MIDDLE GRADES PROGRAM
ACADEMIC CONCENTRATION REQUIRED COURSES
September 22, 2009
LANGUAGE ARTS
Academic Concentration: 24 hours required
Candidates must complete the following menu of courses required for licensure
in middle grades language arts.
CORE COURSES (Total 18 hours)
ENG 205
Approaches to the Study of Literature
ENG 304
Writing for Teachers
Select one of the following two
ENG 380
Literature for Children
ENG 381
Literature for Young Adults*
Select one of the following two
ENG 320
Introduction to Linguistics
ENG 321
Structure of the English Language
Select one of the following two
ENG 382
Ways of Teaching Literature
ENG 383
Classics Reconsidered
Select one of the following American Literature courses
ENG 223, 224, 232, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
SELECTED COURSES (Total 6 hours): Select one course each from two of the following groups
Group A: Select one of the following two
ENG 332
Shakespeare’s Early Plays and
3 hours
Poems
ENG 333
Shakespeare’s Later Plays
3 hours
Group B: Select one from the following non-canonical or non-Western courses
ENG 230, 232, 340, 341, 342, 355, 356, 373
3 hours
Group C: Select one from the following writing courses
ENG 202, 204, 302, 303, 310, 311, 315
3 hours
CRW 201, 206, 207, 208, 209
Group D: Select one from the following American, British, and European literature courses
ENG 211, 212, 223, 224, 225, 226, 232, 233, 290, 335, 336, 337, 338,
3 hours
361, 362, 365, 370, 374, 375
*preferred
Additional Teaching Field: 18 hours required
Candidates must complete the CORE COURSES outlined above.
MATH
Academic Concentration: 24 hours required
Candidates must complete the following menu of courses required for licensure
in middle grades math.
The following courses are required: (24 hours)
MAT 115
Precalculus
MAT 141
Basic Concepts of Mathematics I
MAT 142
Basic Concepts of Mathematics II
MAT 161
Calculus with Analytic Geometry
STT 215
Introduction to Statistics
MAT 243
Concepts and Applications of Discrete Mathematics
MAT 345
Modern College Geometry
MAT 346
Historical Development of Mathematics
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
4 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
Additional Teaching Field: 18 hours required
Candidates must complete 18 hours from courses outlined below.
The following courses are required:
MAT 115
Precalculus
MAT 141
Basic Concepts of Mathematics I
MAT 142
Basic Concepts of Mathematics II
STT 215
Introduction to Statistics
MAT 243
Concepts and Applications of Discrete Mathematics
Suggested additional courses if more credit hours are needed:
MAT 161
Calculus with Analytic Geometry
MAT 345
Modern College Geometry
MAT 346
Historical Development of Mathematics
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
4 hours
3 hours
3 hours
SCIENCE
Academic Concentration: 25 hours required
Candidates must complete the following menu of courses required for licensure
in middle grades science.
CORE COURSES – (13 hours required)
CHM 101
General Chemistry 1
CHM 102
General Chemistry 2
BIO 105
Concepts of Modern Biology
CHM 250
Introduction to Chemical Research
4 hours
4 hours
4 hours
1 hour
SELECTED COURSES – (Select 12-13 hours from the following)
PHY 103
Great Ideas in Physics
3 hours
PHY 111
Naked Eye Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy
3 hours
GGY 230
Introduction to Weather and Climate
3 hours
GLY 101
Principles of Geology
4 hours
EVS 195
Introduction to Environmental Studies
3 hours
Additional Teaching Field: 18 hours required
Candidates must complete the CORE COURSES outlined above. In addition,
candidates must complete an additional 5 hours of SELECTED COURSES
outlined above.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Academic Concentration: 24 hours required
Candidates must complete the following menu of courses required for licensure
in middle grades social studies.
CORE COURSES (21 hours)
GGY 180
GGY 181
HST 201
HST 202
Select one of the following two:
GGY 382
GGY 385
World Geography I (Europe, Americas)
World Geography II (Africa, Asia, Oceania)
American History
American History
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
Regional Geography of the United States
Regional Geography of Europe
3 hours
3 hours
Select one course in Political Science:
PLS xxx
Select one of the following two:
GGY 210
Geography of the Global Economy
ECN xxx
any Economics class
SELECTED COURSES (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
ANT 105
Introduction to Anthropology
ANT 206
Cultural Anthropology
SOC 215
Modern Social Problems
SOC 220
Sociology of Birth and Death
GGY 282
Geography of North Carolina
HST 261
African-American History
HST 336
American Indian History to 1900
AAS 130
Introduction to African-American Studies
ANT 305
North American Indians
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
Additional Teaching Field: 18 hours required
Candidates must complete the CORE COURSES outlined below. In addition,
candidates must complete an additional 3 hours of SELECTED COURSES
outlined below.
CORE COURSES (15 hours)
GGY 180
GGY 181
World Geography I (Europe, Americas)
World Geography II (Africa, Asia,
Oceania)
American History
American History
HST 201
HST 202
Select one of the following two:
GGY 382
Regional Geography of the United States
GGY 385
Regional Geography of Europe
SELECTED COURSES (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
ANT 105
ANT 206
SOC 215
SOC 220
HST 261
HST 336
AAS 130
ANT 305
PLS xxx
GGY 210
ECN xxx
Introduction to Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Modern Social Problems
Sociology of Birth and Death
African-American History
American Indian History to 1900
Introduction to African-American Studies
North American Indians
any Political Science course
Geography of the Global Economy
any Economics course
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours