Education - Middle Grades Education, BS

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In addition to the program requirements listed below, there are additional college-wide graduation requirements for all students.

Click here to view First Year Foundations, Cultural Exploration, and Rhetorica requirements.

General Education Curriculum (46 hours)

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Courses Related to Program of Study (65 hours)

Lower Division Required Courses (12 hours)

CSCI 1100 - Introduction to Personal Computing 3 hours
EDUC 2204 - Introduction to Education 3 hours
EDUC 2220 - Exceptional Learners 3 hours
EDUC 2230 - Learning and the Learner 3 hours

Upper Division Required Courses (29 hours)

EDUC 3011 - Introduction to Middle Grades 4 hours *
EDUC 3018 - Principles of the Social Curriculum 3 hours *
EDUC 3019 - Assessment and Evaluation for Teacher Decision-making 4 hours *
EDUC 3027 - Literacy in the Content Areas 3 hours *
EDUC 4401 - Early Field Studies Seminar 1 hour *
EDUC 4402 - Mid Field Studies Seminar 1 hour *
EDUC 4411 - Student Teaching Internship 9 hours *
EDUC 4403 - Advanced Field Studies Seminar 4 hours *

Methods Courses

Two areas of concentration must be chosen from the following 1) Language Arts, 2) Social Studies, 3) Mathematics, 4) Science. An area of concentration is defined as a minimum of fifteen (15) semester hours of course work and these hours may include the following methods courses associated with the concentration (e.g. EDUC 3015 Mathematics Education: Middle Grades Education ). A minimum of nine (9) semester hours for each of the concentration areas must be at the 3000 level or above. Courses at the 1000 or 2000 level must be approved by your middle grades education advisor.

Select two of the following:

EDUC 3013 - Literature, Language Arts & Reading 3 hours *
EDUC 3014 - Social Science Education: Middle Grades Education 3 hours *
EDUC 3015 - Mathematics Education: Middle Grades Education 3 hours *
EDUC 3016 - Science Education: Middle Grades Education 3 hours *

Concentration Areas (choose two areas)

A minimum of nine (9) semester hours for each of the concentration areas must be at the 3000 level or above. Courses at the 1000 or 2000 level must be approved by your middle grades education advisor.

English (Language Arts)

Math

Science

Social Studies

General Electives (9 hours)

A maximum of two PALS (Physically Active Life Skills) courses may be used as general electives.

Total Hours for Graduation: 120

General Regulations

* For Education courses to be applied to the program of study they must be reviewed and approved by the Dean of the Division of Education.

Certification students deemed deficient by the advisors in content courses may be required to remediate the deficiency (usually by taking additional content courses).

An overall 2.75 GPA on a 4.00 scale is the requirement for enrollment in upper division required courses (3000 level or higher) and for recommendation for teacher certification in Georgia.

Only grades of B or better are acceptable in certification courses and for recommendation for teacher certification in Georgia.

Students must be admitted to the Teacher Preparation Program prior to enrolling in upper division required courses (3000 level or higher).

A passing score on the GACE MGE content test must be on file in the Office of Teacher Preparation before Young Harris College will recommend the candidate for certification.

All candidates will be required to complete field and clinical experiences within diverse settings including, but not limited to socioeconomic, exceptionalities, ethnic and racial backgrounds, students with special needs as well as English language learners.

Note:

Candidates are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from required field and clinical experiences.
Course work may require word-processing, Internet access, and use of LiveText capabilities so students’ access to a personal laptop computer will increase learning outcomes.
Course work call for the use of LMS software, which may be purchased through the campus bookstore for a fee.
Candidates are responsible for any fees associated with assessments fro teaching certification as determined by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. These assessments include but are not limited to Program Admission, Content, Ethics, and edTPA assessments.