Undergraduate Catalog 2019-2020

Middle Grades Education B.S.

Degree Requirements

Areas A through E (See Core section of the Catalog) (42 semester hours)

Area F (18 semester hours)

Professional Pedagogy (12 hours)

EDUC 2110Invest Crit Cont Issues in Ed

3
EDUC 2120Exploring Socio-Cultural Persp

3
EDUC 2130Exploring Learning & Teaching

3
ENGL 2200Writing About Literature

3

Content Area Courses (6 hours)

ElectivesContent Courses

6

Elective Content Courses: Choose six hours in lower division courses to support one content concentration area: mathematics, science, or social sciences.

Academic Major (36 semester hours)

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses. EDEX 3220 must be completed with a grade of B or higher (HB671).

EDMG 3001Field Placement I

2
EDMG 3002Field Placement II

2
EDMG 3003Seminar I

3
EDMG 3004Seminar II

3
EDMG 3212FB Dev Lrn: Theory Practice

3
EDMG 4001Field Placement III

2
EDMG 4003Seminar III

3
EDMG 4150FB Soc of Mdl Schls/Dem Clsrms

2
EDMG 4218Dev & Assess Logical Thought

3
EDMG 4243FB Capstone Experience

3
EDMG 4245FB Middle Grades Curriculum

3
EDMG 4250FB Inquiry and Reflection

2
EDMG 4960Internship

5
EDEX 3220Legal Issues in Special Ed

3
EDIT 3221Intro Instr Tech Teachers

3

Concentrations in Content Fields (Liberal Arts) (30 semester hours)

All candidatess are required to have an English/Language Arts Concentration. All candidates also will choose a second concentration from science, social sciences or mathematics.

All candidates must complete MAED 3100, GEOG 4500, and PHSC 4010.

English/Language Arts Concentration (Required)

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses:

ENGL 4448Adolescent Literature

3
ENGL 4116Structure of Present-Day Eng

3
EDRD 3150Lit, Read, & Writ Content Flds

3
EDRD 3214Reading Instructional Strateg

3

Social Studies Concentration

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses, and select one additional 3000-4000 level HIST, POLS, ECON, GEOG, SOCI, or CRJU course in consultation with the candidate's Mentor Leader.

HIST 4415Georgia: Colony and State

3
GEOG 4500Comparative Regional Geography

3

Mathematics Concentration

MAED 3100Mathematical Investigating

3

 

Complete two of the following courses:
MAED 4080Concepts in Algebra

3
MAED 4510Concepts in Geometry

3
MAED 4680Concepts in Discrete Math

3

 

Science Concentration

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses, and complete an additional 3000-4000 level BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHSC, or PHYS course in consultation with the candidate's Mentor Leader.

PHSC 4010Integrated Physical Science

3
EDMG 4950Special Topics in Mid Grd Curr

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Total Credit Hours: 129

Major Requirements

  • A freshman 1-hour orientation course is required by GC.
  • In order to receive credit towards graduation, candidates must earn a B or higher in EDEX 3220.