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Nov 23, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin
Middle Grades Education - Science and Social Studies Concentrations, BS (470R)
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Program Code: 470*/470R (Science and Social Studies)
CIP Code: 13.1203
Teaching
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General Education Requirements (44 Hours)
Twenty 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.
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)
(-20 Gen Ed)
Middle Grades Academic Concentrations
Science Social Studies. All courses within the concentrations must be completed with a “C” (2.0) or better.
- Science Concentration
- Social Studies Concentration
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 term.)
Block II
(First Semester Senior Year. Please note that this block is offered only in the fall term.)
Note
# Cannot be taken before being admitted to Teacher Education
* Should be taken before junior year (Pre-requisite to enter Teacher Education)
+ Must have “C” (2.0) or higher
** 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.
Total Required (120 Hours)
Science Concentrations (25 Hours)
The Science Inquiry Perspective requires 8 semester hours from one theme (underlined). Courses in themes marked with an * must be taken sequentially. Check the course descriptions for any pre and corequisites.
Eight semester hours ( 8 Hours) from one of the General Education Science Inquiry themes listed below:
Chemistry Connections to Our Changing World*
The Physics of Our Technological World*
Physics of Self Expression
Restless Planet: Earth, Environment and Evolution
Required
Two four hour (4 Hours) science courses from the remaining three sciences for a total of 8 hours, and one three hour (3 Hours) science for the final science area. The total additional science hours must equal at least 11 semester hours.
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Geology
- Physics
- Astronomy
For the three-hour course, students should take one of the following courses:
Social Studies Concentration (24 Hours)
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