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• First-time college students, transfers, or non-traditional students
• Residential students at our main campus or commuters
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The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree program in Middle Grades Education prepares candidates to teach in grades four through eight and leads to Georgia certification in middle grades education (4-8).
The teacher preparation program in Middle Grades Education combines course work and field experiences, semester of supervised student teaching. Experienced faculty and educators in local schools work collaboratively to provide candidates with the knowledge, strategies, and real-world experiences that prepare them to teach in 21st century middle schools.
Students pursuing the degree in Middle Grades Education choose two of these four content concentrations:
- Language arts
- Mathematics
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
In addition to course work in the liberal arts and sciences and the two areas of concentration, students also complete courses in teaching and learning, literacy, and teaching methodology. To enhance their marketability, candidates may also elect a sequence of three courses to earn in-field endorsement in Gifted Education.
Candidates must apply for and be admitted to Teacher Education, complete the Education Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA), and pass the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) content exams in both of their middle grades concentrations.
What classes will I take?
Professional Education courses
| EDUC 1199 | Introduction to Education |
3 |
| EDUC 2250 | Media and Technology for Educators |
3 |
| EDUC 2251 | Professional Practice I |
1 |
| EDMG 3331 | Reading Methods, 4-8 |
3 |
| EDUC 3111 | Professional Practice II |
1 |
| EDUC 3337 | Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas |
3 |
| EDMG 3345 | Teaching in the Middle School |
3 |
| EDUC 3355 | Exceptional Children |
3 |
| EDMG 3361 | Internship I, 4-8 |
3 |
| EDUC 3151 | Professional Practice III |
1 |
| EDUC 4495 | Educational Assessment for All Learners |
3 |
| EDUC 3307 | Learning and Cognition |
3 |
| EDUC 4401 | The Multicultural Classroom |
3 |
Two methods courses of the following four, taken before Internship II
| EDMG 3332 | Language Arts Methods, 4-8 |
3 |
| EDMG 3334 | Social Studies Methods, 4-8 |
3 |
| EDMG 3335 | Science Methods, 4-8 |
3 |
| EDMG 3336 | Math Methods, 4-8 |
3 |
Professional Semester – All three taken in one semester
| EDUC 4497 | Classroom Management |
3 |
| EDUC 4498 | Senior Seminar: Reflection and Application |
3 |
| EDMG 4499 | Internship II (4-8) |
9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 54 |
Content courses
Content courses for Middle Grades concentrations.
Total Credit Hours: 120
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