Plan of Study- Licensure Only
Middle Grades (6-9) –Licensure only
46 Credit Hours + up to 24 Content Hours
Professional Core (16 Credit Hours):

EDN 200 - Teacher, School and Society
3 hrs.

EDNL 200 - Field Studies
1 hr.

EDN 203 - Psychological Foundations of Teaching
3 hrs.

PSY 223 – Lifespan Human Development
3 hrs.
OR PSY 221 – Adolescent Psychology
3 hrs.

EDN 301 - Instructional Design and Evaluation
3 hrs.

EDN 303 - Instructional Technology
3 hrs.
Professional Studies (16 Credit Hours):

EDN 318
The Middle School: Programs and Practice*

EDN 320
Meeting Needs of Special Students

EDN 352
Developing Reading Competence* SPRING
3 hrs.

EDN 353
Thematic Unit Lab**
1 hr.

EDN 3xx
Methods**
SPRING
SPRING
FALL ONLY
FALL ONLY
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
6 hrs.
LANGUAGE ARTS:

EDN 355 - Language Arts Methods for the Middle Grades
MATHEMATICS:

EDN 323 - Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades (6-9)
SOCIAL STUDIES:

EDN 335 - Social Studies Education in the Middle Grades
SCIENCE:

EDN 338 - The Teaching of Science (6-9)
Content Hours in Teaching Area (0-24; Credit Hours vary based on prior coursework)
Professional Semester (14 credit hours):

EDN 421 - Seminar in Education (6-9)

EDN 411 - Practicum (6-9)
2 hrs.
14 hrs.
*EDN 318 and EDN 352 are prerequisites for the Methods Courses EDN 3xx.
**EDN 3xx/353 are only offered during the fall semester of each academic year. EDN 318 and EDN 352 must be taken first not
concurrently. EDN 318, 320, 352 and 3XX, EDN 411, and 412 are NOT offered in the summer.
Admission to the Watson College of Education is required for enrollment in EDN courses numbered higher
than EDN 303. A grade of C- or better is required in all professional courses in the Middle Grades Education
Program. Students may repeat courses in which they earned a grade lower than C- only with the permission of
the dean of the Watson College of Education. A cumulative grade point average of 2.70 is required for eligibility
for the practicum semester.
5/2015