Required Courses

The Middle Grades Education curriculum varies depending on your chosen concentration. Credit requirements for each concentration are satisfied by taking courses in four categories

  • University General Education
  • Education 
  • Teacher Education Certification 
  • Concentration

Language Arts Concentration

Core and elective courses for this 124-credit hour degree program may include 

  • Children's Literature and Folklore,
  • Introduction to Inclusive Education, and
  • Teaching and Learning Literacy in the Middle Grades.

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Mathematics Concentration

Core and elective courses for this 125-credit hour degree program may include 

  • Probability and Statistics,
  • Functions and Modeling, and
  • Teaching and Learning Math in the Middle Grades.

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Mathematics and Language Arts Concentration

Core and elective courses for this 126-credit hour degree program may include 

  • Elements of Statistics,
  • Introduction to Linguistics, and
  • Teaching and Learning Literacy in the Middle Grades.

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Mathematics and Science Concentration

Core and elective courses for this 127-credit hour degree program may include 

  • Adolescent Development for Educators,
  • Introduction to Astronomy, and 
  • Teaching and Learning Math in the Middle Grades.

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Science Concentration

Core and elective courses for this 125-credit hour degree program may include 

  • Climate Change: Oceans To Atmosphere
  • Physical Geology, and 
  • Teaching and Learning Science in the Middle Grades.

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Science and Language Arts Concentration

Core and elective courses for this 126-credit hour degree program may include 

  • General Biology I,
  • Literacy and Society, and
  • Teaching and Learning Science in the Middle Grades.

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Social Studies Concentration

Core and elective courses for this 124-credit hour degree program may include 

  • 20th Century Europe: A Continent in Crisis;
  • Applications of Learning Theory to Middle Grades Education; and
  • Cultures, Communities and Families.

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Clearance Requirements

Students enrolled in courses that require fieldwork or internships must submit updated child abuse, criminal and drug clearances every year. Learn more about submitting clearance requirements.