Licensure in Middle Grades Education 6-9, Science Concentration

Program Requirements

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Overall minimum GPA of 2.7 on 4.0 scale for all undergraduate work or minimum 2.75 on 4.0 scale in last 60 hours of study which may include no more than 12 graduate hours.

Professional Education Courses: 29 Credits

EDUC 450 may not be taken until student is admitted to Teacher Education. EDMG 470 and EDUC 490 may not be taken until student is admitted to Clinical Experience (Student Teaching) and are taken during the last and final semester.

EDUC 210
EDUC 211
EDUC 310
EDUC 330
EDUC 331
EDUC 450
EDMG 470
EDUC 490

Middle Grades Major Core: 18 Credits

EDMG 400, READ 320, EDMG 433, EDMG 461, EDMG 462, EDMG 463, and EDMG 498 may not be taken until student is admitted to Teacher Education. Choose the section of EDMG 498 which correlates with the chosen Academic Concentration:

EDMG 400
READ 300
READ 320
SPED 320
EDMG 498

Methods Course

Choose one methods course depending on Academic Concentration:

EDMG 433
EDMG 461
EDMG 462
EDMG 463

Academic Concentration Requirements: 27 Credits

BIOL 150
BIOL 160
GEOL 311
BIOL 200
CHEM 141
CHEM 142
PHYS 111

Choose One of the following:

ASTR 101 and ASTR 101L
ASTR 102 and ASTR 102L

Core Academic Skills for Educators Test Requirement

Required for students with less than 2.7 Undergraduate GPA
PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)—Score 156
PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing (5722)—Score 162
PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (5732)—Score 150 or a Composite Score of 468

PRAXIS II Requirement

PRAXIS II Test: 0439 Middle School Science—Score 134

Academic Catalog