Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Middle Grades Education - Language Arts and Mathematics Concentrations, BS


Program Code: 470*/470B (Language Arts), 470*/470C (Mathematics)
CIP Code: 13.1203

Teaching

General Education Requirements (44 Hours)


Sixteen hours may be double counted with General Education.

Six hours may be double counted between the major and the concentration.

Professional Education Requirements (24 Hours)


All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of “C” (2.0).

Praxis Exams


Praxis I


Core Academic Skills for Educators(CASE):

  • CASE Reading *
  • CASE Writing *
  • CASE Mathematics *

Praxis II


Subject Tests:

  • Middle school English Language Arts
    or
  • Middle School Mathematics

Major Requirements (72 Hours)


( -16 Gen Ed)

Middle Grades Academic Concentrations


Language Arts, Mathematics. All courses within the concentrations must be completed with a minimum grade of “C” (2.0).

  • Language Arts Concentration
  • Mathematics Concentration

The Following Courses Must Be Taken Using the Cohort Model


The following courses must be taken using the cohort model. Please note that all cohort internships and student teaching can be done only in schools that have been identified by ASU as professional development schools.

Block I


Second Semester Junior year. Please note that this block is offered only during the SPRING SEMESTER.

Note


#Cannot be taken before being admitted to Teacher Education
*Should be taken before junior year (Pre-requisite to enter Teacher Education)
+Must have a minimum grade of “C” (2.0)
**Must be taken before student teaching
@ May double count with Gen Ed. 
^ Course meets requirements for Major and Academic Concentration.

Second Academic Concentration


Second academic concentration requirements are met upon successful completion of middle grades content concentrations.

Electives (2 Hours)


Total Required (120 Hours)


Concentrations


Note


A student must have at least a 2.70 grade-point average to be admitted to the teacher education program and must maintain a 2.70 grade-point average overall through student teaching.

Dr. Laurie Ramirez, Program Director
ramirezla@appstate.edu