Licensure in Middle Grades Education 6-9, Social Studies 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: 24 Credits

HIST 390
POLI 210
HIST 110 or HIST 120
HIST 211 or HIST 212
ECON 200 or ECON 211 or ECON 212
HIST 311 or HIST 312 or HIST 331
HIST 270 or HIST 370 or HIST 375
GEOG 210 or GEOG 220

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)—150 or a Composite Score of 468

PRAXIS II Requirement

PRAXIS II Test: 5089/0089 Middle School Social Studies—Score 149

Academic Catalog