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Undergraduate Catalog 2016 - 2017 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2016 - 2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Middle Childhood Education, B.S. in Ed.



Minimum hours required for degree: 120

Teaching Credential: Ohio four-year Resident Educator teaching license in Middle Childhood (ages 9 to 14 and grades 4 to 9) for two content areas. Requires successful completion of all program requirements and acceptable scores on applicable state licensure examinations as mandated by the Ohio Department of Education.

Portfolio: All teaching licensure students are expected to maintain a portfolio while completing their professional coursework and field experiences

GPA requirement/grade restriction:
1. All students must achieve a minimum cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.50
2. All students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.75 for professional course work in education. No grades of D or F will be accepted.

Major-Field Requirements


A. General Education and Prerequisite Requirements


The courses listed in this section are designed to meet some GenEd08 requirements and provide coursework prerequisites to the professional and major components of the program.

Note: Not all general education requirements are listed here; students must consult program and department advisers for advice on general education course selection. In some cases, the listed courses exceed the university GenEd08 requirements.

Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy


If Mathematics is NOT selected as a Middle Childhood content concentration

  • Any 2 courses may be selected from the GenEd08 approved list.

Arts and Humanities


If Math and Science is selected as a Middle Childhood content concentration

If Language Arts and Math or Science is selected as a Middle Childhood content concentration

If Social Studies and Language Arts is selected as a Middle Childhood content concentration

If Social Studies and Science or Math is selected as a Middle Childhood content concentration

Social Science


  • PSY 221 - Adolescent Psychology  
  • A second approved Social Science course is required - check general education requirements for non-US/ALAAME courses - must be from a department other than Psychology.

B. Professional Requirements


C. Concentration Requirements


Complete two of the following concentrations: