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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