Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FYG - Middle Grades Education, Mathematics and Social Studies, BS (470P)


Program Code: 470*/470P (Mathematics and Social Studies)
CIP Code: 13.1203

Teaching

Semester One [16 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
UCO 1200 - First Year Seminar (3)        
GHY 1020 - Exploring People and Places Globally (3) [GenEd: SS]   C Yes Liberal Studies Experience #1, meets SS concentration requirement
HIS 1200 - American History (3) [GenEd: HS]   C Yes Liberal Studies Experience #1, meets SS concentration requirement
MAT Elective C Yes MAT 1025  counts for this elective
Science Inquiry     #1 in 8 semester hour sequence

 

Semester Two [17 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
RC 1000 - Expository Writing (3)   C    
PS 1100 - American National Government and Politics (3) [GenEd: SS]   C Yes Liberal Studies Experience #3, meets SS concentration requirement
STT 2810 - Introduction to Statistics (3)   C Yes Meets MAT concentration requirement
MAT 1110 - Calculus With Analytic Geometry I (4)   C Yes Meets quantitative literacy requirement and MAT concentration requirement
Science Inquiry     #2 in 8 semester hour sequence

 

Semester Three [17 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
CI 2300 - Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age (2)   C Yes  
FDN 2400 - Critical Perspectives on Learning and Teaching (2)   C Yes  
PSY 3010 - Psychology Applied to Teaching (3)   C Yes  
RC 2001 - Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum (3)        
Integrative Learning Experience #2     Must be from theme chosen
MAT 2910 - Introduction to the Logic and Structure of Mathematics I (4)   C Yes Course offered only in Fall. Meets MAT concentration requirement

 

Semester Four [12 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
HIS 3728 - History of North Carolina (3) [GenEd: HS]   C Yes Liberal Studies Experience #4, meets SS concentration requirement
MAT 3920 - Introduction to the Logic and Structure of Mathematics II (4)   C Yes Course offered only in Spring. Meets MAT concentration requirement
Integrative Learning Experience #3     (LS if not met elsewhere) Must be from theme chosen
Elective      

 

Semester Five [16 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
CI 3400 - Policies and Practices in Educational Assessment (2)   C Yes  
SPE 3300 - Creating Inclusive Learning Communities (3)   C Yes  
MAT 3610 - Introduction to Geometry (3)   C Yes Meets MAT concentration requirement
African and/or Latin American History C Yes Meets SS concentration requirement
SS Concentration Course C Yes  
Wellness Literacy      

 

Semester Six [15 Hours] BLOCK I (Spring)


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
CI 3900 - Middle Grades Internship (3) [WID]   S    
CI 3910 - Middle Level Education (3)   C Yes  
CI 3920 - Teaching Young Adolescents (3)   C Yes  
SS Concentration Course C Yes  
Integrative Learning Experience #3     Choose from: From Empire to Globalization, How we Know about the Past, Las Americas, Revolutions Social and Political, or War and Peace

 

Semester Seven [15 Hours] BLOCK II (Fall)


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
CI 4490 - Middle Grades Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (4)   C Yes  
CI 4300 - Content Area Literacy, Language, and Culture in the Middle Grades (3)   C Yes  
CI 4480 - Middle Grades Classroom Management (2)   C Yes  
CI 3060 - Social Studies in the Middle Grades (3)   C Yes Meets SS concentration requirement
CI 4040 - Mathematics in the Middle Grades (3)   C Yes Meets MAT concentration requirement

 

Semester Eight [12 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
EDU 4900 - Student Teaching (12) [CAP]   S    

 

General Requirements Summary


Minimum Total Hours Gen Ed Hours Writing Min Major GPA Min Overall GPA
12 44 RC 1000  and RC 2001   2.0 2.7

 

General Education Program Model [44 Hours]


Program Categories Hours Important Notes- Be sure to check for Gen Ed courses required in your major
First Year Seminar 3 Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year
First Year Writing 3 Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year. Minimum grade of “C” required.
Wellness Literacy 2  
Quantitative Literacy 4  
Sophomore Writing 3 Minimum grade of “C” required
Integrative Learning Experience 9 Must choose a minimum of two disciplines.
Liberal Studies Experience 12 Must choose a minimum of three disciplines.
Science Inquiry  
You must also meet the Fine Arts, Literary Studies, Historical Studies, and the Social Science Designations. Those may be met within the Integrative Learning Experience and the Liberal Studies Experience.

Additional Notes


Contact: Dr. Chris Cook - 262-6062 cookcm5@appstate.edu

Additional Notes:

  • Middle Grades Block I is offered in Spring semester only; Block II is offered in Fall semester only.
  • Refer to the Major POS and the General Education POS for more information and pre/co-requisites. Consult the University Bulletin for course prerequisites.
  • Meet PRAXIS I requirement during FRESHMAN YEAR. See First Year Course Guide at http://advising.appstate.edu
  • Apply to teacher education during sophomore year
  • 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.