Middle School (5-9) Education Certification Minor

Education Coursework (59 sem. hrs)

• SOCI 270 - Minority Cultures and Relations 3 hours or
• ANTH 270 - Minority Cultures and Relations 3 hours

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• EDUC 100 - Introduction to Education 3 hours ^{1, 2}
• EDUC 198 - Field Experience I 1 hours ¹
• EDUC 200 - Law, Ethics, and Education 3 hours ³

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• EDUC 230 - Educational Psychology 3 hours or
• PSYC 230 - Educational Psychology 3 hours

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• EDUC 298 - Field Experience II 1 hours ¹
• EDUC 300 - Techniques of Teaching 3 hours ¹
• EDUC 311 - Classroom and Behavior Management Techniques 3 hours ¹
• EDUC 322 - Educational Measurement and Assessment 3 hours
• EDUC 326 - Middle School Methods 3 hours
• EDUC 338 - Content Reading and Writing 3 hours
• EDUC 375 - Advanced Content Methods 3 hours ¹
• EDUC 376 - Adolescent Literacy 3 hours

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• EDUC 390 - Education and Psychology of the Exceptional Child 3 hours

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• EDUC 396 - Child and Adolescent Development 3 hours or
• PSYC 396 - Child and Adolescent Development 3 hours

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• EDUC 400 - Senior Seminar 3 hours (Take course in the semester prior to student teaching)
• EDUC 424 - Student Teaching in the Middle School 12 hours ⁴ (15 weeks)

Teaching Methods Course (3 sem. hrs)

Select course that corresponds with desired content area:

• Math: EDUC 360  Teaching Middle School and Secondary Math ¹ 
  
• Social Studies: EDUC 362  Teaching Middle School and Secondary Social Studies ¹
  
• Science: EDUC 365  Teaching Middle School and Secondary Science ¹
  
• English: EDUC 367  Teaching Middle School and Secondary English ¹
  
• Speech/Theatre: EDUC 368  Teaching Middle School and Secondary Speech and Theatre ¹
  

Total Semester Hours: 62

Note(s):

¹ Includes Field Experience
² Must be taken within first 9 hrs of EDUC classes
³ Meets college Ethics requirement
⁴ Must receive a “B” or higher for certification