4th – 8th Grade Mathematics Certification with ESL

Bachelor of Science

GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM: 56 hours

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: 54 hours

Professional Development (18 hours):

   Education (15 hours):

EDU 2300 Introduction to Education (field experience required)

EDU 3301 Roles and Responsibilities for Teachers

EDU 3308 Teaching the Exceptional Child

EDU 3310 Studies in Multicultural Education

EDU 3338 Computers as a Classroom Tool

   Psychology (3 hours):

   any one of the following courses:

PSY 3303 Infant and Child Development

PSY 3305 Psychology of the Adolescent

Middle School Pedagogy  (27 hours):

   Education (15 hours):

EDU 3306 Middle School Instruction and Assessment

EDU 4330 Certification Exam Review

EDU 4373 Community Application for Instruction and Assessment

EDU 4374 Applications of Science and Mathematics in the Community

EDU 4382 English/Language Arts in the Middle School

    Reading (6 hours):

RDG 4321 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading in the Middle School

RDG 4347 Reading in the Content Area

   Internship or Student Teaching (6 hours):

   (6 hours of internship or 6 hours of student teaching)

Internship:

EDU 4332 Internship in the Middle School I

EDU 4333 Internship in the Middle School II

Student Teaching:

EDU 4693 Student Teaching – Grades 4 – 8

ESL (9 hours):

   Education (9 hours):

EDU 4317 ESL Methodology

EDU 4364 Language Acquisition and Development

EDU 4371 ESL Literacy

REQUIRED RELATED COURSES (18 hours):

   Mathematics (18 hours):

MAT 1303 Pre-Calculus

MAT 1304 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

MAT 1310 Mathematics for Business and Economic Analysis

MAT 1324 Calculus I

MAT 1325 Calculus II

MAT 3341 Geometry for Classroom Teachers

(Suggested courses for advanced mathematics: MAT 3311 MAT 3321)

TOTAL HOURS:  128 total hours