Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Middle Grades Education, 4-8 Certification, BS

Location(s): Traditional

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Foundation Courses: 35 hours

Foundations for College Success

FCS 1010 - Intro. College Life And Christian W 1 hours

Effective Communication

ENG 1010 - English Composition I 3 hours
OR
ENG 1030 - Advanced Freshman Composition I 3 hours
ENG 1020 - English Composition II 3 hours
OR
ENG 1040 - Advanced Freshman Composition II 3 hours
COM 1010 - Introduction To Communication 3 hours

Select one of the following:

ENG 2110 - Intro To Literature: American I 3 hours
ENG 2111 - Intro to Lit.: African American Lit 3 hours
ENG 2112 - Introduction To Literary Studies 3 hours
ENG 2115 - Intro To Literature: American II 3 hours
ENG 2120 - Intro To Literature-British I 3 hours
ENG 2125 - Intro To Literature British II 3 hours
ENG 2140 - Intro To Literature: World I 3 hours
ENG 2145 - Intro To Literature World II 3 hours
ENG 2151 - Children’S Literature 3 hours
ENG 2161 - Intro: C.S. Lewis 3 hours
ENG 2163 - Intro. To Literature: Jane Austen 3 hours
ENG 2170 - Intro To Literature: Southern Amer 3 hours
ENG 2172 - Intro To Lit: American Bus. Culture 3 hours
ENG 2180 - Intro To Literature: Colonial Literature 3 hours
ENG 2190 - Intro To Literature: Span. & Latin 3 hours

Biblical Perspective

CST 1011 - Survey Of The Old Testament 3 hours
CST 1012 - Survey Of The New Testament 3 hours

Historical & Social Perspective

Choose 1: 3 hours

HIS 1020 - Modern Civilization Since 1648 3 hours
HIS 2010 - Dev. Of Civilization To 1648 3 hours
HIS 2050 - American Civilization I 3 hours
HIS 2060 - American Civilization II 3 hours

Choose 1: 3 hours

ECO 2100 - Principles Of Microeconomics 3 hours
POS 2110 - American Government 3 hours
PSY 1010 - Intro. To Psychology 3 hours
SOC 1010 - Introduction To Sociology 3 hours

Artistic Expression: 3 hours

ART 1500 - Art Fundamentals: Design 3 hours
ART 2010 - Art, Culture, And Values 3 hours
DAN 2260 - Dance Appreciation 3 hours
MUS 2030 - Music Appreciation 3 hours
MUS 2430 - World Music 3 hours
THE 2250 - Theatre Appreciation 3 hours

Quantititative & Scientific Reasoning

Choose 1: 4 hours

BIO 1010 - General Biology I 4 hours
BIO 1011 - Biology Lab I 0 hours
BIO 1020 - General Biology II 4 hours
BIO 1021 - Biology Lab II 0 hours
CHE 1030 - General Chemistry I 4 hours
CHE 1031 - Chemistry Lab I 0 hours
EAS 2010 - Physical Geography 4 hours
EAS 2011 - Physical Geography Lab 0 hours
EAS 2020 - Geology 4 hours
EAS 2021 - Geology Lab 0 hours
NAS 1010 - Physical Science I 4 hours
NAS 1011 - Physical Science I Lab 0 hours
NAS 1020 - Physical Science II 4 hours
NAS 1021 - Physical Science II Lab 0 hours
PHY 1030 - General Physics I 4 hours
PHY 1031 - General Physics I Lab 0 hours

Choose 1: 3 hours

MAT 1060 - Math For Liberal Arts 3 hours
MAT 1110 - College Algebra 3 hours *required for math concentration
MAT 1120 - Precalculus Math 3 hours
MAT 2610 - Calculus I 4 hours

Professional Education Courses: 28 hours

EDU 2000 - Teacher Prep Program Fundamentals 0 hours
EDU 2110 - Investigating Issues In Education 3 hours
EDU 2130 - Exploring Teaching And Learning 3 hours
EDU 2950 - Teacher Technology 3 hours
EDU 3100 - Exceptional Learners 3 hours
EDU 3260 - Measurement/Evaluation: Mg & Se 3 hours *
EDU 4120 - Clinical Practice: Mge 12 hours *

Middle Grade Education Courses: 18 hours

EDU 3400 - Introduction to Middle/Secondary Education 3 hours
EDU 3410 - Stem/Project Instruction In Mge 3 hours
EDU 3420 - Teaching Reading/Hum For Adolescent 3 hours
EDU 3705 - Classroom Management: Mge & Se 3 hours

Complete the 2 courses below that align with your concentration areas: 6 hours

EDU 4030 - Eng. Lit. And Lang. Arts Edu: Mge 3 hours *
EDU 4035 - Mathematics Education: Mge 3 hours *
EDU 4045 - Social Studies Education: Mge 3 hours *
EDU 4085 - Science Education: Mge 3 hours *

Concentration Areas (Choose 2): 30-32 hrs

Language Arts: 15 hours

ENG 3100 - Young Adult Literature 3 hours
ENG 3095 - Creative Writing 3 hours
ENG 3080 - Digital Composition 3 hours

Choose two 3000+ level ENG courses: 6 hours

Science: 16 hours

CHE 1030 - General Chemistry I 4 hours
EAS 2010 - Physical Geography 4 hours
EAS 2020 - Geology 4 hours
NAS 1010 - Physical Science I 4 hours

Social Science: 15 hours

HIS 2010 - Dev. Of Civilization To 1648 3 hours
HIS 2050 - American Civilization I 3 hours
HIS 3140 - Ga. History & Literature 3 hours
HIS 1020 - Modern Civilization Since 1648 3 hours

Choose one 2000+ level Social Science course: 3 hours

Mathematics: 15 hours

MAT 1120 - Precalculus Math 3 hours
MAT 1160 - Ece/Mge: Measurement And Analysis 3 hours
MAT 2080 - Mathematics For Middle Grades 3 hours
MAT 3180 - Introduction To Statistics 3 hours

Choose one 2000+ level Math course: 3-4 hours

General Electives: 7-9 hrs

Minimum Semester Hours for Degree: 120 hours

Other Graduation Requirements:

A cumulative 2.0 GPA.
The minimum acceptable grade in a course required of or applied to the major or minor is “C”. ENG 1010 and ENG 1020 must be passed with a “C” or better.

Additional graduation requirements apply to all education majors. Requirements are based on state and national guidelines, and education majors must meet all graduation requirements in existence at the time of their graduation. Current requirements may be found in the Teacher Preparation Program Handbook. BIO 1010 or BIO 1020 required in the foundations for science concentration. All students are required to complete EDU 3100 with a “B” or better.

*Course must be taken at Shorter University.

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