Professional Education Core Requirements

• EDU 501 - Middle- Grades Education Curriculum and Methods 3-0-3
• MTE 523 - Math for Initial- Certification Students in ECE and MG 4-0-4
• EDU 589 - Clinical Practice (Grades 4-12) 2-1-2
• EDU 590 - Professional Seminar 1-0-1
• EDU 597 - Initial Certification Internship in Teaching I 3-0-3
• EDU 598 - Initial Certification Internship in Teaching II 3-0-3
• EDU 601 - Contemporary Foundations of Education 3-0-3
• EDU 603 - Curriculum Theory 3-0-3
• EDU 605 - Practicum for Teachers ( Area:_____) 1-6 Hours
• PSY 634 - Education and Psychology of the Exceptional Child and Youth 3-0-3
• EDU 638 - Multimedia Computer Applications 3-0-3
• EDU 642 - Instructional Management 3-0-3
• PSY 652 - Advanced Educational Psychology 3-0-3
• EDU 667 - Multicultural Education 3-0-3

Content and Methodology

Candidates must choose one content course based on their primary and secondary concentrations.

• EDU 607 - The Teaching of Science 3-0-3
• EDU 612 - Theories and Strategies in Reading 3-0-3
• MTE 614 - Topics in Mathematics ( Area: ____) 3-0-3

• OR

• MTE 622 - Instructional Activities in Mathematics for Middle- Grades Education 3-0-3
• EDU 636 - Social Studies for Teachers 3-0-3
• EDU 671 - Language Arts and Literature: Content and Practice 3-0-3

Electives-education 600 level or content-related course 3-0-3

In addition to the degree requirements above students must complete at least 15 hours of coursework from two of the content areas listed below.  Courses taken at the undergraduate level may fulfill these requirements.

Science 

–Courses must cover at least three different areas chosen from Chemistry, Physics, Life Sciences, and Space Sciences

Math

–Must include one course in algebra and one course in geometry

Social Studies 

–Must include one course in U.S. History and one course in Geography

Language Arts 

–Must include one course in children’s literature

*Courses with a prerequisite please refer to the course description.

Additional Advanced Coursework

• EDU 602 - Action- Based Research in Education 3-0-3
• EDU 626 - Middle-Grades and Secondary Applied Action-Based Research 3-0-3