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 243SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 323LITERACY DEVELOPMENT I: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

4 sh

EDU 342FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 345PLANNING AND MANAGING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATORS

4 sh

EDU 435ASSESSMENT METHODS AND INTERPRETATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 444LANGUAGE AND LITERACY METHODS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 445TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES IN MATHEMATICS AND CONTENT AREAS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATORS

4 sh

Middle Grades Education

Required Courses : 24 sh

EDU 305LEARNING & TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGIES

2 sh

PSY 321EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh

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

1 sh

EDU 403EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR II

2 sh

EDU 441FOUNDATIONS OF MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION

4 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 220LITERARY STUDIES: THEORIES AND METHODS

4 sh

ENG 224AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1865

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 122CONTESTED DEMOCRACY: US FROM 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 110ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

4 sh

EDU 424METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY SCIENCE

4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 80

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