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Undergraduate Catalog 2012 - 2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Middle Childhood Education, B.S. in Ed.



At-a-Glance

Degree Granted: Bachelor of Science in Education

Specialization Options: The undergraduate licensure program in middle childhood education provides for discipline-specific preparation in two to four content areas: language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies. The program is designed to provide undergraduates with formal course work in education for teaching adolescents ages 9-14 (grades 4 to 9). In addition to needed course work, a recommendation for Student Teaching requires taking PRAXIS examinations, with provisional licensure requiring the successful completion of any applicable PRAXIS examinations as mandated by the State Board of Education.

Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 128 to 154 semester hours

Teaching Credential: Ohio four-year Resident Educator teaching license in Middle Childhood (ages 9 to 14 and grades 4 to 9).

Portfolio: All teaching license students are expected to maintain a portfolio while completing their professional coursework and field experiences. The portfolio will evolve from a working portfolio to a professional portfolio and finally to an employment portfolio. In it, students are responsible for housing various required and optional artifacts that demonstrate their level of competency in each of the outcomes of their program.

At various portfolio checkpoints, students must meet specific portfolio criteria in order to be eligible to continue to the next phase of their program. For complete information on portfolios, students are strongly encouraged to access the Student Portfolio Handbook available at: www.csuohio.edu/cehs/students/eportfolio/docs/PortfolioHandbook.pdf.

As of Fall semester, 2007, all students entering teacher license programs are required to maintain their portfolios in the Cleveland State University ePortfolio System.  As of Fall semester 2012, all students entering teacher licensure programs are required to maintain their portfolios in TaskStream.

Accreditation: Having met current curriculum guidelines set by the National Middle School Association, the Middle Childhood Education Program is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

Admission to Major: Must be admitted to the College of Education and Human Services (requires 2.50 cumulative grade-point average). Must also be accepted into a College of Education and Human Services program. This requires 2.50 cumulative grade-point average, grade of C or better on college-level English composition course, grade of C or better on college-level math course, an intake interview, and verification of good moral character.

Advising: Admission and program guidelines may be secured from the Education Student Services Center, Julka Hall 170A, 216-687-4625. Continuing academic, personal, and professional advising is available from assigned faculty advisers.

Evening Program: There is no evening program since students must be available for field placements in area schools during the day. However, those classes that do not require fieldwork are frequently offered in the evenings.

Department Office: Teacher Education; Julka Hall 302A, 216-687-4600.

The Middle Childhood Education Program is intended to prepare candidates for teaching children from ages 9 to 14. Taken as a whole, the curriculum focuses on the nature and needs of early adolescents as they particularly relate to the design, delivery, and evaluation of culturally and developmentally responsive instruction. Throughout the program, the acquisition of professional knowledge and skills is aided by reflective practice and inquiry. To that end, the observation of middle- and junior-high school students and settings accompanies relevant study, is followed by on-site practice, and culminates in supervised student teaching. As previously noted, the program provides for concentrated study in at least two teaching fields.

Major-Field Requirements


Required Courses:

A. General Education and Prerequisite Requirements (41-56 credits)


The courses listed in this section are designed to meet GenEd 2008 requirements and provide coursework prerequisite to the professional and major components of the program. In some cases, the listed courses exceed the University GenEd 2008 requirements. NOTE: The list of approved GenEd 2008 courses is continually updated; program and department advisers should be consulted for the latest list.

Basic Foundation


1. Intro to University Life (if required)

3. Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy

Breadth of Knowledge


4. Natural Sciences

If Science is selected as a Middle Childhood content concentration

If Science is NOT selected as a Middle Childhood content concentration

5. Social Sciences

If Social Studies is selected as a Middle Childhood content concentration

If Social Studies is NOT selected as a Middle Childhood content concentration

  • Second Social Science course selected from approved list, from department other than Psychology and focusing on a society other than U.S. (Africa, Asia, Latin American, or Middle East) (3 credits)
6. Arts and Humanities

If Language Arts is selected as a Middle Childhood content concentration

If Language Arts is NOT selected as a Middle Childhood content concentration

  • Arts and Humanities course selected from approved list (3 credits)
  • Second Arts and Humanities course selected from approved list, from department other than HPERD and focusing on a society other than U.S. (Africa, Asia, Latin American, or Middle East) (3 credits)
7. Social Diversity

Additional Components


8. Writing/Speaking Across the Curriculum

  • The three-course Writing-Across-the-Curriculum requirement will be met by program requirements, including EDB 303 , EDB 302 , EDM 313 
9. Capstone Experience

11. Foreign Language (if required)

  • 2 semesters of foreign language or 2 semesters of American Sign Language (ASL) and 1 foreign culture course (0-12 credits)

B. Professional Education Requirements (44 credits)


Core course work in education and related professional experiences are included in this area for a total of 44 hours. Because certain courses in this sequence must be taken concurrently or in a prescribed order, students are strongly advised to seek assistance from the Education Student Services Center (JH 170A) before registering for classes.

C. Licensure/Concentration Requirements (35-54 credits)


Concentrated course work in at least two teaching fields is included in this area for a total of 35 to 54 hours. Eligibility for enrollment in these courses demands the prior completion of any prerequisites.