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


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Program Code: 470*/470K (Language Arts and Mathematics)
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)        
RC 1000 - Expository Writing (3)   C Yes  
ENG 2030 - World Literature to 1650 (3) [GenEd: LS]  OR ENG 2040 - World Literature since 1650 (3) [GenEd: LS]     Yes Integrative Learning Experience #1. From Empire to Globalization, meets ELA concentration requirement
Science Inquiry C   #1 of 8 semester hour science sequence
MAT Elective     MAT 1025  counts for this elective

 

Semester Two [14 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
ENG 2350 - Studies in American Literature (3) [GenEd: LS]     Yes Meets ELA concentration requirement. Meets Liberal Studies #2 Requirement
MAT 1110 - Calculus With Analytic Geometry I (4)     Yes Meets MAT concentration requirement. Meets Quantitative Literacy Requirement.
Science Inquiry     #2 of 8 semester hour science sequence
Liberal Studies Experience #1 (SS)      

 

Semester Three [16 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
EDU 2000 - Introduction to Learners, Teachers, and Schools (3)    C Yes  
EDU 2100 - Foundations of Educational Equity (3)    C Yes  
Liberal Studies Experience #3 C Yes PSY 3010 is encouraged and meets Liberal Studies #3 requirement
RC 2001 - Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum (3)   C Yes Meets ELA concentration requirement
MAT 2910 - Introduction to the Logic and Structure of Mathematics I (4)   C Yes Course offered only in Fall. Meets MAT concentration requirement
Elective      

 

Semester Four [17 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
ENG 3300 - Applied Grammar (3)   C Yes Meets ELA concentration requirement
MAT 3920 - Introduction to the Logic and Structure of Mathematics II (4)   C Yes Course offered only in Spring
Liberal Studies Experience #4      
Integrative Learning Experience #2 (HS)      
Integrative Learning Experience #3       
Wellness Literacy      

 

Semester Five [14 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
EDU 3100 - Assessment for Learning (3)    C Yes  
EDU 3000 - Diverse Learners: Teaching and Learning (3)    C Yes  
ENG 3580 - Teaching Composition: Theory, Practice, and Pedagogy (3) [WID]   C Yes Meets ELA concentration requirement
ENG 4560 - Adolescent Literature (3)   C Yes Meets ELA concentration requirement
MAT 3610 - Introduction to Geometry (3)  OR MAT 3950 - Informal Geometry (3)   C Yes Meets MAT concentration requirement

 

Semester Six [16 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  
MAT 3930 - Basic Concepts of Probability and Statistics (3)  OR STT 2810 - Introduction to Statistics (3)   C Yes Meets MAT concentration requirement
LIT 3070 - Media for Young People (3)   C Yes Course offered only in Spring Meets ELA concentration requirement
Wellness Literacy      

 

Semester Seven [15 Hours] BLOCK II (Fall)


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
CI 4491 - Middle Grades Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (3)   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  
LIT 3150 - Language Arts in the Middle Grades (3)   C Yes Meets ELA concentration requirement
CI 4040 - Mathematics in the Middle Grades (3)   C Yes Meets MAT concentration requirement

 

Semester Eight [12 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Important Notes 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
120 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 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.

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