Middle Grades and Special Education A.B.
A Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in middle grades and special education meets the coursework requirements for middle grades (6-9) licensure and special education licensure (K-12) in North Carolina. Other licensure components (testing, edTPA) are required for licensure referral.
A Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in middle grades and special education requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Major Requirements
Special Education
Required Courses: 26 sh
| EDU 3420 | FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 sh |
| EDU 3450 | ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 sh |
| EDU 3540 | EARLY CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT BIRTH - 2ND GRADE | 4 sh |
| EDU 4350 | DATA COLLECTION, INTERPRETATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 sh |
| EDU 4440 | LITERACY SPECIAL EDUCATION METHODS | 4 sh |
| EDU 4450 | INTERDISCIPLINARY SPECIAL EDUCATION METHODS COURSE | 4 sh |
| EDU 4040 | PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE II | 2 sh |
Middle Grades Education
Required Courses : 30 sh
Choose one: 4sh
Choose one: 4sh
| EDU 4500 | TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS IN MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS | 4 sh |
| EDU 4510 | TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS | 4 sh |
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: 84