Jul 31, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

Middle Level Education Major Leading to Certification with a Concentration in Science

Location(s): Main Campus

Recommended Course Sequence

First Semester

CS 115 - Computers and Applications Credits: 3
ED 180 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3
ENG 101 - Composition Credits: 4
FYF 101 - First-Year Foundations Credits: 3
MTH 103 - Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers Credits: 3

Total Credits: 16

Second Semester

EES 105 - Planet Earth Credits: 3
ED 190 - Effective Teaching with Field Experience Credits: 3
ED 191 - Integrating Technology into The Classroom Credits: 3
HST 101 - The Historical Foundations of The Modern World Credits: 3
MTH 104 - Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

Third Semester

BIO 105 - The Biological World Credits: 3
EDSP 210 - Teaching Students with Special Needs Credits: 3
ENG 120 - Introduction to Literature and Culture Credits: 3
HST 125 - American History I Credits: 3
PSY 101 - General Psychology Credits: 3
Visual/ Performing Arts Credits: 3

Total Credits: 18

Fourth Semester

CHM 105 - Chemistry and Modern Society Credits: 3
EES 251 - Synoptic Meteorology Credits: 4
OR
EES 280 - Principles of Astronomy Credits: 4
ED 220 - Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners Credits: 3
EDSP 225 - Teaching Students with High Incidence Disabilities with Field Experience Credits: 3 (Cross List with EDSP 501)
MTH 303 - The Teaching of Mathematics in Middle Level and Secondary Schools Credits: 4

Total Credits: 16

Fifth Semester

BIO 121 - Principles of Modern Biology I Credits: 4
ENG 202 - Technical and Professional Writing Credits: 3
MTH 111 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MTH 303 - The Teaching of Mathematics in Middle Level and Secondary Schools Credits: 4 (40)*

Total Credits: 15

Sixth Semester

BIO 122 - Principles of Modern Biology II Credits: 4
ED 345 - Assessment in Education Credits: 3
PS 111 - Introduction to American Government Credits: 3
ED 375 - Middle Level and Secondary Education Methods with Field Experience Credits: 4 (40)*
PHY 105 - Concepts in Physics Credits: 3

Total Credits: 17

Seventh Semester

ED 371 - Teaching Methods in Science with Field Experience Credits: 4 (40)*
BIO 225 - Population and Evolutionary Biology Credits: 4
EES 280 - Principles of Astronomy Credits: 4
ENG 225 - Comparative Grammar Credits: 3
ED 380 - Content Area Literacy Credits: 3

Total Credits: 18

Eighth Semester

EDSP 388 - Inclusionary Practices Credits: 3
ED 390 - Student Teaching With Seminar [Pk-4], [4-8], [7-12], and [K-12] Credits: 12 (40)**

Total Credits: 18

Total Credits: 130

*Denotes field experience hours
** Denotes pre-student teaching hours completed during the first two weeks of the eighth semester.