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

CIS 220TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

3 sh

PSY 321EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh

SOC 243SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 315EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT

4 sh

EDU 325MIDDLE GRADES LITERACY

4 sh

EDU 346CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE GRADES EDUCATION MAJORS

2 sh

EDU 441FOUNDATIONS OF MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 450TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS IN MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

4 sh

EDU 402EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR I FOR MIDDLE, K-12, AND SECONDARY MAJORS

1 sh

EDU 403EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR II

2 sh

EDU 481STUDENT TEACHING

10 sh

Concentrations

In addition to the core courses, a student majoring in middle grades education must select one subject area concentration from the following:

English Language Arts concentration: 28 sh

ENG 205GRAMMAR

4 sh

ENG 224AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1865

4 sh

ENG 250INTERPRETATIONS OF LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 319WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP

4 sh

ENG 399YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE

4 sh

EDU 421METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY ENGLISH

4 sh

Choose one course from the following: 4 sh
ENG 238AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945

4 sh

ENG 239AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945

4 sh

ENG 359AFRICAN-AMERICAN NOVELS

4 sh

Social Studies concentration: 28 sh

ECO 111PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

4 sh

GEO 131THE WORLD'S REGIONS

4 sh

HST 112SEARCH FOR ORDER IN MODERN EUROPE

4 sh

HST 122UNITED STATES HISTORY SINCE 1865

4 sh

HST 221/IGS 221THE WORLD IN THE 20TH CENTURY

4 sh

POL 111AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

4 sh

EDU 425METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES

4 sh

Mathematics concentration: 28 sh

STS 110INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

MTH 208NUMBER AND ALGEBRA FOR K-8 TEACHERS

4 sh

MTH 209GEOMETRY AND DATA FOR K-8 TEACHERS

4 sh

MTH 308MATHEMATICS FOR MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY TEACHERS

4 sh

EDU 422METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY MATHEMATICS

4 sh

Choose one of the following courses: 4 sh
STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

MTH 251CALCULUS II

4 sh

Science concentration: 28 sh

BIO 101TOPICS IN GENERAL BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 102GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

SCI 121SCIENCE WITHOUT BORDERS

4 sh

CHM 111GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

4 sh

PHY 102INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY

4 sh

PHY 103INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY

4 sh

PHY 110ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

4 sh

EDU 424METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY SCIENCE

4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 70

Elon Core Curriculum:

First Year Foundations

COR 110THE GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

4 sh

ENG 110WRITING: ARGUMENT AND INQUIRY

4 sh

Select one of the following: 

STS 110INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

Experiential Learning Requirement (2 Units required)

Included in experiential learning are study abroad, research, service-learning, leadership, internships, (including co-ops, teaching, and practicum), or other courses or experiences with ELR designation.

World Language Requirement

Students must meet one of the following: (a)complete a language course numbered 122 or higher at Elon, or receive transfer or study abroad credit for the same; (b) place into a language course numbered 200 or above upon arriving at Elon, using a department of world languages approved placement instrument; (c) score a 4 or 5 on an AP language exam or similar exam. Each student must take the language placement test by October 1 of his or her first full year at Elon. Students are allowed two tries; the higher score is counted. That score stands and may not be repeated by later testing. Consideration for Phi Beta Kappa membership requires the completion of a 222-level world language course or placement beyond that level.

Studies in the Arts and Sciences

Students must fulfill the requirements in each of the following categories.

Transfer students with at least 18 s.h. of transfer credit must complete 32 hours total in Studies in the Arts & Sciences, but may have as few as 7 hours in one or more of the four Studies in the Arts & Sciences areas.

Expression (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: literature (in English or world languages), philosophy, and fine arts (art, dance, music, music theatre, and theatre). At least one course must be literature.

Civilization (8 s.h.)_______________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: historyworld languages, art history and religious studies.

Society (8 s.h.) ____SOC 243____    ______________ 

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and PHS 201 or PHS 202

Science/Analysis (Lab:___) (8 s.h.) ______________     ______________ 

Eight hours chosen from one or more of the following: mathematics/statistics, science, and computer science. At least one course must be a physical or biological laboratory science.

Advanced Studies (8 s.h.) _____PSY 321______   __________________

Eight hours of 300-400 level coursework outside the major field and chosen from areas under Studies in the Arts and Sciences.

COR Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar (4 s.h.) __________________

300-400 level COR course; requires junior/senior status.


Society (8 s.h.) __ECO 111__  __________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.


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