Junior High/Middle School

Summary of requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Junior High/Middle School

A minimum of 128 semester credit hours to include:

  1. Completion of general university requirements (see Academic Regulations and Graduation Requirements of the university).
  2. Completion of a single subject teaching major of at least 45 semester credit hours as recommended by the subject department and approved by the College of Education.
  3. Completion of the professional education component. Professional Education Component
    EDUC 200            Aide Experience               1 cr
    EDUC 323            Motivation, Learning and
                        Assessment                    3 cr
    EDUC 333            Content Area Reading          3 cr
    EDUC 343            Fundamentals of Educational
                        Thought                       3 cr
    EDUC 405            Classroom Instruction
                        Laboratory/Junior
                        High-Middle School            3 cr
    EDUC 495            Junior High/Middle School:
                        Student Teaching              7-14 cr
    EDUC 498            Student Teaching Seminar      2 cr
    CESE 200            Mainstream and Multicultural
                        Education                     2 cr
    HEC 200             Human Growth and
                        Development                   2 cr
    H E 200             Promoting Wellness            2 cr
    

    The student will select one of the single-subject fields listed below. Substitutions in fields fitted to individual student needs must have the approval of the subject department concerned and of the Dean of the College of Education. Substitutions and approvals must be approved via a petitioning process which requires the signatures of the chair of the subject department and the Dean of the College of Education. Copies of the petition following action go to the College of Education, subject department concerned, registrar, advisor, and student.

    In departments where specific programs have not been developed, students may have programs developed in accordance with the intent of this alternative. Again, this process must be approved via the petition process described above. Interested students should contact the chair in the appropriate area of interest and the Dean of the College of Education.

    The following single subject majors are available for this option.

    American Studies
    (English emphasis)

    ENGL 251-252        English Literature            6 cr
    ENGL 253-254        American Literature           6 cr
    ENGL 331            Methods in the Teaching of
                        English                       3 cr
    
    Approved electives in English                     15 cr
    
    HIST 101            Foundation of Western
                        Civilization                  3 cr
    HIST 102            Development of Western
                        Civilization                  3 cr
    HIST 121            U.S. to 1865                  3 cr
    HIST 122            U.S. since 1865               3 cr
    
    Approved 400-level History electives              6 cr
    
    Approved electives in History                     12 cr
    
    AMST 200            Introduction to
                        American Studies              3 cr
    AMST 401            Senior Seminar in
                        American Studies              3 cr
                        OR
    AMST 402            Senior Seminar in
                        American Studies              3 cr
    PHIL 151            Western Thought               3 cr
    
    Approved electives in Philosophy                  9 cr
    
    Approved electives in Social Sciences             6 cr
    

    American Studies
    (History emphasis)

    HIST 101            Foundation of
                        Western Civilization          3 cr
    HIST 102            Development of
                        Western Civilization          3 cr
    HIST 121            U.S. to 1865                  3 cr
    HIST 122            U.S. since 1865               3 cr
    HIST 291            The Historian's Craft         3 cr
    
    Approved 400-level History electives              6 cr
    
    Approved electives in History                     15 cr
    
    ENGL 251-252        English Literature            6 cr
    ENGL 253-254        American Literature           6 cr
    
    Approved electives in English                     12 cr
    
    AMST 200            Introduction to
                        American Studies              3 cr
    AMST 401            Senior Seminar in
                        American Studies              3 cr
                        OR
    AMST 402            Senior Seminar in
                        American Studies              3 cr
    PHIL 151            Western Thought               3 cr
    
    Approved electives in Philosophy                  9 cr
    
    One course in American Government                 3 cr
    
    Approved electives in Social Science              6 cr
    
    Approved electives in fine arts                   6 cr
    

    Art

    ART 101             Drawing                       3 cr
    ART 103             Creative Process              3 cr
    ART 104             Creative Process              3 cr
    ART 108             Introduction to the
                        Visual Arts                   3 cr
    ART 221             Survey of Art                 3 cr
    ART 222             Survey of Art                 3 cr
    ART 334             Secondary School
                        Art Methods                   2 cr
    
    Approved electives in Art                         24 cr
    

    Business Education

    ACCT 201            Principles of Accounting I    3 cr
    ACCT 202            Principles of Accounting II   3 cr
    MGT 261             Legal Environment of
                        Organizations                 3 cr
    MGT 312             Individual and Organizational
                        Behavior                      3 cr
    B ED 102            Intermediate Typewriting      3 cr
    B ED 216            Intermediate Shorthand        3 cr
                        OR
    B ED 240            Speedwriting Shorthand        3 cr
    B ED 230            Business Machines             1 cr
    B ED 310            Microcomputers in Business
                        Education                     3 cr
    B ED 320            Clerical Procedures           2 cr
    B ED 332            Methods in
                        Business Education            3 cr
    ECON 201-202        Economic Principles and
                        Problems                      6 cr
    ENGL 308            Business Communications       3 cr
    VED 401             Foundations of Occupational
                        Education                     3 cr
    VED 444             Guidance and Special Needs
                        Concepts for Vocational
                        Education                     3 cr
    VED 468             Techniques of Teaching
                        Cooperative Education         3 cr
    

    Business Education/Basic Business

    ACCT 201            Principles of Accounting I    3 cr
    ACCT 202            Principles of Accounting II   3 cr
    B ED 102            Intermediate Typewriting      3 cr
    B ED 230            Business Machines             1 cr
    B Ed 310            Microcomputers in Business
                        Education                     3 cr
    B Ed 332            Methods in
                        Business Education            3 cr
    ECON 201-202        Economic Principles and
                        Problems                      6 cr
    ENGL 308            Business Communications       3 cr
    FIN 310             International Business and
                        Financial Markets             3 cr
    MGT 261             Legal Environment of
                        Organizations                 3 cr
    MGT 312             Individual and Organizational
                        Behavior                      3 cr
    MKTG 325            Basic Marketing Management    3 cr
    MKTG 442            Retailing Management          3 cr
    VED 401             Foundations of Occupational
                        Education                     3 cr
    VED 468             Techniques of Teaching
                        Cooperative Education         3 cr
    

    English

    ENGL 211            Introduction to
                        Literary Analysis             3 cr
    ENGL 251 or 252     English Literature            3 cr
    ENGL 253 or 254     American Literature           3 cr
    ENGL 281            Introduction to Grammar       3 cr
    ENGL 301            Writing About Literature      3 cr
    ENGL 311            Studies in Genre              3 cr
    ENGL 331            Methods in the
                        Teaching of English           3 cr
    ENGL 491            Senior Seminar                3 cr
    
    One of the following:                             3 cr
    ENGL 472            Proseminar in a Major
                        Literary Figure               3 cr
    ENGL 473            Chaucer                       3 cr
    ENGL 474            Milton                        3 cr
    ENGL 476            Shakespeare                   3 cr
    
    One of the following:                             3 cr
    ENGL 481            Advanced Grammar              3 cr
    ENGL 485            Linguistic Analysis           3 cr
    ENGL 486            Old English                   3 cr
    
    One additional genre course                       3 cr
    
    Two additional historical period courses          6 cr
    
    Approved electives                                6 cr
    

    (ENGL 331 must be completed before student teaching.)

    General Science

    BIOS      (Two courses/at least 6 credits)*       6 cr
    CHEM      (Two courses/at least 6 credits)*       6 cr
    GEOL      (Two courses/at least 6 credits)*       6 cr
    PHYS      (Two courses/at least 6 credits)*       6 cr
    

    *All lower division courses taken to satisfy these requirements must include laboratories, even if offered as separate courses. Approved

    electives**                                       12-20 cr
    

    **Additional electives (6-10 cr) in each of two of the areas listed above. Course selection must be approved by the chair of the department offering the courses. Coursework must total 45 credits minimum.

    History

    HIST 101            Foundation of
                        Western Civilization          3 cr
    HIST 102            Development of
                        Western Civilization          3 cr
    HIST 121            U.S. to                       3 cr
    HIST 122            U.S. since 1865               3 cr
    HIST 291            The Historian's Craft         3 cr
    HIST 491            Seminar                       3 cr
    
    Third World History (selected from):              3 cr
    HIST 251            Latin American Civilization   3 cr
    HIST 252            East Asian History            3 cr
    HIST 254            Middle East Civilization      3 cr
    HIST 255            African History and Culture   3 cr
    
    Two courses selected from:                        6 cr
    HIST 311            American Culture
                        before 1800                   3 cr
    HIST 320            The Renaissance               3 cr
    HIST 322            Religious Reformation
                        and Conflict                  3 cr
    HIST 325            Industrialization and
                        Social Change                 3 cr
    HIST 356            Imperialism and Progressivism 3 cr
    HIST 360            The Spanish Empire            3 cr
    HIST 427            American West                 3 cr
    HIST 429            Foreign Relations since 1900  3 cr
    HIST 435            Colonial Frontiers in
                        America and Africa            3 cr
     HIST 439           Women in History              3 cr
     HIST 446           Social and Economic History
                        of Greece and Rome            3 cr
     HIST 448           Medieval Social and
                        Economic History              3 cr
     HIST 451           Constituting Modern Spain     3 cr
    
    Three additional 300-400 level HIST courses       9 cr
    
    Two additional 200-400 level HIST courses         6 cr
    
    POLS 101            Introduction to American
                        Government                    3 cr
    

    Home Economics

    HEC 100             Professional
                        Home Economics                1 cr
    HEC 104             Foods                         3 cr
    HEC 127             Fashion: Personal Selection   2 cr
    HEC 128             Construction Concepts
                        Using Fabric                  3 cr
                        OR
    

    Competency in construction as demonstrated by product evaluation and task performance

    HEC 204             Meal Management               2 cr
    HEC 228             Textiles                      3 cr
    HEC 239             Nutrition                     3 cr
    HEC 303             Child Development Practicum   2 cr
    HEC 310             Housing Concepts              2 cr
    HEC 311             Interior Design               3 cr
    HEC 322             Building Positive 
                        Relationships                 3 cr
    HEC 332             Home Economics Curriculum     2 cr
    HEC 371             Consumer Economics            3 cr
    HEC 400             Leadership Issues Seminar     1 cr
    HEC 405             Community Nutrition Issues    2 cr
    HEC 422             Building Family Strengths     3 cr
    HEC 427             Fashion: Diversity            3 cr
    HEC 431             Family Resources
                        Management                    3 cr
    VED 401             Foundations of Occupational
                        Education                     3 cr
    VED 455             Methods of Teaching Adults    2 cr
    VED 468             Techniques of Teaching
                        Cooperative Education         3 cr
    

    Mathematics

    MATH 121            Calculus and Analytic
                        Geometry I                    4 cr
    MATH 222            Calculus and Analytic
                        Geometry II                   4 cr
    MATH 223            Calculus and Analytic
                        Geometry III                  4 cr
    MATH 230            Introduction to 
                        Linear Algebra                2 cr
    MATH 250            Finite Mathematics            4 cr
                        OR
    MATH 252            Introduction to Statistics    3 cr
    MATH 280            FORTRAN                       2 cr
                        OR
    CS 181              Introduction to Computer
                        Science and Programming I     3 cr
    MATH 287            Discrete Structures           3 cr
    MATH 315            Mathematical Methods in
                        Secondary Schools             3 cr
    MATH 343            Modern Geometry               3 cr
    
    Any two pairs selected from:                      12 cr
    MATH 326            Elementary Analysis           3 cr
                        AND
    MATH 327            Vector Analysis               3 cr
                        OR
    MATH 331-332        Modern Algebra                6 cr
                        OR
    MATH 441            Introduction to
                        Numerical Analysis            3 cr
                        AND
    MATH 442            Introduction to
                        Numerical Analysis            3 cr
                        OR
    MATH 450-451        Probability and Statistics    6 cr
    
    Approved upper division electives                 3-4 cr
    
    (selected in consultation with Math advisor-- must total 45 semester credits)

    Mathematics/Computer Science Emphasis

    MATH 121            Calculus and
                        Analytic Geometry I           4 cr
    MATH 222            Calculus and
                        Analytic Geometry II          4 cr
    MATH 223            Calculus and
                        Analytic Geometry III         4 cr
    MATH 230            Introduction to 
                        Linear Algebra                2 cr
    MATH 252            Introduction to Statistics    3 cr
    MATH 315            Mathematical Methods in
                        Secondary Schools             3 cr
    MATH 343            Modern Geometry               3 cr
    CS 181              Introduction to Computer
                        Science and Programming I     3 cr
    CS 182              Introduction to Computer
                        Science and Programming II    3 cr
    CS 283              Introduction to Computer
                        Systems I                     3 cr
    CS 287              Discrete Structures           3 cr
    CS 385              Data Structures and
                        Algorithm Analysis I          3 cr
    CS 488              Senior Project                3 cr
    CS 386              Data Structures and
                        Algorithm Analysis II         3 cr
                        OR
    CS 487              Topics in Computer Science    3 cr
    
    One pair selected from:                           6 cr
    
    MATH 326            Elementary Analysis           3 cr
                        AND
    MATH 327            Vector Analysis               3 cr
                        OR
    MATH 331-332        Modern Algebra                6 cr
                        OR
    MATH 441            Introduction to
                        Numerical Analysis            3 cr
                        AND
     MATH 442           Introduction to
                        Numerical Analysis            3 cr
                        OR
     MATH 423-424       Introduction to Real Analysis 6 cr
                        OR
     MATH 450-451       Probability and Statistics    6 cr
    
    Approved upper division electives                 3 cr
    
    (selected in consultation with Math advisor)

    Physical Education

    P E 221             Introduction to
                        Physical Education            1 cr
    P E 231             Activity Laboratory -
                        Field and Court               1 cr
    P E 232             Activity Laboratory -
                        Outdoor Skills                1 cr
    P E 233             Activity Laboratory -
                        Individual and Recreational   1 cr
    P E 234             Activity Laboratory - Dance   1 cr
    P E 243             Anatomical Foundations of
                        Human Activity                2 cr
    P E 270             Motor Learning                1 cr
    P E 301             Physiology of Activity        3 cr
    P E 302             Human Kinesiology             3 cr
    P E 322             Theory of Coaching Athletics  3 cr
    P E 337             Methods of Teaching
                        Physical Education            2 cr
    P E 462             Tests and Measurements in
                        Physical Education            2 cr
    P E 475             Management of Physical
                        Education Programs            3 cr
    P E 494             Adaptive Physical Education   3 cr
    
    Approved electives in P E                         18 cr
    

    (All electives must be approved by student's Physical Education advisor. If the student wishes K-12 certification, electives should include P E 260, Methods of Dance for Children; P E 300, Movement Theory; and P E 357, Physical Education for Elementary Schools).

    Speech Communication

    SPCH 117            Oral Interpretations:
                        Textual Analysis              3 cr
    SPCH 208            Group Communication           3 cr
    SPCH 305            Argumentation and Debate      3 cr
    SPCH 355            Nonverbal Communication       3 cr
    SPCH 436            Rhetorical Criticism          3 cr
    SPCH 437            Rhetorical Theory             3 cr
    SPCH 441            Interpersonal Communication   3 cr
    M C 119             Introduction to Mass Media    3 cr
    THEA 111            Stagecraft                    3 cr
    THEA 251            Beginning Acting              3 cr
    THEA 331            Materials and Methods for
                        High School Speech Arts       3 cr
    
    Electives in 400-level Speech courses             9 cr
    
    Electives selected from:                          4 cr
    THEA 209            Stage Lighting                2 cr
    THEA 214            Makeup                        2 cr
    THEA 221            Stage Costume Construction    2 cr
    THEA 304            Theatre Management            2 cr
    

    Theatre

    THEA 101            Appreciation of Dramatic Arts 3 cr
    THEA 111-112        Stagecraft                    6 cr
    THEA 251            Beginning Acting              3 cr
    THEA 304            Theatre Management            2 cr
    THEA 331            Materials and Methods for
                        High School Speech Arts       3 cr
    THEA 355            Stage Direction               3 cr
    SPCH 117            Oral Interpretation:
                        Textual Analysis              3 cr
    SPCH 208            Group Communication           3 cr
    SPCH 305            Argumentation and Debate      3 cr
    
    Electives selected from:                          4 cr
    THEA 209            Stage Lighting                2 cr
    THEA 214            Makeup                        2 cr
    THEA 221            Stage Costume Construction    2 cr
    
    Upper division electives in Theatre               10 cr
    
    (All electives must be approved by student's advisor)