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Middle Childhood Education Programs

To receive a B.S.Ed. in Middle Childhood Education, you must complete a program of coursework and achieve passing scores on the Praxis II exams prior to licensure. The program includes course work well distributed over two academic concentrations. Academic concentrations may be chosen in language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. These will be the two subjects you are licensed to teach in grades 4-9. Upon completing the program and achieving passing scores on the Praxis II exams, you are eligible for a two-year provisional teaching license for grades 4–9 in those areas.

Required General Education Courses (minimum required hours: 52)

You are required to fulfill Ohio University’s General Education Requirements. Some concentrations include courses that are also required Tier courses. To avoid taking unnecessary courses, it is important that you meet with your advisor when planning your schedule.

Admission to professional education requires a grade of C or better in the following courses:
PSY 101	General Psychology	5
Tier I Math		4 or 5
COMS 103	Fund. of Public Speaking	4
Tier I English		5
Reminder: All students pursuing teacher education programs at Ohio University are subject to the Selective Admission and Retention Program in teacher education. Criteria and procedures are available in the Office of Student Services, McCracken Hall 124.
Professional requirements: 26
All professional courses are taught with a middle childhood focus. The following courses must be completed with a 2.75 g.p.a. and no grade below a C.
The following three courses are to be taken together as a block:
EDTE 200	Learning, Human Growth, and Develop.	6
EDTE 201	Char. of Learners with Exceptionalities	3
EDTE 202	Field Exp. in Education	2
EDCT 203	Technological Appls. in Education	4
EDCS 301	Educ. and Cult. Di ver si ty	4
EDTE 371A	Instr. Adapt. for Learn ers with Exceptionalities and Diverse Needs	4
EDCS 400	School, Society, and the Professional Educator	4
All middle childhood majors take the following two courses:
EDMC 300	Middle Childhood Instr. Process and Curriculum	4
EDMC 301	Middle Childhood Educ. and Curriculum	5
Two methods courses are required, one in each of the two concentrations chosen:
EDMC 310	Teaching Lang. Arts in Middle Childhood Grades	4
EDMC 310L	Clinical Experience with EDMC 310	1
EDMC 330	Teaching Mathematics in Middle Childhood Grades	4
EDMC 330L	Clinical Experience with EDMC 330	1
EDMC 340	Teaching Sci. in Middle Childhood Grades	4
EDMC 340L	Clinical Experience with EDMC 340	1
EDMC 350	Teaching Soc. Studies in Middle Childhood Grades	4
EDMC 350L	Clinical Experience with EDMC 350	1

Required reading core: 18 A grade of C or better is required in each course in the required reading core, EDMC 300, 301, 360, and methods courses.
EDTE 220	Phonics and the Structure of Language	5
EDTE 325	Literature-Centered Dev. Reading Instruction	5
EDTE 420	Teaching Reading in the Content Area	4
EDTE 421	Foundations of Reading Instruction, Diagnosis, and Remediation	4
Student Teaching
EDPL 461	Student Teaching in Middle Childhood	7
EDPL 462	Student Teaching in Middle Childhood	6
EDPL 465	Student Teaching Sem.	3
These three courses are taken concurrently in one quarter and constitute the student teaching requirement. Apply for student teaching by December 1st of the year prior to the year in which you plan to student teach. For example, if you plan to student teach during any of the three quarters of the 2005-2006 school year, apply by December 1, 2004. All student teaching and early field experiences must be completed in grade levels associated with the state’s definition of middle childhood (fourth grade through ninth grade). For further information, contact the Office of Student Services, McCracken Hall 124.

Major Requirements
Select two concentrations from the following four areas. Some of these courses are Tier II classes. Note that some of these courses have prerequisite requirements. Consult with your faculty advisor if you have questions.

Language Arts Concentration: 45
EDMC 321	Adolescent Literature	4
ENG 200	Introduction to Literature	4
Select two courses from:
ENG 201	Critical Approaches to Fiction	4
ENG 202	Critical Approaches to Poetry	4
ENG 203	Critical Approaches to Drama	4
Select one course from:
ENG 321	American Literature to 1865	4
ENG 322	American Literature from 1865-1918	4
ENG 323	American Literature 1918 to Present	4
Select one course from:
ENG 351	History of the English Language	4
ENG 352	Development of American English	4
LING 270	Nature of Language	5
Select one course from:
JOUR 133	Precision Language	4
ENG 350	Traditional Grammar	4
Select one course from:
ENG 325	Women and Literature	4
ENG 327	African American Fiction	4
ENG 328	African American Poetry	4
ENG 329	African American Drama	4
Select one course from:
ENG 280	Exp. Writing and Research	4
ENG 361	Creative Writing: Fiction	4
ENG 362	Creative Writing: Poetry	4
ENG 363	Creative Writing: Nonfiction	4
Select two courses from:
COMS 101	Fund. of Human Communication	4
COMS 205	Group Discussion	4
COMS 220	Oral Interpretation of Lit.	4
THAR 113	Acting Fundamentals I	4

Mathematics Concentration: 39
MATH 120	Elem. Topics in Math.	4
MATH 121	Elem. Topics in Math.	4
MATH 122	Elem. Topics in Math	3
MATH 211	Elem. Linear Algebra	4
MATH 263*A,B	Calculus	8
MATH 300	History of Mathematics	4
MATH 306	Found. of Mathematics I	4
MATH 330A	Found. of Geometry	4
	Electives at the 200 level or above	4
*Depending on a student’s result on the math placement test given at precollege orientation, additional courses beyond those listed in the concentration area may be required. Be sure to check with your advisor to see if any prerequisites for required math courses need to be taken.

Science Concentration: 41-45
CHEM 121	Prin. of Chemistry I	4
CHEM 122	Prin. of Chemistry II	4
GEOG 201	Environ. Geography	4
PHIL 216	Philosophy of Sci. Survey	3
PHYS 201	Intro to Physics	5
PBIO 103 or	Plants and People	4
PBIO 100L	The World of Plans	5
PBIO 115	Plant Structure and Development	4
Select one course from:
GEOL 101	Intro to Geology	5
GEOL 215	Environmental Geology	4
GEOL 221	Earth and Life History	4
GEOL 231	Water and Pollution	4
Select one course from:
ASTR 100 or PSC 100	Survey of Astronomy	4
ASTR 100D	Moons and Planets:	4
or PSC100D	The Solar System

Social Studies Concentration: 45
ANTH 101	Intro to Cultural Anthro.	5
ECON 103	Prin. of Microeconomics	4
ECON 104	Prin of Macroeconomics	4
GEOG 121	Human Geography	4
GEOG 201	Environmental Geog.	4
HIST 133	Intro to Non-West/Cultural	4
HIST 200	Amer. Hist. to 1865	4
HIST 201	Hist. of the U.S., 1865 to the Present	4
POLS 101	Amer. National Govt.	4
POLS 150	Current World Problems	4
SOC 201	Contemp. Social Problems	4