Middle Grades, Science and Social Studies, 6-8 Licensure (MGSSS.BST)

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This program requires a minimum 2.75 GPA overall, in English Composition and Mathematics, in the Specialty and Emphasis Requirements, and in the Professional Education/Professional Semester Requirements. In addition, a grade of C or higher is required in all Specialty Area, Emphasis, and Professional Education courses.

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MGSSS.BST 21-22

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 50-56

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Students in Middle Grades Education- Science and Social Studies (MGSSS.BST) program:

Must take BIOS-110, MTHS-161, HIST-212, HIST-221, PSYC-200, SOCI-200
Will choose one (not two) of the following Humanities courses: ENGL-221, ENGL-222, HUMN-202, HUMN-301, HUMN-302.

Specialty Area Requirements

READ 320 - Structured Literacy Approaches for Content Area Teaching Grades 6-12 Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 362 - Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 417 - Understanding/Using Student Assessment to Make Instructional Decisions Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 495 - Integration of Faith and Learning Credit Hours: 3

Emphasis Requirements

Subtotal: 49 hours

Professional Education Requirements

EDUC 199 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession Seminar Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 299 - Teaching Diverse Learners Credit Hours: 2
EDMG 315 - Foundations of Middle Grades Education Credit Hours: 3
EDMG 340 - Principles of Classroom Instruction - Middle Grades Credit Hours: 2
EDMG 406L - Middle Grades Methods Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ^F
EDMG 412 - Middle Grades Social Studies Specialty Methods Credit Hours: 2 ^F
EDMG 416 - Middle Grades Science Specialty Methods Credit Hours: 2 ^F
SPED 316 - Exceptional Child Credit Hours: 3
^{F- Offered Fall semester only}

Professional Semester

EDUC 496 - Student Teaching I Credit Hours: 5
EDUC 497 - Student Teaching II Credit Hours: 5
EDUC 498 - Student Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 2

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Middle Grades, Science and Social Studies, 6-8 Licensure (MGSSS.BST)

Degree Checklist

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 50-56

Specialty Area Requirements

Emphasis Requirements

Science - 16 hrs

Science Collateral Requirements - 7 hrs

Social Studies - 15 hrs

Subtotal: 49 hours

Professional Education Requirements

Professional Semester

Subtotal: 28 hours

Total Hours in Program: Minimum 127 Credit Hours Required