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This program leads to the Bachelor of Science in Education
degree and the Ohio Provisional License in Middle Childhood Education,
valid for teaching in grades four through nine in the curriculum areas
named on the license. This program includes preparation in at least two
of the following concentration areas: Mathematics, Science, Social
Studies, and Reading /Language Arts. Each concentration area includes a
minimum of 21 semester hours of course work. Requirements for each
concentration area are listed in the Middle Childhood Education program
guide available in the Department of Education Office.
The major consists of course requirements in professional
education (41 hrs.), and the middle childhood core which includes 9
hrs. in middle childhood education and a minimum total of 46 hrs
comprised by any two concentration areas.
The Ohio Board of Education has approved the Middle Childhood Generalist endorsement. This endorsement can be added
to any existing Middle Childhood license and for any combination of the
four areas of concentration. The generalist endorsement will
aloow teachers to teach one or two new areas, grades 4-6 only.
Candidates will need to have academic credit on their Malone transcript
for the following classes in order to add the respective
endorsements: Science: PHYS 100, SCI 160; Social
Studies: HIST 362, POL 201; Mathematics: MATH 132, MATH
241; and Reading and Language Arts: EDUC 305, ENG
221. Application should be made through the office of the Dean of
the College of Education and include a transcript with credit earned
for the required classes.
Any course listed in [ ] is a general education requirement that
will be fulfilled by taking the indicated course: EDUC 112, Foundations
of Education (3hrs); 232, [SOSC 215], Psychology of Human Learning (3
hrs); 252, Phonics (3 hrs); 318,Emergent and Early Reading Instruction
(3 hrs); 357, Content Reading Strategies in Middle/Secondary School (3
hrs); 362, Instructional Technology (3 hrs); 405, Applied Instructional
Technology (3 hrs); 415 [data analysis requirement], Assessment in
Education (3 hrs); 425, Diagnostic and Prescriptive Reading (3 hrs);
460 Student Teaching Seminar (1 hr.), 493 Middle School Student
Teaching (12 hrs); SPED 243, Inclusion and the Schools (3 hrs).
EDUC 325, Nature and Needs of Adolescents (3 hrs); 385 [PHIL 210], Education and Issues in the Middle Grades (2 hrs);and two
methods courses which correspond with the chosen concentration areas.
Select two from among EDUC 452, Teaching Mathematics in the Middle
Grades (2 hrs); 453, Teaching Science in the Middle Grades (2 hrs);
454, Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades (2 hrs); 455,
Teaching Language Arts in the Middle Grades (2 hrs).
Select Two of the Following Four Concentrations:
- Reading and Language Arts: EDUC 305*,
Adolescent Literature (3 hrs); COMM 110*, Communication Skills 93 hrs);
230, Mass Media and Society (3 hrs); CMST 330, Interpersonal
Communication (3 hrs); ENG 205*, Introduction to English Studies
(3hrs); 221, Teaching Grammar and Composition (3 hrs); 311,
Expository Writing (3hrs); 356, American Literature Since 1865 (3 hrs);
383, History of the English Language (3 hrs). Note: EDUC 252, 318, 357,
and 425 from the Professional Education requirements are also required
for the Reading and Language Arts Concentration.
- Social Studies: HIST 111*, World
Civilizations I: History of the Ancient World (3 hrs); 112, World
Civilizations II: History of the Modern World (3 hrs); 211*, American
History I: Colonial Era to the Civil War (3 hrs); 212,
American History II: Gilded Age to the Present (3 hrs); 262, Ohio
History and Government (3 hrs); POL 201, Introduction to American
Government (3 hrs); 212, Introduction to World Politics (3 hrs); SOSC
200, World Cultural Geography (3 hrs); 210* Cross Cultural Studies (3
hrs).
- Science: PHYS 100*, Physical Science Survey
(4 hrs); SCI 120, Earth Science (4 hrs); 160*, Current Issues in
Science (3 hrs); CHEM 131, General Chemistry I (4 hrs); BIOL
145, Organismal Biology (3 hrs); 146, Introduction to Cell Biology
(3 hrs); 381, General Ecology or 285, Environmental Studies or 350,
Tropical Ecology (4 hrs)
- Mathematics: MATH 132, Fundamental
Mathematical Concepts (3 hrs); 135, Probability and Data Analysis (3
hrs); 150, Precalculus (4 hrs); 201, Calculus I (5 hrs); 210, Discrete
Mathematics (3 hrs); 241, Concepts in Geometry and Measurement (3 hrs).
*Counts as both a General Education and Concentration Requirement
Additional Requirements:
Workshops in Communicable Diseases and Child Abuse (6 clock hrs
each); PE 210, First Aid and Safety (3 hrs) or valid Red Cross
Certification.
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