Education: Middle Childhood (4-9), B.S.Ed.

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For a Middle Childhood Education license, a student must major in Middle Childhood Education, and earn a baccalaureate degree, including the prescribed program of general education, and professional education. In addition, the student must also take the required courses in two of the following teaching fields:

Reading and Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies

Depending on the teaching fields chosen, students may need to complete additional method courses that correspond to each teaching field. Social Studies students should take EDU 345 , Science students should take EDU 346 , and Math students should take EDU 347 .

Minimum Professional Education Credits Required: 54 (plus additional method courses)

Basic professional education course requirements:

Include the following courses and their credit hour values:

Note(s):

The degree earned with a major in middle childhood education is a Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.).

*Teaching fields qualify as minors for middle childhood majors.

See the School of Education for REQUIRED courses in each area.

To earn an additional license in Mild/Moderate Educational Needs, the Middle Childhood Education candidate must complete the following sequence of courses: