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Elementary/Middle Level Education Major (4-8 Certification) Program Description: The Elementary/Middle Level Education Program is an undergraduate degree designed primarily as a concentration in the education of upper elementary and middle school students. The degree program is required for a grades 4-8 teaching certification; teacher candidates are prepared as upper elementary teacher generalists and middle level teacher specialists. Students enrolled in this major are required to have two middle level specializations, one of which has to be either Math or Science. Students may choose from the following five concentrations: English/ Language Arts and Mathematics, English/Language Arts and Science, Social Studies and Mathematics, Social Studies and Science, or Science and Mathematics. Field experiences are integrated with course work beginning in the freshman year. Required Courses for English/Language Arts and Mathematics Concentration Department
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Recommended Sequence Year/Semester
BIO 117 4 Environmental Biology..................................... 1F or BIO 118, Human Biology for Non-Majors BMS 105 3 Introduction to Old Testament........................ 4F or BMS 106, Introduction to the New Testament EDU 105 1 Teaching as a Profession................................... 1F ENG 101 3 College Composition I...................................... 1F 102 3 College Composition II.................................... 1S 308 3 Study of Children’s Literature.......................... 3S 316 3 Adolescent Literacy.......................................... 2S 338 3 Teaching Grammar and Writing...................... 3S ___ 6 Electives............................................................ 3F Fine Arts ___ 3 Approved courses.............................................. 2F GEO 105 3 Introduction to Geography............................... 1F GLG 106 4 Physical Geology and Oceanography............... 2F 107 4 Basic Meteorology & Space Science................ 1S HIS 101 3 The United States to 1865................................ 1F or HIS 102, The United States since 1865 206 3 Twentieth-Century World History and Culture.................................................... 2F 339 3 Pennsylvania History: Beginnings to Present............................................................ 4F LSK 101 1 Wellness............................................................ 1S or LSK 125, Varsity Sports MAT 106 3 Beginning Algebra............................................. 1F or MAT 107, Practical Mathematics for Everyday Life............................................... 4F 108 3 Intermediate Algebra........................................ 1S 204 3 Math in the Middle School.............................. 3S 205 3 Functions and Trigonometry............................ 2F 211 4 Calculus I.......................................................... 2S 215 3 Applied Statistics.............................................. 3F MSE 107 3 Computer Applications for the Middle Level............................................................... 2S