Plan of Study- Licensure Only

Middle Grades (6-9) –Licensure only

46 Credit Hours + up to 24 Content Hours

Professional Core (16 Credit Hours):

  • EDN 200 - Teacher, School and Society3 hrs.
  • EDNL 200 - Field Studies1 hr.
  • EDN 203 - Psychological Foundations of Teaching3 hrs.
  • PSY 223 – Lifespan Human Development 3 hrs.

OR PSY 221 – Adolescent Psychology 3 hrs.

  • EDN 301 - Instructional Design and Evaluation 3 hrs.
  • EDN 303 - Instructional Technology 3 hrs.

Professional Studies (16 Credit Hours):

  • EDN 318The Middle School: Programs and Practice*SPRING 3 hrs.
  • EDN 320Meeting Needs of Special Students SPRING 3 hrs.
  • EDN 352Developing Reading Competence* SPRING 3 hrs.
  • EDN 353Thematic Unit Lab** FALL ONLY 1 hr.
  • EDN 3xxMethods** FALL ONLY 6 hrs.

LANGUAGE ARTS:

  • EDN 355 - Language Arts Methods for the Middle Grades

MATHEMATICS:

  • EDN 323 - Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades (6-9)

SOCIAL STUDIES:

  • EDN 335 - Social Studies Education in the Middle Grades

SCIENCE:

  • EDN 338 - The Teaching of Science (6-9)

Content Hours in Teaching Area (0-24; Credit Hours vary based on prior coursework)

Professional Semester (14 credit hours):

  • EDN 421 - Seminar in Education (6-9) 2 hrs.
  • EDN 411 - Practicum (6-9) 14 hrs.

*EDN 318 and EDN 352 are prerequisites for the Methods Courses EDN 3xx.
**EDN 3xx/353 are only offered during the fall semester of each academic year. EDN 318 and EDN 352 must be taken first not concurrently. EDN 318, 320, 352 and 3XX, EDN 411, and 412 are NOT offered in the summer.

Admission to the Watson College of Education is required for enrollment in EDN courses numbered higherthanEDN 303. 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 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.

5/2015