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Middle Childhood



Middle Childhood
Program Handbook

The purpose of Wright State University’s Middle Childhood Level program (MCL) is to prepare highly qualified middle grade educators skilled in promoting learning in young adolescents. These future Middle Childhood Level educators first complete a rigorous undergraduate program in two specialized areas (language, arts, social studies, mathematics or science) accompanied with 15 hours of teacher education professional coursework and field experiences in urban and suburban practicum experiences in middle school settings. The Teacher Education professional Phase 1 classes, provide the undergraduate with an introduction to the total ecology of schools with focus on Middle Childhood Level education.

 

General Education Required Courses
*Refer to the Undergraduate Catalog for additional general education requirements.
Credit
MTH 143 QUANTITATIVE REASONING4
CST 231 COMPARATIVE NONWESTERN LITERATURE 4
HST 101 ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL EUROPE 4
HST 102 EARLY MODERN EUROPE 4
ENG 204 GREAT BOOKS: LITERATURE 4
BIO 345 CONCEPTS IN BIOLOGY 4.5
CHM 246 CONCEPTS IN CHEMISTRY I 4.5
PHY 246 CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS I 4.5
ED 210 EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY 4
TOTAL 57.5
Curriculum Content Courses
AED 431 ART AND THE CHILD 4
COM 103 COMMUNICATION FOR TEACHERS 3
COM 152 MASS COMMUNICATION 3
ED 421 LITERATURE FOR MIDDLE CHILDHOOD 3
EDT 280 CLASSROOM APPLICATIONS FOR COMPUTER-BASED TECHNOLOGY 4
ENG 340 LANGUAGE FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS 4
ENG 341 ADVANCED COMPOSITION FOR TEACHERS 4
GEO 201, 202, 0R 203 PRINCIPAL PHYSICAL, CULTURAL, OR ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 4
GL 345 CONCEPTS IN GEOLOGY 4.5
HED 331 HEALTH EDUCATION IN EARLY AND MIDDLE CHILDHOOD 4
HPR 260 FIRST AID 3
HPR 281 PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR EARLY AND MIDDLE CHILDHOOD 4
HST 103 MODERN EUROPE 4
HST 211 AMERICAN CIVILIZATION TO 1877 3
HST 212 AMERICAN CIVILIZATION SINCE 1877 3
MTH 243 FUNDAMENTAL MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS I 4
MTH 244 FUNDAMENTAL MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS II 4
MUS 365 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR TEACHING GENERAL MUSIC IN GRADES K-6 4
SM 145 FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC LITERACY AND PROBLEM SOLVING 3
TOTAL 69.5
Concentrations
*Choose two of the four concentrations.
ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS:28
COM 365 ISSUES IN MASS COMMUNICATION 4
ENG 205 AFRO-AMERICAN LITERATURE 4

ENG 483SOCIOLINGUISTICS4
or
ENG 485 ESL IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM 4

ENG 346 READING WORKSHOP 4

ENG 343ADVANCED COMPOSITION4
OR
ENG 345WRITING WORKSHOP4
OR
ENG 480STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERACY4

2 of the following:
ENG 355AMERICAN TEXTS: EARLY 19TH CENTURY4
ENG 356AMERICAN TEXTS: LATER 19TH CENTURY4
ENG 357AMERICAN TEXTS: 20TH CENTURY4

MATHEMATICS 24
MTH 343 ALGEBRA AND FUNCTIONS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS 4
MTH 344 PROBLEM SOLVING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS 4
MTH 345 GEOMETRY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS 4
MTH 348 CALCULUS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS 4
MTH 446 MATHEMATICAL MODELING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS 4
STT 342 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS 4
SOCIAL STUDIES: 31
RST 261REGIONAL STUDIES: JAPAN4
OR
RST 262REGIONAL STUDIES: CHINA4

HST 214AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY3
OR
HST 215 SURVEY OF BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICAN SOCETY FROM RECONSTRUCTION TO THE PRESENT3

HST 217 OHIO HISTORY 4

HST 445MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY4
or
HST 455CENTRAL AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN HISTORY4
or
HST 465ASIAN HISTORY 4

HST 470EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY4
or
HST 47519TH CENTURY UNITED STATES HISTORY4
or
HST 48020TH CENTURY UNITED STATED HISTORY4
or
HST 485SPECIAL TOPICS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY4

1 of the following:
PLS 212AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT4
PLS 222INTERNATIONAL POLITICS4
PLS 322STATE GOVERNMENT4
PLS 331POLITICAL PARTIES4
PLS 340LAW AND SOCIETY4
PLS 351POLITICAL SYSTEMS OF WESTERN EUROPE4
PLS 371CURRENT WORLD PROBLEMS4

1 of the following:
GEO 201*PRINCIPAL PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY4
GEO 202*PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY4
GEO 203*PRINCIPAL CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
4
*Must be different from the course taken to meet curriculum content requirement.

1 of the following:
EC 204PRINCIPALS OF MICROECONOMICS4
EC 205PRINCIPALS OF MICROECONOMICS4
GEO 325WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY4
GEO 370REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY4
GEO 375ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION4

SCIENCE: 24
BIO 346 CONCEPTS IN BIOLOGY II 4.5
CHM 346 CONCEPTS IN CHMISTRY II 4.5
GL 346 EARTH SYSTEMS 4.5
PHY 346 CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS IN PHYSICS II 4.5
SM 445 PROJECTS IN SCIENCE 4.5
SM 446 PROJECTS IN SCIENCE II 4.5
TOTAL48-59

Pre-Professional Educational Courses
ED 221 PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE I 1
ED 223 PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE II 1
ED 301 SCHOOLING IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY 5
ED 303 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 5
EDS 333 LEARNING DIFFERENCES: INTRODUCTION 4
TOTAL 16
TOTAL HOURS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM191
 
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