Middle Grades Education, B.A.

University Studies:

Students should follow university studies requirements of the University of North Carolina Wilmington as outlined in the University Studies  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
• 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 439 - Field Studies in the Middle Grades (6-9)

Academic Concentration:

An academic concentration of at least 24 semester hours is required. Academic concentrations may be chosen from one of the following four disciplines: Language Arts, Math, Science or Social Studies.

Professional Semester:

• EDN 411 - Student Teaching (K-6; 6-9)

Note:

Students wishing to pursue teacher preparation programs must be formally admitted to the Watson College of Education and to the Teacher Education Program. Students in all programs should consult their advisors for admission procedures and for a list of courses requiring Watson College admissions.  A grade of “C-” or better is required in education courses, as well as all courses in the interdisciplinary specialty and the professional semester. Students may repeat courses in which they earn a grade lower than a “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 the practicum semester.