University Catalog

Curriculum in Middle School Education Grades 4-8
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science
Science Focus Area

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

ENGL 101 or ENGL 101HG	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3	hours
††MATH 105 or MATH 107/108 or MATH 161G	Finite Mathematics Applied Algebra and Applied Algebra Lab College Algebra	3-5	hours
Art 105 or 106 Music 151 or Theatre 131G	Survey of World Art History I or II Introduction to Music Introduction to the Theatre	3	hours
GBIO 106G	Introduction to Biological Principles I	3	hours
††GEOG 103G	Introduction to Geography	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	17-19	hours

 

Second Semester

††ENGL 102 or ENGL 102HG	Critical Reading and Writing Critical Reading and Writing Honors	3	hours
††MATH 241 or 241HG	Elementary Statistics	3	hours
GBIO 107G	Introduction to Biological Principles II	3	hours
††PHSC 101	Physical Science I	3	hours
††COMM 210G	Communicating in the Classroom	3	hours
††ESSC 101	Earth and Space Science I	3	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

†††EDUC 202	Introduction to Education	3	hours
††SPED 200	Introduction to Diverse Learners	3	hours
ENGL 229 or ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232 or ENGL 233G	Introduction to Gender and Sexuality in Literature World Literature English Literature American Literature Introduction to African American Literature	3	hours
††CHEM 101G	General Chemistry I	3	hours
††EPSY 301	Educational Psychology of Children and Adolescents	3	hours
Science Lab elective		1	hour
	ACT or Praxis Core
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

††EDUC 307	Instructional Planning and Assessment	3	hours
††EDUC 308	Teaching Reading in the Middle School	3	hours
††EDUC 315	Classroom Management and Motivation for Beginning Teachers	3	hours
††MATH 249	Mathematics for Middle School Science, Social Studies, and English Teachers	3	hours
††CHEM 102	General Chemistry II	3	hours
Science Lab elective		1	hour
	Praxis PLT exam following this semester
	Total:	16	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††EDUC 3191	Foundations of Inquiry Teaching Strategies	3	hours
††EDUC 4721	Teaching Reading in the Content Areas	3	hours
††ESSC 102	Earth and Space Science II	3	hours
††EDUC 3221	Diagnostic and Prescriptive Reading	3	hours
††LSED 402	Books and Related Materials for Young People	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††EDUC 3242	Struggling Readers and Writers	3	hours
††EDUC 4942	Methods in Middle School Subjects	6	hours
††PHYS 142 or CHEM 107	Physics for Elementary Education or Survey of Chemistry	4	hours
History 202G	American History since 1877	3	hours
	Pass Praxis Content exam this semester
	Total:	16	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††EDUC 4533	Teaching Residency	6	hours
††EDUC 3323	Current Topics in Technology for Elementary, Middle and Secondary Education	1	hour
††EDUC 4853	Special Methods in High School Subjects	3	hours
††POLI 201G	American Politics	3	hours
	Total:	13	hours

 

Second Semester

†††EDUC 486	Teaching Residency Capstone	9	hours
	Total:	9	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120-122

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses

^††A grade of “C” or better is required in all focus area courses, include general education courses.

^†††A grade of “B” or better is required.

¹Take EDUC 319, 322, and 472 concurrently.

²Take EDUC 324 and EDUC 494 concurrently.

³Take EDUC 453, EDUC 468, and EDUC 332 concurrently.