Middle Grades Education - Language Arts and Mathematics Concentrations, BS (470K)

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Program Code: 470*/470K (Language Arts and Mathematics)
CIP Code: 13.1203

Teaching

General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

General Education Requirements

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)

A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) must be earned in all Professional Education Courses by Teacher Education majors.

EDU 2000 - Introduction to Learners, Teachers, and Schools (3) +
EDU 2100 - Foundations of Educational Equity (3) +
EDU 3000 - Diverse Learners: Teaching and Learning! (3) #
EDU 3100 - Assessment for Learning (3) #
EDU 4900 - Student Teaching (12) [CAP]
+Must be taken prior to admission to Teacher Education
#Prerequisites: EDU 2000 , EDU 2100 , and Admission to Teacher Education. EDU 3000 and EDU 3100 should not be taken concurrently.

NOTE:

To be admitted to the Teacher Education, students must have a minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA, completed 45 semester hours, completed criminal background check and successfully completed testing requirements for Reading, Writing and Math areas of the PRAXIS I CORE (or exempt based on SAT or ACT scores). See Admission to Teacher Education . Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA required for admission to Teacher Education, Student Teaching and graduation.

Refer to the Initial Licensure Teacher Education Student Handbook for complete details related to Teacher Education admission, GPA, edTPA, Student Teaching and testing requirements.

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.

CI 3900 - Middle Grades Internship (3) [WID] [WID] ** #+
CI 3910 - Middle Level Education (3) ** #+
CI 3920 - Teaching Young Adolescents (3) ** #+
Courses from academic concentrations

Block II

First Semester Senior Year. Please note that this block is offered only in the FALL SEMESTER.

Concentrations

Language Arts Concentration (24 Hours)

Mathematics Concentration (24 Hours)

Select At Least One of The Following Courses

Additional Courses May Be Selected from The Following List

Courses not listed may be taken with permission from your advisor.

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)

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