Middle Grades Education B.S.

Information about the Department of Teacher Education can be found on the department page.

Degree Requirements

Core Areas A-E

Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

Total Credit Hours:

Area F

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

EDUC 2110	Invest Crit Cont Issues in Ed	3
EDUC 2120	Exploring Socio-Cultural Persp	3
EDUC 2130	Exploring Learning & Teaching	3
ENGL 2200	Engaging Texts	3
Electives	Content Courses	6
Total Credit Hours:		18

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

Major Requirements

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

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	Inquiry and Reflection	2
EDMG 4960	Internship	5
EDEX 3220	Legal Issues in Special Ed	3
EDIT 3221	Intro Instr Tech Teachers	3
Total Credit Hours:		36

EDEX 3220 must be completed with a grade of B or higher (HB671).

Concentrations in Content Fields (Liberal Arts)

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

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

Total Credit Hours:

English/Language Arts Concentration (Required)

Satisfactorily complete 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
Total Credit Hours:		12

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
Total Credit Hours:		9

Mathematics Concentration

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

MAED 3100	Mathematical Investigating	3
	Choose two of the following courses:
MAED 4080	Concepts in Algebra	3
MAED 4510	Concepts in Geometry	3
MAED 4680	Concepts in Discrete Math	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

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:		9

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.