Middle Grades Education A.B.
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in middle grades (6-9) licensure meets the coursework requirements for middle grades (6-9) licensure in North Carolina. Other licensure components (testing, edTPA) are required for licensure referral.
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in middle grades education requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Major Requirements
Required courses: 42 sh
| EDU 3050 | LEARNING & TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGIES | 2 sh |
| PSY 3820 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 sh |
| EDU 3150 | EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT | 4 sh |
| EDU 3250 | ADOLESCENT LITERACIES | 4 sh |
| EDU 4410 | TEACHING ADOLESCENTS | 4 sh |
| EDU 4500 | TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS IN MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS | 4 sh |
| EDU 4030 | EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR II | 2 sh |
| EDU 4970 | STUDENT TEACHING | 10 sh |
| EDU 3550 | TEACHING IN 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMS | 4 sh |
Choose one: 4sh
Concentrations
A student majoring in middle grades education must select one subject area concentration from the following:
English language arts concentration: 28 sh
| ENG 2050 | GRAMMAR | 4 sh |
| ENG 2900 | LITERARY STUDIES: THEORIES AND METHODS | 4 sh |
| ENG 2240 | AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1865 | 4 sh |
| ENG 3090 | WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP | 4 sh |
| ENG 3580 | YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| EDU 4210 | METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY ENGLISH | 4 sh |
Choose one : 4 sh
| ENG 2260 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945 | 4 sh |
| ENG 2340 | CARIBBEAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 2350 | ASIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 2575 | LGBTQ LITERATURE & CULTURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 3300 | THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE | 4 sh |
| ENG 3340 | NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 3590 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN NOVELS | 4 sh |
| ENG 3810 | LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE | 4 sh |
Social studies concentration: 28 sh
| ECO 1000 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS | 4 sh |
| GEO 1310 | THE WORLD'S REGIONS | 4 sh |
| EDU 4250 | METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES | 4 sh |
Choose one : 4sh
| HST 1110 | MAKING OF THE WEST TO 1500 | 4 sh |
| HST 1120 | SEARCH FOR ORDER IN MODERN EUROPE | 4 sh |
Choose one : 4sh
Two additional HST courses : 8 sh
- Choose any US History course
- Choose any non-US History course
Mathematics concentration: 28 sh
| STS 1100 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING | 4 sh |
| MTH 1510 | CALCULUS I | 4 sh |
| MTH 2080 | NUMBER AND ALGEBRA FOR K-8 TEACHERS | 4 sh |
| MTH 2090 | GEOMETRY AND DATA FOR K-8 TEACHERS | 4 sh |
| MTH 3080 | MATHEMATICS FOR MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY TEACHERS | 4 sh |
| EDU 4220 | METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY MATHEMATICS | 4 sh |
Choose one: 4 sh
Science concentration: 28 sh
| CHM 1110 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I with LAB | 4 sh |
| PHY 1020 | INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY | 4 sh |
| EDU 4240 | METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY SCIENCE | 4 sh |
| ENS 1110 | INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | 3 sh |
| ENS 1130 | INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LAB | 1 sh |
NOTE: One other required course is Introduction to Geology, which was deleted from PHY and should be added to the catalog as an ENS course soon.
Choose one: 4 sh
Choose one; 4 sh
Total Credit Hours: 70