Middle Grades and Special Education A.B.
A Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in Special Education and Middle Grades Education (6-9) 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 majors in Special Education and Middle Grades Education requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Major Requirements
Special Education Requirements
Required Courses: 28 sh
| SOC 243 | SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION | 4 sh |
| EDU 323 | LITERACY DEVELOPMENT I: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES | 4 sh |
| EDU 342 | FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 sh |
| EDU 345 | PLANNING AND MANAGING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATORS | 4 sh |
| EDU 435 | ASSESSMENT METHODS AND INTERPRETATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 sh |
| EDU 444 | LANGUAGE AND LITERACY METHODS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 sh |
| EDU 445 | TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES IN MATHEMATICS AND CONTENT AREAS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATORS | 4 sh |
Middle Grades Education
Required Courses : 24 sh
| EDU 305 | LEARNING & TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGIES | 2 sh |
| PSY 321 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 sh |
| EDU 402 | EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR I FOR MIDDLE, K-12, AND SECONDARY MAJORS | 1 sh |
| EDU 403 | EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR II | 2 sh |
| EDU 441 | FOUNDATIONS OF MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION | 4 sh |
| EDU 481 | STUDENT 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 205 | GRAMMAR | 4 sh |
| ENG 220 | LITERARY STUDIES: THEORIES AND METHODS | 4 sh |
| ENG 224 | AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1865 | 4 sh |
| ENG 319 | WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP | 4 sh |
| ENG 399 | YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| EDU 421 | METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY ENGLISH | 4 sh |
Choose one course from the following: 4 sh
| ENG 238 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945 | 4 sh |
| ENG 239 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945 | 4 sh |
| ENG 359 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN NOVELS | 4 sh |
Social Studies concentration: 28 sh
| ECO 111 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS | 4 sh |
| GEO 131 | THE WORLD'S REGIONS | 4 sh |
| HST 112 | SEARCH FOR ORDER IN MODERN EUROPE | 4 sh |
| HST 122 | CONTESTED DEMOCRACY: US FROM 1865 | 4 sh |
| HST 221/IGS 221 | THE WORLD IN THE 20TH CENTURY | 4 sh |
| POL 111 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | 4 sh |
| EDU 425 | METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES | 4 sh |
Mathematics concentration: 28 sh
| STS 110 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING | 4 sh |
| MTH 151 | CALCULUS I | 4 sh |
| MTH 208 | NUMBER AND ALGEBRA FOR K-8 TEACHERS | 4 sh |
| MTH 209 | GEOMETRY AND DATA FOR K-8 TEACHERS | 4 sh |
| MTH 308 | MATHEMATICS FOR MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY TEACHERS | 4 sh |
| EDU 422 | METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY MATHEMATICS | 4 sh |
Choose one of the following courses: 4 sh
Science concentration: 28 sh
| BIO 101 | TOPICS IN GENERAL BIOLOGY | 3 sh |
| BIO 102 | GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY | 1 sh |
| SCI 121 | SCIENCE WITHOUT BORDERS | 4 sh |
| CHM 111 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 4 sh |
| PHY 102 | INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY | 4 sh |
| PHY 110 | ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT | 4 sh |
| EDU 424 | METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY SCIENCE | 4 sh |
Total Credit Hours: 80