2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Nov 23, 2024

2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Middle Grades Education, Mathematics Concentration, B.S.

Program Requirements

Core Requirements: Minimum of 38-40 credits in the core curriculum required of all students. Students who enter as first-time freshmen must take an entering freshman and rising junior assessment to complete core requirements.

Program Admission Requirements: See Admission Requirements for Teacher Education Majors on College of Education catalog page.

Graduation Requirements: All graduating seniors are required to complete the Graduating Senior Assessment after completing 90 or more semester hours (including credit by examination), but not later than the graduation semester.

University College Core Curriculum: 38 Credits

Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits

UNIV 101 -UNIV 102 required for all first time students; UNIV 110 required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. UNIV 111 may be required based on academic performance.

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Transitional Studies - Life Skills: 2 Credits

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Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Credits

MATH 121 may be required based on profile scores. Some core courses require a one-hour lab.

(Required courses for Middle Grades Mathematics Concentration: MATH 129 or MATH 130 or MATH 131)

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Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 7 Credits

At least one natural science class must include its associated lab. Some majors require two lab sciences, increasing requirement to 8 credits.

(Required courses for Middle Grades Science Concentration: BIOL 150 / BIOL 150L or BIOL 160 / BIOL 160L and one of the following: ASTR 101 /ASTR 101L or ASTR 102 /ASTR 102L )

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Scientific Literacy - Social Sciences: 3 Credits

(Required course for Middle Grades Social Studies Second Concentration: POLI 210)

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Global Literacy: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 30+ transfer credits from a foreign institution. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

(Required course for Middle Grades Language Arts Second Concentration: ENGL 211 or ENGL 212)

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Ethics and Civic Engagement: 3 Credits

EDUC 211 - Laboratory Experiences in Area Schools

Program Requirements: 82 Credits

Professional Education Courses: 26 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)

Middle Grades Core Courses: 18 Credits

(Admission to Teacher Education required for EDMG 400 , READ 320 , EDMG 433 , EDMG 498 )

Mathematics Concentration: 23 Credits

Second Academic Concentration: 15 Credits

Select one Second Academic Concentration from the following:

Language Arts Concentration:

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Social Studies Concentration:

HIST 390 - North Carolina History

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Science Concentration:

Select one course sequence (lecture and lab) that was not chosen to fulfill University College Core Curriculum requirements:

Special Education Concentration:

Reading Concentration:

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Academic Catalog

Middle Grades Education, Mathematics Concentration, B.S.

Program Requirements

University College Core Curriculum: 38 Credits

Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits

Transitional Studies - Life Skills: 2 Credits

Communication Skills - Written Communication: 3 Credits

Communication Skills - Oral Communication: 3 Credits

Information Literacy: 3 Credits

Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits

Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Credits

Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 7 Credits

Scientific Literacy - Social Sciences: 3 Credits

Humanities and Creative Arts: 3 Credits

Global Literacy: 3 Credits

Ethics and Civic Engagement: 3 Credits

Program Requirements: 82 Credits

Professional Education Courses: 26 Credits

Middle Grades Core Courses: 18 Credits

Mathematics Concentration: 23 Credits

Second Academic Concentration: 15 Credits

Language Arts Concentration:

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Social Studies Concentration:

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Science Concentration:

Select one course sequence (lecture and lab) that was not chosen to fulfill University College Core Curriculum requirements:

Special Education Concentration:

Reading Concentration:

Total Credit Hours: 120