Middle Grades Education, B.A.

University Studies:

Students should follow university studies requirements of the University of North Carolina Wilmington as outlined in the Academic Programs  section of the catalogue.

The major in middle grades education requires 88 hours (46 hours of education courses, 18 hours in an additional teaching field and 24 hours in an academic concentration) as follows:

Professional Core:

• EDN 200 - Teacher, School and Society
• EDNL 200 - Field Studies
• EDN 203 - Psychological Foundations of Teaching
• EDN 301 - Instructional Design and Evaluation
• EDN 303 - Instructional Technology

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• PSY 221 - Adolescent Psychology or
• PSY 223 - Life Span Human Development

Professional Education:

• EDN 318 - Middle School Programs and Practices
• EDN 320 - Diverse Learners
• EDN 352 - Developing Reading and Writing Competence in the Middle Grades
• EDN 353 - Thematic Unit Lab

Academic Concentration:

An academic concentration of at least 24 semester hours is required. Specific course requirements may be obtained from the academic advisors in the Watson College of Education. Academic concentrations may be selected from the following disciplines: language arts, mathematics, science or social studies.

Professional Semester:

• EDN 421 - Seminar in Education (6-9)
• EDN 411 - Practicum (K-6;6-9;Special Education)

Note:

To qualify for the Bachelor of Arts in Middle Grades Education, 31 total semester hours must be taken in residence at UNCW. Admission to the Watson College of Education is required for enrollment in EDN/SED 300- and 400-level courses numbered higher than EDN 303  or SED 250 .

A grade of “C-” or better is required in all professional courses in the middle grades education program. Students may repeat courses in which they earned a grade of lower than “C-” only with the permission of the dean of the Watson College of Education. A cumulative grade point average of 2.70 is required for eligibility for the practicum semester.