Middle Grades Education B.S.

Degree Requirements

Areas A through E (See Core section of the Catalog) (42 semester hours)

Area F (18 semester hours)

Professional Pedagogy (12 hours)

EDUC 2110	Invest Crit Cont Issues in Ed	3
EDUC 2120	Exploring Socio-Cultural Persp	3
EDUC 2130	Exploring Learning & Teaching	3
ENGL 2200	Writing About Literature	3

Content Area Courses (6 hours)

Electives

Content Courses

6

Elective Content Courses: Choose six hours in lower division courses to support one content concentration area: mathematics, science, or social sciences.

Academic Major (36 semester hours)

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses. EDEX 3220 must be completed with a grade of B or higher (HB671).

EDMG 3001	Field Placement I	2
EDMG 3002	Field Placement II	2
EDMG 3003	Seminar I	3
EDMG 3004	Seminar II	3
EDMG 3212	FB Dev Lrn: Theory Practice	3
EDMG 4001	Field Placement III	2
EDMG 4003	Seminar III	3
EDMG 4150	FB Soc of Mdl Schls/Dem Clsrms	2
EDMG 4218	Dev & Assess Logical Thought	3
EDMG 4243	FB Capstone Experience	3
EDMG 4245	FB Middle Grades Curriculum	3
EDMG 4250	FB Inquiry and Reflection	2
EDMG 4960	Internship	5
EDEX 3220	Legal Issues in Special Ed	3
EDIT 3221	Intro Instr Tech Teachers	3

Concentrations in Content Fields (Liberal Arts) (30 semester hours)

All candidatess are required to have an English/Language Arts Concentration. All candidates also will choose a second concentration from science, social sciences or mathematics.

All candidates must complete MAED 3100, GEOG 4500, and PHSC 4010.

English/Language Arts Concentration (Required)

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses:

ENGL 4448	Adolescent Literature	3
ENGL 4116	Structure of Present-Day Eng	3
EDRD 3150	Lit, Read, & Writ Content Flds	3
EDRD 3214	Reading Instructional Strateg	3

Social Studies Concentration

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses, and select one additional 3000-4000 level HIST, POLS, ECON, GEOG, SOCI, or CRJU course in consultation with the candidate's Mentor Leader.

HIST 4415	Georgia: Colony and State	3
GEOG 4500	Comparative Regional Geography	3

Mathematics Concentration

MAED 3100

Mathematical Investigating

3

 

Complete two of the following courses:

MAED 4080	Concepts in Algebra	3
MAED 4510	Concepts in Geometry	3
MAED 4680	Concepts in Discrete Math	3

 

Science Concentration

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses, and complete an additional 3000-4000 level BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHSC, or PHYS course in consultation with the candidate's Mentor Leader.

PHSC 4010	Integrated Physical Science	3
EDMG 4950	Special Topics in Mid Grd Curr	1 - 12

Total Credit Hours: 129

Major Requirements

• A freshman 1-hour orientation course is required by GC.
• In order to receive credit towards graduation, candidates must earn a B or higher in EDEX 3220.