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 Literacy			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
MGT 261		Legal Environment of
		Organizations				3 cr
MGT g312	Individual and Organizational
		Behavior				3 cr
B ED 102	Intermediate Keyboarding		3 cr
B ED 240	Speedwriting Shorthand			3 cr
B ED 310	Microcomputers in Business
		Education				3 cr
B ED 320	Clerical Procedures			2 cr
B ED 330	Advanced Technology
		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
VED g401	Foundations of Occupational
		Education				3 cr
VED g444	Guidance and Special Needs
		Concepts for Vocational
		Education				3 cr
VED g468	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 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 g312	Individual and Organizational
		Behavior				3 cr
MKTG 325	Basic Marketing Management		3 cr
MKTG g442	Retailing Management			3 cr
VED g401	Foundations of Occupational
		Education				3 cr
VED g468	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 g472 Proseminar in a Major Literary Figure 3 cr ENGL g473 Chaucer 3 cr ENGL g474 Milton 3 cr ENGL g476 Shakespeare 3 cr

One of the following: 3 cr ENGL g481 Advanced Grammar 3 cr ENGL g485 Linguistic Analysis 3 cr ENGL g486 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 1865				3 cr
HIST 122	U.S. since 1865				3 cr
HIST 291	The Historian's Craft			3 cr
HIST g491	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 g311 American Culture before 1800 3 cr HIST g320 The Renaissance 3 cr HIST g322 Religious Reformation and Conflict 3 cr HIST g325 Industrialization and Social Change 3 cr HIST g356 Imperialism and Progressivism 3 cr HIST g360 The Spanish Empire 3 cr HIST g427 American West 3 cr HIST g429 Foreign Relations since 1900 3 cr HIST g435 Colonial Frontiers in America and Africa 3 cr HIST g439 Women in History 3 cr HIST g446 Social and Economic History of Greece and Rome 3 cr HIST g448 Medieval Social and Economic History 3 cr HIST g451 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 3cr

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		3 cr
HEC 371		Consumer Economics			3 cr
HEC 400		Leadership Issues Seminar		1 cr
HEC 405		Community Nutrition Issues		2 cr
HEC g422	Building Family Strengths		3 cr
HEC g427	Fashion: Diversity			3 cr
HEC 431		Family Resources
		Management				3 cr
VED g401	Foundations of Occupational
		Education				3 cr
VED g455	Methods of Teaching Adults		2 cr
VED g468	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 g343	Modern Geometry				3 cr

Any two pairs selected from: 12 cr

MATH g326 Elementary Analysis 3 cr AND MATH g327 Vector Analysis 3 cr OR MATH g331-g332 Modern Algebra 6 cr OR MATH g441 Introduction to Numerical Analysis 3 cr AND MATH g442 Introduction to Numerical Analysis 3 cr OR MATH g450-g451 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 g343	Modern Geometry				3 cr
C S 181		Introduction to Computer
		Science and Programming I		3 cr
C S 182		Introduction to Computer
		Science and Programming II		3 cr
C S 283		Introduction to Computer
		Systems I				3 cr
C S 287		Discrete Structures			3 cr
C S 385		Data Structures and
		Algorithm Analysis I			3 cr
C S 488		Senior Project				3 cr
C S 386		Data Structures and
		Algorithm Analysis II			3 cr
		OR
C S 487		Topics in Computer Science		3 cr

One pair selected from: 6 cr MATH g326 Elementary Analysis 3 cr AND MATH g327 Vector Analysis 3 cr OR MATH g331-g332 Modern Algebra 6 cr OR MATH g441 Introduction to Numerical Analysis 3 cr AND MATH g442 Introduction to Numerical Analysis 3 cr OR MATH 423-424 Introduction to Real Analysis 6 cr OR MATH g450-g451 Probability and Statistics 6 cr

Approved upper division electives 3 cr

(selected in consultation with Math advisor)

Music Education

See Bachelor of Music Education degree program (K-12 certification) for requirements.

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 g462	Tests and Measurements in
		Physical Education			2 cr
P E g475	Management of Physical
		Education Programs			3 cr
P E g494	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 g436	Rhetorical Criticism			3 cr
SPCH g437	Rhetorical Theory			3 cr
SPCH g441	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)