Middle Level Education: Language Arts

Middle Level Education: Language Arts Bachelor of Science

The bachelor of science degree in middle level education prepares professionals to teach students in grades four through eight. A concentration in language arts prepares prospective teachers for certification and the challenging work in developing skills to teach language and literacy. Students engage in fieldwork every semester. A field component consists of weekly observation/participation/ teaching supervised by College faculty. Fieldwork requires current FBI, criminal history and child abuse clearances, as well as a current health appraisal including a negative TB test. The field experience requirement is 150 documented hours.

All students must successfully complete the general education and curriculum requirements listed below with a minimum overall grade point average of 3.00 to graduate in a certification major. In addition, all middle level education majors require a 3.00 GPA to gain admission to the program and a cumulative 3.00 GPA to continue in the program. Students must maintain a combined cumulative 3.00 GPA and a “C” or better in psychology, special education, education, mathematics, social studies and science content courses. Students earning lower than a “C” must retake the course. All students must obtain a “B” or better in each student teaching course. Students earning lower than a “B” must retake the course.

Graduation Requirements

ENGL 0050 - Critical and Analytical Reading: All students must demonstrate competency in this course whether by achieving specified SAT/ACT scores or by successful completion of the course. The course carries two credits which are included in full-time status and financial aid considerations, but do not count toward the minimum earned credits necessary for graduation. Students who are exempted from the course due to SAT/ACT scores receive an exemption that does not carry credits.

All students must successfully complete the General Education and Curriculum requirements listed below with a minimum overall grade point average of 3.00 to graduate from this curriculum. Additional graduation criteria are found beginning on page 38.

General Education Requirements (Minimum 40 credits)

Courses fulfilling the General Education Requirements can be found beginning on page 51.

Competencies

Communication Skills

11 credits COMM 1125 - Speech Communication ENGL 1110 - College Writing I: Academic Writing ENGL 1125 - College Writing II: Writing About Literature FYS 1110 - The First-Year Seminar Moral Reasoning Quantitative Reasoning Scientific Literacy 3–6 credits 3–6 credits 3–6 credits Technology & Information Literacy 3–6 credits Critical Analysis & Reasoning Arts & Humanities Literacy 6–9 credits Social & Cultural Consciousness 6–9 credits

Curriculum Requirements

BIOL 1008 - General Biology I (not for science majors) EDUC 1710-1740 - Field Observation/Participation EDUC 1110 - Introduction to Teaching EDUC 1700 - Portfolio Preparation EDUC 2125 - Teaching Literacy through Literature EDUC 2160 - Technology in the Classroom EDUC 3001 - Formal Acceptance/Teacher Candidate Status EDUC 3115 - Curriculum and Methods: Mathematics EDUC 3120 - Curriculum and Methods: Social Studies EDUC 3125 - Curriculum and Methods: Science EDUC 3155 - Developmental Assessment I EDUC 3165 - Developmental Assessment II EDUC 3195 - Instructional Strategies for Content Area Reading EDUC 3210 - Teaching English Language Learners EDUC 3225 - Teaching Writing in Grades 4-8 EDUC 3230 - Teaching Reading EDUC 4735 - Student Teaching Grades 4-6 EDUC 4740 - Student Teaching Grades 6-8 EDUC 4910 - Seminar: Contemporary Research, Issues, and Ethics in Education Literature Elective 2000-level or higher MATH 1125 - College Algebra or a higher level MATH course MATH 1135 - Trigonometry or a higher level MATH course MATH 1150 - College Mathematics II MATH 3110 - Communications in Mathematics or a higher level MATH course PHSC 1145 - Global Change or PHSC 3140 - Energy and the Environment or GEOL 2115 - Earth Systems History or PHSC 2135 - Geology for Non-Science Majors POSC 2110 - State and Local Government PSYC 2195 - Child Development II PSYC 2205 - Psychology of Adolescence PSYC 3165 - Cognition and Learning SPEC 2110 - Characteristics and Needs of Exceptional Learners SPEC 3110 - Classroom Management SPEC 3115 - Differentiated Instruction for Diverse Learners

Free Electives: Sufficient free electives must be taken to ensure a minimum of 120 credits earned for graduation.

Recommended Sequence of Courses: Visit www.keystone.edu/academics for further information.

The academic advisor assists the students in planning his/her curriculum and in preregistration, and monitors student progress on a semester by semester basis; however, the student is ultimately responsible for meeting the requirements of the curriculum selected. Course offerings are dependent on enrollment.