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

TEP Admission Requirements

Students seeking teacher certification must apply for and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program (TEP). Additionally, to enroll in the clinical practice and meet state certification requirements, students must maintain a GPA of 2.75 overall (in all course work), as well as in professional education courses, with no grade lower than a "C" in professional education courses.

Courses marked with an asterisk (*) require admission to the Teacher Education Program.

Program Requirements

  1. Admission to MSU with an assigned academic advisor.
  2. Pursuance of program completion leading to teacher certification.
  3. Completion of at least 30 credit hours.
  4. Minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale; or a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on the last thirty (30) credit hours. All college courses attempted must be a part of the applicant's MSU transcript. Transcripts must reflect all transfer coursework completed to date. All transfer courses, as well as MSU credit, are used in calculating the GPA.
  5. Completion of the following five core courses with grades of “C” or better:
    1. ENG 100 – Writing I
    2. Mathematics General Education Requirement, as required by program
    3. COMS 108 – Fundamentals of Speech Communication
    4. EDF 207 – Foundations of Education (CTE and Agriculture Teaching candidates may substitute CTE 207) or UTCH 100 (MSUTeach programs)
    5. EDF 211 – Human Growth and Development (IECE candidates may substitute EDEC 253) or UTCH 150 (MSUTeach programs)

Testing Requirements

TEP candidates must obtain the following scores on the ACT exam:

  • Composite score of 22 or the corresponding minimum scores: Reading (20), English (18), and Mathematics (19),

OR, the following scores on the Praxis I Core Skills for Educators exam:

  • Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Combined 5752 Computer OR
  • Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics 5733 Computer (Minimum score 150) and
  • Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading 5713 Computer (Minimum score 156) and
  • Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing 5723 Computer (Minimum score 162)

An applicant may use a combination of ACT and Praxis I minimum scores to meet testing requirements. If an applicant is within five points of one or more of the corresponding minimum scores of the Praxis I assessments, the candidate may be admitted if the candidate has a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. For information about the Praxis exams and to register for the test, please visit the Praxis website at https://praxis.ets.org/.

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 and/or ACT for TEP admission
  3. Completion of required field experience hours
  4. PRAXIS II Exams for certification

Program Requirements

General Education

General Education Courses(See GNED Course Listings)

33

Total Credit Hours:33

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University. Program requirements that are also general education requirements will count in both places (as applicable). Students must earn a "C" or better in ENG 100, COMS 108, and the GNED Math core. View the TEP Handbook at https://www.moreheadstate.edu/academics/colleges/education/teacher-education-program/ for additional information.

Area Requirements

5-9 Area Requirements

EDF 207Foundations of Education

3

EDF 211Human Growth and Development

3

EDSP 230Education of Exceptional Children

3

EDEL 302Integrating Technology into the Classroom

3

EDMG 330Foundations of Reading for Middle Grades

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

EDEM 499CSeminar in Effective Teaching*

3

Total Credit Hours:42
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:6

SCI 391: (Science Area Only)

Academic Component Requirements

Academic Components: Students seeking 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. 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 112Inquiry Earth Systems Science for Teachers

3

ESS 201Historical Geology

3

ESS 303Planetary Geology

3

MATH 123Introduction to Statistics

3

PHYS 203Fundamentals of Physics

4

SCI 111Inquiry Physical 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

COMS 350Communication, Culture and Diversity

3

ENG 280Introduction to Teaching English in Middle and Secondary Schools

3

ENG 315Structure of English

3

ENG 392Teaching Writing in Elementary and Middle Schools

3

Choose one:
ENG 211Introduction to World Literature I

3

ENG 212Introduction to World Literature II

3

Choose one:
ENG 390Professional Writing

3

ENG 391Advanced Expository Writing

3

Choose one:
ENG 341American Literature to 1865

3

ENG 342American Literature since 1865

3

Total Credit Hours:21

Social Studies

ECON 101 or 201Economics Elective

3

GEO 241United States and Canada

3

GEO 300World Geography

3

POLS 140United 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 203Fundamentals of Physics

4

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 300Introduction to Mathematical Proofs

3

MATH 305 or MATH 353Math Elective (choose one)

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

Free Electives

Free Electives (chosen by student)

variable

Total Credit Hours: 120