Requirements for Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) and Childhood Inclusive Education (Grades 1-6) plus Middle School Extension (Grades 7-9)
Candidates registered in the Childhood Education and the Childhood Inclusive Education program can extend their certification via the Middle School Extension by completing (A) two additional courses in professional education and (B) one of the enhanced concentrations below (instead of the previously delineated concentrations).
A. Additional Education Course Work for Middle School Extensions:
B. Enhanced Concentrations for Childhood Education with Middle School Extension (select one):
Biology Middle School Extension
Biology Core (25 credit hours)
Also one additional BIOL credit from the following: 105, 440, 450, 490.
Required Cognates (25 credit hours)
Chemistry Middle School Extension
Chemistry Core (24 credit hours)
7 credit hours of recommended electives
(select any 7 elective credit hours, by advisement)
Required Cognates (23 credit hours)
Earth Science Middle School Extension
Earth Science core (24 credit hours)
3-7 credit hours of recommended electives
Required Cognates (23 credit hours)
English Middle School Extension (36 credit hours)
| ENED 354 | Literature for Intermediate Grades | 3 |
| ENED 355 | Adolescent Literature | 3 |
| ENED 356 | Teaching Writing in the Secondary School | 3 |
| ENED 357 | Literacy/Language/Learning Theory | 3 |
| ENED 358 | Teaching Writing in the Intermediate Grades | 3 |
| ENED 359 | Teaching Poetry in Elementary and Middle School | 3 |
Plus one of the following:
Plus:
| English at the 200 level or above in National or World Literature by advisement | 9 |
| English at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement. Must have "literary period" in the Course Attribute or "Literature" in the Course Title | 6 |
French Middle School Extension (36 credit hours)
Plus one of the following:
Plus:
| French at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement | 15 |
Mathematics Middle School Extension (41-43 credit hours)
One of the following sequences:
One of the following:
Plus:
| MATH or STAT at the 300 or 400 level by advisement | 3 |
Physics Middle School Extension
Physics core (24 credit hours)
3 credit hours from the following:
Required Cognates (23 credit hours)
Social Studies Middle School Extension (45 credit hours)
Note: A minimum grade of C+ is required for this extension.
Plus one of the following:
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| SSED 205 | Economics for Social Studies Educators | 3 |
Plus one of the following:
Plus one of the following:
Plus each of the following at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement:
| One course in American Minority Studies | |
| One course in Non-Western Studies | |
| One course in U.S. History | |
| One course in any History | |
| EDU 404 | Teaching Social Studies in Inclusive Educational Settings | 3 |
Spanish Middle School Extension (36 credit hours)
Plus:
| Spanish at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement | 21 |