Middle Grades Education (BS): English Language Arts and Social Studies Concentration
The Middle Grades English Language Arts and Social Studies (BS) program in the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences seeks to prepare teachers who can effectively educate young adolescents while being responsive to their unique needs, interests, and abilities. Graduates earn an undergraduate degree and initial licensure for teaching in grades 6-9 in two subject disciplines: English language arts and social studies. Students learn how to implement high-quality English language arts and social studies instruction with three major focus areas: digital literacies, inquiry-based learning, and citizenship. During the course of this program, students will complete several middle school field experiences, including a year-long senior student teaching internship.
Middle Grades English Language Arts and Social Studies Program (MSL)
The goal of the MSL Program is to prepare teachers to effectively educate young adolescents while being responsive to their unique needs, interests and abilities. Graduates earn licensure for teaching grades six through nine in the English language arts and social studies disciplines.听
The MSL Program offers an undergraduate degree and initial licensure in two dynamic content areas that prepares teachers to effectively educate and impact the lives of young adolescents while being responsive to their unique needs, interests, and abilities. Students learn how to implement high-quality English language arts and social studies instruction with three major focus areas:听
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- Inquiry-based Learning
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Students are provided with the opportunity to earn an undergraduate degree in Middle Grades English Language Arts and Social Studies (p. 1) and initial licensure for sixth through ninth grade.
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Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Math & Natural Science | ||
| 惭础听103 | Topics in Contemporary Mathematics | 3 |
| English Language Arts | ||
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| English Electives 2,3,4 | 9 | |
| 贰狈骋听265 | American Literature I 2,4 | 3 |
| 辞谤听贰狈骋听266 | American Literature II | |
| 贰狈骋听262 | English Literature II 2,4 | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听328 | Linguistics for Education Professionals 2,4 | 3 |
| 辞谤听贰狈骋听422 | Writing Theory and the Writing Process | |
| Social Studies | ||
| History Elective 2,3 | 3 | |
| 贰颁听201 | Principles of Microeconomics 2,5 | 3 |
| 辞谤听础搁贰听201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |
| 贬滨听205 | Western Civilization Since 1400 2,5 | 3 |
| 辞谤听贬滨听233 | The World Since 1750 | |
| 贬滨听364 | History of North Carolina 2,5 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: 2 | 3 | |
| African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-1865 5 | ||
| African-American History Since 1865 5 | ||
| History of the Civil Rights Movement 5 | ||
| Anthropology Elective 2,5 | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: 2 | 3 | |
| Introduction to International Relations 5 | ||
| Issues in Global Politics 5 | ||
| Introduction to Comparative Politics 2,5 | ||
| 颁翱惭听112 | Interpersonal Communication 2,4,5 | 3 |
| Professional Education | ||
| 贰顿听100 | Intro to Education 2 | 2 |
| 贰颁滨听204 | Intro to Teaching 2,6 | 2 |
| 贰颁滨听306 | Middle Years Reading 2 | 3 |
| 贰颁滨听307 | Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum 2 | 3 |
| 贰颁滨听309 | Teaching in the Middle Years 2 | 3 |
| 贰颁滨听445 | New Literacies, Emerging Technologies, and Electronic Portfolios | 2 |
| 贰颁滨听405 | Teaching Literature for Adolescents 2,6 | 3 |
| 贰颁滨听416 | Teaching Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms 2 | 3 |
| 贰顿听204 | Introduction to Teaching in Today's Schools 2 | 2 |
| 贰顿听311 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices 2 | 2 |
| 贰顿听312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 2 | 1 |
| 贰顿笔听304 | Educational Psychology 2 | 3 |
| 贰尝笔听344 | School and Society 2 | 3 |
| 贬贰厂惭听280 | 2 | |
| 贰颁滨听430 | Methods and Materials for Teaching Language Arts in the Middle Grades 2,6 | 4 |
| 贰颁滨听435 | Methods and Materials for Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades 2,6 | 4 |
| 贰颁滨听454 | Student Teaching in English/Language Arts 2,6 | 5 |
| 贰颁滨听464 | Student Teaching in Social Studies 2,6 | 5 |
| 贰颁滨听449 | MSL Senior Student Teaching Seminar | 2 |
| GEP Courses | ||
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Natural Sciences | 7 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 5 | |
| GEP Elective 6 | 3 | |
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | ||
| GEP Foundations of American Democracy (verify requirement) | ||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | ||
| Total Hours | 123 | |
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
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A grade of C or higher is required.
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Students should consult their academic advisors to determine how to complete this requirement.
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Courses that count as Social Studies content toward 24 hour requirement for North Carolina Teaching licensure.
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Course that includes a field placement or experiences in middle schools
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Students may select ECI 305 or another course on the GEP Elective lists in consultation with their advisor.听
Anthropology Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 础狈罢听251 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| 础狈罢听252 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| 础狈罢听253 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| 础狈罢听254 | Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
| 础狈罢听261 | Technology in Society and Culture | 3 |
| 础狈罢听310 | Native Peoples and Cultures of North America | 3 |
| 础狈罢听315 | The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessors: Archaeology of Mesoamerica | 3 |
| 础狈罢听325 | Andean South America | 3 |
| 础狈罢听330 | People and Cultures of Africa | 3 |
| 础狈罢听346 | Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia | 3 |
| 础狈罢听370 | Introduction to Forensic Anthropology | 3 |
| 础狈罢听371 | Human Variation | 3 |
| 础狈罢听389 | Fundamentals of Archaeological Research | 3 |
| 厂翱颁听261 | Technology in Society and Culture | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 贰顿听100 | Intro to Education 5 | 2 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| 贬滨听205 or 贬滨听233 | Western Civilization Since 1400 3,5 or The World Since 1750 | 3 |
| 惭础听103 | Topics in Contemporary Mathematics 1 | 3 |
| GEP Natural Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 颁翱惭听112 | Interpersonal Communication 2,3,5 | 3 |
| 础搁贰听201 or 贰颁听201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics 3,5 or Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| GEP Natural Sciences | 1 | |
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听265 or 贰狈骋听266 | American Literature I 2,5 or American Literature II | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 贰狈骋听262 | English Literature II 2,5 | 3 |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2-3 | |
| HI Elective 3,7,5 | 3 | |
| 贰颁滨听204 | Intro to Teaching 5 | 2 |
| 贰顿听204 | Introduction to Teaching in Today's Schools 4,5 | 2 |
| ENG Elective 2,7,5 | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15-16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| 贰颁滨听309 | Teaching in the Middle Years 5 | 3 |
| ENG Elective 2,7,5 | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: 3,5 | 3 | |
| Introduction to International Relations | ||
| Issues in Global Politics | ||
| Introduction to Comparative Politics | ||
| Select one of the following: 3,5 | 3 | |
| African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-1865 | ||
| African-American History Since 1865 | ||
| History of the Civil Rights Movement | ||
| GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 18 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| GEP Elective 8 | 3 | |
| 贰尝笔听344 | School and Society 5 | 3 |
| 贰顿笔听304 | Educational Psychology 5 | 3 |
| 贬贰厂惭听280 or HESM听285 | or Personal Health | 2 |
| 贰顿听311 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices 5 | 2 |
| 贰顿听312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 5 | 1 |
| ANT Elective 3,6,5 | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 贰颁滨听306 | Middle Years Reading 5 | 3 |
| 贰颁滨听307 | Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum 5 | 3 |
| ENG Elective 2,7,5 | 3 | |
| 贰颁滨听416 | Teaching Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms 5 | 3 |
| 贬滨听364 | History of North Carolina 3,5 | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ECI/ENG 405 | Teaching Literature for Adolescents 2,4,5 | 3 |
| 贰颁滨听430 | Methods and Materials for Teaching Language Arts in the Middle Grades 4,5 | 4 |
| 贰颁滨听435 | Methods and Materials for Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades 4,5 | 4 |
| 贰狈骋听328 or 贰狈骋听422 | Linguistics for Education Professionals 2,5 or Writing Theory and the Writing Process | 3 |
| 贰颁滨听445 | New Literacies, Emerging Technologies, and Electronic Portfolios 5 | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 贰颁滨听454 | Student Teaching in English/Language Arts 4,5 | 5 |
| 贰颁滨听464 | Student Teaching in Social Studies 4,5 | 5 |
| 贰颁滨听449 | MSL Senior Student Teaching Seminar | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 123-124 |
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May select another course from GEP Mathematical Sciences area
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Courses that count as English/Language Arts content toward 24 hour requirement for North Carolina Teaching licensure
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Courses that count as Social Studies content toward 24 hour requirement for North Carolina Teaching licensure
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Courses that includes a field placement or experiences in middle schools
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C Wall (2.0) course (C or better, not C-)
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Choose any ANT course from the GEP Social Sciences course list
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See advisor for list of courses that satisfy this elective
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Students may select ECI 305 or another course on the GEP Elective lists in consultation with their advisor.听
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