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Middle Grades Education Programs
Undergraduate Programs
- B.S. in Middle Grades - Campus (Program of Study/Checksheet)
- B.S. in Middle Grades - Campus (Course Rotation)
- B.S. in Middle Grades - Waycross (Course Rotation)
Graduate Programs
- M.Ed. in Middle Grades - Campus (Program of Study/Checksheet)
- M.Ed. in Middle Grades- Campus (Course Rotation)
- M.Ed. in Middle Grades - Online (Course Rotation)
B.S Course Syllabi
Area G: Methods/Curriculum/Content
- EDUC 3378 Creative/Efffect Tech/ Performance-Based Learning
- EDUC 3370 Classroom Management
- EDUC 3306 Educational Pyschology
- SPED 3230 Contemporary Perspec of Except Students
- EDUC 4450 Measuremnet and Evaluation
- MGED 3315 Curriculum Needs for MGED
- MGED 4439 Reading in MGED
Must select Two concentration Areas Below
Language Arts (15 hours)
- MGED 4423 LanguageArts for MGED
- MGED 3326 Preadolescent Literature
- ENGL 3204 Rhetoric and Writing
- ENGL 3305 Modern Grammar
- ENGL 3106 Technical Writing
Mathematics (15 hours)
- MGED 3314 Mathematics for MGED
- MATH 3000 Numbers & their Applications
- MATH 3001 Mathematical Concepts Using Technology
(Pre-requiste MATH 1113)
- MATH 3112 Discrete Mathematics
- MATH 3213 Modern Geometry
Social Science (15 Hours)
- MGED 4422 Social Studies in MGED
- GEOG 3101 Principles of Physical Geography
- ECON 4705 Economic History of US
- HIST 3403 History of Georgia
- POLS 4513 Issues in Global Politics
Science (15 Hours)
- MGED 4434 Science in MGED
- BIOL 3109 Advanced Concepts in Biological Science
- PHYS 3001 Advanced Concepts in Physics
- PHYS 3002 Advanced Earth & Space Science
Area H: Teaching Experience
- EDUC 4400 Prep for Teaching
- MGED 4461 Student Teaching
M.Ed Course Syllabi
Area A- Nature of the Learner 3hrs
- PSYC 5530 Adolescent Pyschology
- SPED 5547 Behavioral Management of Exception Children
- PSYC 5515 Educational Psychology
Area B- Programs and Problems of the School 6 hrs
- EDUC 5509 Philosophy of Education
- MGED 5541 Nature & Curriculum Needs of Middle Grade Students
Area C- Teaching Field (Minimum of 15 hours)
Mathematics
- MGED 5532 Methods & Materials for Teaching MGED
- MGED 5530 Math Concepts in Middle Childhood Education
- MATH 5202 Technology Oriented Mathematics
- MATH 5311 Geometry for Teachers
Language Arts
- MGED 5520 Language Arts Concepts for Middle Childhood
- READ 5503 Improving Reading Instruction for Middle School
- ENGL 5615 Advanced Exposition for Teachers
- EDRG (5594, 5595, or 5596) Reading Endorsement Elective
Science
- EDUC 5570 Strategies of Instruction in Science
- MGED 5572 Methods and Materials of Teaching Science
- PHYS 5500 Earth Science
- BIOL 5503 Selected Topics in Human Biology
- BIOL 5519 Plant Biology
Social Science
- SSCI 5580 Social Studies Concepts and Issues
- MGED 5581 Methods & Materials in Teaching Social Studies
- SSCI 5583 Social Studies for Global Understanding
Area D- Research (Minimum of 6 hours) 6 hrs
- EDUC 5501 Educational Research
- EDUC 5502 Action/Classroom Research
Area E- Middle Grades Electives (Minimum of 6 hrs) 6hrs
- EDUC 5502 Action/ Classroom Research
- EDUC 5540 Curriculum Principles
- PSYC 5515 Educational Psychology
- SPED 5501 Exceptional Children
- SPED 5547 Behavioral Management of Exceptional Children
Total Required Hours 36 Hours
Some Acceptable Course for Substitutions
(Substitutions must be approved by your advisor and related to the areas of Concentration)
- EDAS 5501 Intro to Organizational Leadership (Area A)
- EDUC 5540 Curriculum Principles (Area B or E)
- EDUC 5578 Intro to Teacher Support Services (Area C)
- EDUC 5588 Internship in Supervising Students Teaching (Area C)
- EDRG 5594 Intro to Theory & Pedagogy in Reading (Area C or E)
- EDRG 5595 Diagnostic & Prescriptive Procedures in Reading (Area C or E)
- EDRG 5596 Content Area Literacy (Area C or E)
- PSYC 5515 Educational Pyschology (Area A or E)
- SPED 5501 Exceptional Children (Area E)
- SPED 5547 Behavior Management of Exceptional Children (Area A or E)