Middle Childhood Education

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2022

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General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

Launch Seminar (1 Hour)

Reflection Seminar (1 Hour)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

• Writing & Information Literacy (3)
• Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
• Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
• Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
• Natural Science (4-5)
• Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
• Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

• Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
• Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
  • Lived Environments
  • Origins & Evolution
  • Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
  • Sustainability
  • Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Number, Nature, Mind

EHE 1100 College Survey (1 Hour)

Pre-Major Requirements (16 Hours)

• EDUCST 2189S First Education Experience Program (FEEP) (3)
• ESEPSY 2309 Psychological Perspectives on Education (3)
• ESPHE 3206 School & Society (can overlap with GE Race, Ethnic, & Gender Diversity), or ESPHE 4280 History of Modern Education (3)
• EDUTL 2189 Field Experience (1)
• EDUTL 5468 Foundations of Reading & Literacy (3)
• HDFS 2410 Child Development (can overlap with GE Social & Behavioral Sciences), or EDUTL 3160 Application of Development in Learning Contexts (can overlap with GE Social & Behavioral Sciences), or ESEPSY 5401 Adolescent Learning & Development in School Contexts (3)

Major Requirements (44 Hours)

B- minimum grade required in all Major Requirements

• EDUTL 5005 Equity, Diversity, and Justice in Education (can overlap with GE Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World) (3)
• EDUTL 5220 Foundations of Middle Childhood Teaching & Learning (3)
• EDUTL 5225 Diverse Literature & Comprehension – Elementary-Middle Education (3)
• EDUTL 5226 Composing Print + Multimodal Texts 3 EDUTL 5469 Language & Word Study for All Learners (3)
• EDUTL 5501 Inclusion, or ESSPED 2251 Introduction to the Special Education Profession (3)
• ESQREM 3005 Learner Centered Assessment (3)
• Methods Courses: Take the TWO Methods courses associated with content area choices (3+3)
  • EDUTL 5230 Language Arts Methods for Preservice Middle Childhood Teachers
  • EDUTL 5270 Mathematics Methods for Preservice Middle Childhood Teachers
  • EDUTL 5275 Science Methods for Preservice Middle Childhood Teachers
  • EDUTL 5280 Social Studies Methods for Preservice Middle Childhood Teachers
• EDUTL 3189.02 Field Experience: Middle Childhood Education (1)
• EDUTL 4189.02 Advanced Field Experience: Middle Childhood Education (2)
• EDUTL 5195.02 Reflective Seminar: Middle Childhood Education (1+1+2)
• EDUTL 5191.02 Supervised Student Teaching Internship: Middle Childhood Education (10)

Content Requirements

Each student must choose TWO concentrations/content areas from below. All content courses should be completed prior to Major Requirements. 2.75 GPA required in each concentration/content area.

Integrated Language Arts (21)

• EDUTL 3356 Literature for Adolescents (3)
• ENGLISH 3271 Structure of the English Language (3)
• American Literature: Choose one course (3):
  • ENGLISH 2290 Colonial & U.S. Lit to 1865
  • ENGLISH 2291 U.S. Lit: 1865 to Present
  • ENGLISH 4550 Spec Topics in Colonial & Early National Lit of the U.S.
  • ENGLISH 4551 Spec Topics in 19th Century U.S. Lit
  • ENGLISH 4553 20th Century U.S. Fiction
• World Literature: Choose one course (3):
  • AFAMAST 2251 Intro to African Lit
  • CLAS 2220 Classical Mythology
  • COMPSTD 2101 Lit & Society
  • COMPSTD 2301 Introduction to World Lit
  • FRENCH 1801 Masterpieces of the French-Speaking World
  • RUSSIAN 2250.01 Masterpieces of Russian Lit
• Oral Communication: Choose one course (3):
  • AGRCOMM 3130 Oral Expression in Agriculture
  • COMM 2110 Principles of Effective Public Speaking
  • COMM 2367 Persuasive Communication
  • EDUTL 5101 Teaching & Learning with Drama: Introduction
• Written Communication: Choose one course (3):
  • Any course numbered 2367
  • ENGLISH 3398 Methods for the Study of Lit
  • ENGLISH 3467S Issues & Methods in Tutoring Writing
• Media Studies: Choose one course (3):
  • COMM 1100 Communication in Society
  • COMM 2540 Introduction to Communication Technology
  • COMPSTD 3607 Film & Lit as Narrative Art
  • ENGLISH 2263 Introduction to Film
  • ENGLISH 2269 Digital Media Composing
  • ENGLISH 3378 Special Topics in Film & Lit
  • WGSST 2317 Hollywood, Women & Film

Mathematics (16-23)

• Math Placement L, or MATH 1148 College Algebra (4) and MATH 1149 Trigonometry (3), or MATH 1150 Precalculus (5) - (0-7)
• STAT 1350.xx Elementary Statistics, or
• STAT 1450.xx Introduction to the Practice of Statistics or equivalent (3)
• Choose ONE Math sequence below: (13)
  • MATH 1165 Math for Middle School Teachers I (5), MATH 1166 Math for Middle School Teachers II (5), MATH 2138 Calculus & its History for Teachers (3)
  • MATH 1135 Number & Operations for Teachers (5), MATH 1136 Measurement & Geometry for Teachers (5), MATH 2138 Calculus & its History for Teachers (3)

Science (19-21)

• BIOLOGY 1101 Introductory Biology, or BIOLOGY 1113 Biological Sciences: Energy Transfer & Development (4)
• BIOLOGY 1102 Human Biology, or BIOLOGY 1114 Biological Sciences: Form, Function, Diversity, & Ecology (4)
• CHEM 1110 Elementary Chemistry, or CHEM 1210 General Chemistry I (5)
• PHYSICS 1106.01 Physics by Inquiry: Properties of Matter, Heat & Temperature, & Forces & Motion (5), or PHYSICS 1104 World of Energy: Light, Thermodynamics, Energy Sources (3) - (3-5)
• EARTHSC 1121 The Dynamic Earth (3)

Social Studies (21)

• ANTHROP 2202 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
• ECON 2001.01 Principles of Microeconomics, or ECON 2002.01 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• GEOG 2400 Economic & Social Geography, or GEOG 2750 World Regional Geography (3)
• HISTORY 1151 American History to 1877, or HISTORY 2001 Launching America (3)
• HISTORY 1681 World History to 1500, or HISTORY 2641 Global History to 1500, or HISTORY 2651 World History Before the Modern Age (3)
• HISTORY 1682 World History from 1500 to Present (recommended), or HISTORY 2642 Global History 1500 to Present (recommended), or HISTORY 2650 The World Since 1914 (3)
• POLITSC 1200 Introduction to Comparative Politics, or POLITSC 1165 Introduction to Politics, or POLITSC 2400 Introduction to Political Theory (3)

Successful completion of the Ohio Assessment for Educators examinations is required prior to student teaching. Cumulative GPA of 2.75 and 2.75 content GPA required to be recommended for state of Ohio teacher licensure.

Total Hours: 106-145

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 0-14

Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on requirement course choices and/or the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.