FYG - Middle Grades Education, Language Arts and Social Studies, BS (470M)

Program Code: 470*/470M (Language Arts and Social Studies)
CIP Code: 13.1203

Teaching

Semester One [17 Hours]

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA	Important Notes
UCO 1200 - First Year Seminar (3)
R_C 1000 - Expository Writing (3)	C	Yes
GHY 1020 - Exploring People and Places Globally (3) [GenEd: SS]	C	Yes	Liberal Studies Experience #1, meets SS concentration requirement
Quantitative Literacy
Science Inquiry			#1 in 8 semester hour sequence

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA	Important Notes
ENG 2030 - World Literature to 1650 (3) [GenEd: LS] OR ENG 2040 - World Literature since 1650 (3) [GenEd: LS]	C	Yes	Meets ELA concentration requirement
ENG 2350 - Studies in American Literature (3) [GenEd: LS]	C	Yes	Meets ELA concentration requirement
HIS 1200 - American History (3) [FAD] [GenEd: HS]	C	Yes	Liberal Studies Experience #2, meets SS concentration requirement
Science Inquiry			#2 in 8 semester hours sequence
HIS 1501 - Revolutions and Revolutionary Social Movements (3) [GenEd: HS] OR HIS 2340 - Modern East Asia (3) [GenEd: HS]	C	Yes	Integrative Learning Experience #1, meets SS concentration requirement

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 - Social Foundations of Education (3)	C	Yes
R_C 2001 - Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum (3)	C	Yes	Meets ELA concentration requirement
HIS 1501 - Revolutions and Revolutionary Social Movements (3) [GenEd: HS] OR HIS 2340 - Modern East Asia (3) [GenEd: HS]	C	Yes	Integrative Learning Experience #2 - Revolutions: Social & Political theme, meets SS concentration requirement
Elective

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA	Important Notes
ENG 3300 - Applied Grammar (3)	C	Yes	Meets ELA concentration requirement
P_S 1100 - American National Government and Politics (3) [GenEd: SS]	C	Yes	Liberal Studies Experience #3, meets SS concentration requirement
HIS 3728 - History of North Carolina (3) [GenEd: HS]	C	Yes	Liberal Studies Experience #4, meets SS concentration requirement
Integrative Learning Experience #3			From Revolutions: Social & Political Theme
Elective

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA	Important Notes
EDU 3100 - Assessment for 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
African and/or Latin American History	C	Yes	Meets SS concentration requirement
Wellness Literacy		Yes

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA
C_I 3900 - Middle Grades Internship (3) [WID]	S
C_I 3910 - Middle Level Education (3)	C	Yes
C_I 3920 - Teaching Young Adolescents (3)	C	Yes
EDU 3000 - Diverse Learners: Teaching and Learning (3)	C	Yes

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA	Important Notes
C_I 4491 - Middle Grades Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (3)	C	Yes
C_I 4300 - Content Area Literacy, Language, and Culture in the Middle Grades (3)	C	Yes
C_I 4480 - Middle Grades Classroom Management (2)	C	Yes
LIT 3150 - Language Arts in the Middle Grades (3)	C	Yes	Meets ELA concentration requirement
C_I 3060 - Social Studies in the Middle Grades (3)	C	Yes	Meets SS concentration requirement

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

Minimum Total Hours	Gen Ed Hours	Writing	Min Major GPA	Min Overall GPA
120	44	R_C 1000 and R_C 2001	2.0	2.7

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	8
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:

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.