Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication.
  4. Successful completion of prerequisite courses, with a grade of "C" or better (ENG 100, ENG 200, COMS 108, EDF 207, EDF 211).
  5. Students applying for TEP at MSU must take the Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) Testing Series.

Program Competencies

Based on the Teacher Standards, students graduating from the 5-9 program should:

  1. Demonstrate a knowledge of the growth and development of middle grade students.
  2. Describe the historical, philosophical and psychological basis of middle grade and middle school programs.
  3. Demonstrate skills in planning and implementation of instruction in several different organizational patterns.
  4. Accurately assess the instruction needs of students.
  5. Develop an effective system for managing the classroom.
  6. Relate planning for teaching to the needs of middle grade students.
  7. Identify school and community resources that could be used in instruction.
  8. Plan for communication with students, parents and other school personnel.
  9. Establish cooperative relationships with other school personnel and skills in working in teams.
  10. Develop a breadth of content knowledge.
  11. Demonstrate a knowledge of the provisions of the Kentucky Education Reform Act.
  12. Demonstrate appropriate uses of technology to support and enhance instruction.
  13. Demonstrate the capacity to provide leadership within the school, the community and the profession.

Assessment

  1. GPA of 2.75
  2. Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) Testing Series
  3. Interview
  4. Completion of required field experience hours
  5. Writing sample
  6. Teacher Performance Assessment
  7. PRAXIS Exams

Program Requirements

General Education

EDF 211Human Growth and Development

3

EDEM 499CSeminar in Effective Teaching

3

One of the following:

MATH 131General Mathematics Problem Solving

3

MATH 135Mathematics for Technical Students

3

MATH 152College Algebra

3

MATH 174Pre-Calculus Mathematics

3

Total Credit Hours:36

(MATH 152 or MATH 174 is recommended)

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.

Area Requirements

5-9 Area Requirements

EDSP 230Education of Exceptional Children

3

EDEL 302Integrating Technology into the Classroom

3

EDMG 330Foundations of Reading for Middle Grades

3

EDF 207Foundations of Education

3

EDMG 306Development and Learning in Middle Grades

3

EDMG 332Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades Content Areas

3

EDMG 347Literature and Materials for the Middle Grades

3

EDMG 446Supervised Student Teaching*

12

EDUC 482Classroom Management and Assessment*

3

Choose two courses:
EDMG 341Teaching Math in Middle Grades*

3

EDMG 343Teaching Language Arts in Middle Grades*

3

EDMG 342Teaching Social Studies in Middle Grades*

3

SCI 491Science for the Middle School Teacher*

3

SCI 391Teaching Science in the Middle Grades

3

Total Credit Hours:42

SCI 391: (Science Area Only)

Academic Components: Students for 5-9 certification must select two academic components from language arts, science, social studies and mathematics, or students may choose coursework for a single component in science.

Supplemental Requirements

Academic Components - A GPA of 2.75 is required in all academic components

Science Area

ASTR 105Your Cosmic Context

3

ASTR 125Astronomical and Physics Methods to Explore the Universe

3

BIOL 110Inquiry Biology for Teachers

3

BIOL 155Environmental Biology

3

BIOL 352Animal Natural History

3

CHEM 101Survey of Chemistry

4

ESS 108Physical Geology

4

ESS 201Historical Geology

3

ESS 303Planetary Geology

3

MATH 123Introduction to Statistics

3

PHYS 201Elementary Physics I

3

PHYS 201AElementary Physics I Lab

1

SCI 111Inquiry Physical Science for Teachers

3

ESS 112Inquiry Earth Systems Science for Teachers

3

Choose one science elective from the following:
AGR 311Soil Conservation

3

BIOL 351Plant Natural History

3

ESS 350Geomorphology

3

ESS 376Environmental Geology

3

ESS 379Invertebrate Paleontology

4

GEO 361The World of Caves

3

GEO 390Weather and Climate

3

Total Credit Hours:45

Language Arts

ENG 392Teaching Writing in Elementary and Middle Schools

3

COMS 350Communication, Culture and Diversity

3

Choose one:
ENG 205Language: Culture and Mind

3

ENG 394Language and Society

3

Choose one:
ENG 211Introduction to World Literature I

3

ENG 212Introduction to World Literature II

3

Choose one:
ENG 305Introduction to Linguistics

3

ENG 315Structure of English

3

Choose one:
ENG 293Creative Writing I

3

ENG 390Professional Writing

3

ENG 391Advanced Expository Writing

3

ENG 395Poetry Writing

3

ENG 396Fiction Writing

3

Choose one:
ENG 341American Literature to 1865

3

ENG 342American Literature Since 1865

3

ENG 360Appalachian Literature

3

Total Credit Hours:21

Social Studies

ECON 101Introduction to Economics

3

or

ECON 201Principles of Macroeconomics

3

 

GEO 241United States and Canada

3

GEO 300World Geography

3

GOVT 141United States Government

3

HST 260American History to 1865

3

HST 261American History since 1865

3

HST 270World History to 1500

3

HST 271World History since 1500

3

Total Credit Hours:24

Science

BIOL 110Inquiry Biology for Teachers

3

ESS 108Physical Geology

4

CHEM 101Survey of Chemistry

4

PHYS 201Elementary Physics I

3

PHYS 201AElementary Physics I Lab

1

CHEM 101: (must have ACT of 18 or higher or complete MATH 091 with grade of "B" or higher)

Choose three hours:
SCI 111Inquiry Physical Science for Teachers

3

ASTR 125Astronomical and Physics Methods to Explore the Universe

3

ASTR 112Introductory Astronomy

3

ESS 112Inquiry Earth Systems Science for Teachers

3

Choose six hours:
BIOL 105Biology for Your Life

3

BIOL 150Introduction Plant Science

3

BIOL 155Environmental Biology

3

BIOL 171Principles of Biology

4

BIOL 234Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 351Plant Natural History

3

BIOL 352Animal Natural History

3

Total Credit Hours:24
BIOL 234 (ACT of 18 or higher)

Mathematics

MATH 231Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher I

3

MATH 232Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher II

3

 

MATH 353Statistics

3

or

MATH 305Business Statistics

3

 

MATH 300Introduction to Mathematical Proofs

3

MATH 332Introduction to Finite Mathematics

3

MATH 330Geometry for Teachers (P-9)

3

Choose one set:
MATH 141Plane Trigonometry

3

and

MATH 152College Algebra

3

or

MATH 174Pre-Calculus Mathematics

3

and

MATH 170Introduction to Computer Science

4

Total Credit Hours:24

Total Credit Hours: 123-126