Middle Childhood Education- Bachelor of Science in Education
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required for all Middle Childhood Concentrations | ||
| EDL 204 | Sociocultural Studies in Education | 3 |
| EDP 201 | Human Development and Learning in Social and Educational Contexts | 3 |
| EDP 256 | Psychology of the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| TCE 191 | Threshold Concepts of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to American Cultures | ||
| Cultural Diversity in the U.S. | ||
| Asian American Literature | ||
| Caribbean, Latin American, and Latinx Literatures | ||
| Geography of Urban Diversity | ||
| Adolescent Development in Diverse Families: Ages 13-25 | ||
| Strength Through Cultural Diversity | ||
| Living in a Gendered World | ||
| Early Field Block | ||
| Take the following three courses concurrently: | ||
| TCE 247 | Foundations of Literacy for primary and middle childhood education | 3 |
| TCE 252M | Early Field Experience: Middle Childhood | 3 |
| TCE 347 | Phonological Awareness and Phonics for primary and middle childhood education | 3 |
| Methods Block | ||
| Take the following courses the fall semester following the Early Field Block: | ||
| EDP 448 | Literacy Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention | 3 |
| TCE 346M | Reading Instruction for Middle Grades | 3 |
| TCE 411 | Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Concepts in the Middle Childhood Classroom | 3 |
| TCE 412 | Middle Childhood Teaching Methods | 3 |
| TCE 421M | Classroom Cultures, Community, and Climate | 3 |
| Practicum Block | ||
| Take the following two courses together spring semester following Methods Block: | ||
| EDL 318M | Teacher Leadership and School Organization | 3 |
| TCE 447 | Vocabulary, Comprehension and Writing for primary and middle childhood education | 3 |
| Internship | ||
| TCE 419M | Teaching Internship-Middle Childhood | 15 |
| Concentrations | ||
| Select two concentrations | 37-45 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 97-105 | |
Concentrations
Language Arts Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 262 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENG 304 | Backgrounds to Composition Theory and Research | 3 |
| LIN 301 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| TCE 423 | Literature and Other Media for Adolescents | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Professional Communication & Digital Rhetoric | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing: Short Fiction and Poetry | ||
| Writing for Educators | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Greek and Roman Mythology | ||
| Enchanted Worlds: Folk and Literary Fairy Tales | ||
| Magic and Power in Russian Folklore | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
Math Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MTH 151 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MTH 217 | Mathematics for Middle Childhood Teachers: Structure of Arithmetic and Algebra | 4 |
| MTH 218 | Geometry for Middle Childhood Teachers | 4 |
| MTH 407 | Mathematical Structures Through Inquiry | 3 |
| STA 301 | Applied Statistics | 3-4 |
| or STA 261 | Statistics | |
| TCE 265 | Mathematics: History and Technology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 21-22 | |
Science Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TCE 181 | Physical Science and Society | 4-5 |
| or CHM 111 & 111L | Chemistry in Modern Society and Chemistry in Modern Society Laboratory | |
| or CHM 131 | Chemistry of Life Processes | |
| or CHM 141 & CHM 144 | College Chemistry and College Chemistry Laboratory | |
| or PHY 161 | Physics for the Life Sciences with Laboratory I | |
| or PHY 181 & PHY 183 | General Physics I and General Physics Laboratory I | |
| TCE 182 | Earth Science and Society | 4 |
| or GLG 111 & GLG 115L | The Dynamic Earth and Understanding the Earth | |
| or GLG 121 & GLG 115L | Environmental Geology and Understanding the Earth | |
| or GLG 141 & GLG 115L | Geology Of U.S. National Parks and Understanding the Earth | |
| TCE 415 | Inquiry Into Life Science | 3 |
| Select a science elective course 1 | 3 | |
| Select two of the following: | 6-8 | |
| Biotechnology: Coming of Age in the 21st Century | ||
| Biological Concepts: Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, and Diversity | ||
| Biological Concepts: Structure, Function, Cellular, and Molecular Biology | ||
| Environmental Biology | ||
| Plants, Humanity, and Environment | ||
| Field Botany | ||
| Principles of Human Physiology | ||
| Ecology of North America | ||
| Plant Biology | ||
| Microorganisms and Human Disease | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 20-23 | |
Social Studies Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HST 111 & HST 112 | Survey of American History to 1877 and Survey of American History: From 1877 to the Present | 6 |
| GEO 101 | Global Forces, Local Diversity | 3 |
| TCE 362 | U.S. Political/Economic Experience for Teachers | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| World History to 1500 | ||
| World History Since 1500 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| What Does It Mean To Be Human? | ||
| Global Cultural Diversity | ||
| Social Relations in the U.S. | ||
| Sociology in a Global Context | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 19-20 | |