Requirements for Middle Grades Education

 

AREA A: Essential Skills – 9 hours

ENGL 1101 Composition I....................................................................3

ENGL 1102 Composition II...................................................................3

Choose one of the following:

Non Science Majors (Social Science and Language Arts)

MATH 1101 Mathematical Modeling........................................................3

MATH 1111 College Algebra..................................................................3

Science Majors (Science and Math)

MATH 1112 Trigonometry ( with MATH 1111)............................................3

Or MATH 1113*Pre-Calculus Mathematics...................................................4

Science Majors

MATH 1112 or MATH 1113 is required for all other Science majors and either course serves as an immediate prerequisite to MATH 2053. Completion of MATH 1112 fulfills the MATH 1113 requirement.

*Only Science majors that take a 4 hour MATH will have one hour that may be counted in Area F.

AREA B: Institutional Options – 4-5 hours

Choose any four or five hours from the following:

CISM 2201 Fundamentals of Computer App............................................3

COMM 1100 Human Communication......................................................3

AREA C: Humanities/Fine Arts – 6 hours

Choose Course 1 of the following courses:

ENGL 2111 World Literature I...............................................................3

ENGL 2112 World Literature II..............................................................3

ENGL 2121 British Literature I..............................................................3

ENGL 2122 British Literature II.............................................................3

ENGL 2131 American Literature I..........................................................3

ENGL 2132 American Literature II.........................................................3

HUMN 2221 Western World Humanities I................................................3

HUMN 2222 Western World Humanities II...............................................3

Choose 3 hours from the following:

ARTS 2211 Art History I.......................................................................3

ARTS 2212 Art History II......................................................................3

ARTS 2213 Art Appreciation.................................................................3

ENGL 2111 World Literature I...............................................................3

ENGL 2112 World Literature II..............................................................3

ENGL 2121 British Literature I..............................................................3

ENGL 2122 British Literature II.............................................................3

ENGL 2131 American Literature I..........................................................3

ENGL 2132 American Literature II.........................................................3

Foreign language (1002) or higher........................................................3

HUMN 2221 Western World Humanities I................................................3

HUMN 2222 Western World Humanities II...............................................3

MUSC 1100 Music Appreciation.............................................................3

THEA 1100 Theatre Appreciation...........................................................3

AREA D: Science, Mathematics, & Technology – 10-11 hours

I. Non-Science Majors: (Language Arts and Social Science for Primary and Secondary Areas)

Choose one of the following lab science courses:

*BIOL 1003/1003L Introductory Biology I...............................................4

**PHSC 1011/1011L Physical Science I..................................................4

**PHSC 1012/1012L Physical Science II.................................................4

*BIOL 1003/1003L is a pre-requisite for BIOL 1004/1004L. **Either of the PHSC classes or BIOL 1003/1003L can serve as a pre-requisites for any SCIE course below.

After completing one of the above courses, take an additional course from the above list or choose a three-hour or a four-hour course from the following:

BIOL 1004/1004L Introductory Biology II...............................................4

BIOL 1004 (w/o lab) Introductory Biology II...........................................3

SCIE 1005/1005L Environmental Science...............................................4

SCIE 1005 (w/o lab) Environmental Science...........................................3

SCIE 1006 Marine Science....................................................................3

SCIE 1007 Introductory Geology...........................................................3

PLUS 3-4 HOURS FROM THE FOLLOWING:

Any course from either of the above lists.............................................3-4

Any MATH (except MATH 1002 or MATH 2008 or MATH 1101)**.................................3-4

**Math electives may be discipline specific Note: Students changing from a science to a non-science major or transferring from another USG institution may use courses taken in Area D part II, to meet the Core Area D requirement.

II. Science Majors: (Math or Science for Primary or Secondary Areas)

Choose any sequence from the following:

BIOL 2107/2107L and BIOL 2108/2108L................................................8

CHEM 1211/1211L and CHEM 1212/1212L..............................................8

PHSC 1011/1011L and PHSC 1012/1012L...............................................8

PHYS 1111/1111L and PHYS 1112/1112L...............................................8

PHYS 2211/2211L and PHYS 2212/2212L...............................................8

PLUS 3-4 HOURS FROM THE FOLLOWING*

(Must take MATH 1113 in AREA A and MATH 2053 in AREA D)

 

Ag Ed majors are exempt from the Area D sequence requirement for Science majors.

*Science majors who choose 4 hours will have one hour that may be counted in Area F.

AREA E: Social Science – 12 hours

HIST 2112 United States History II........................................................3

POLS 1101 American Government.........................................................3

Choose 6 hours from the following courses:

ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics...............................................3

ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics................................................3

GEOG 1101 Introduction to Human Geography........................................3

HIST 1111 World History I...................................................................3

HIST 1112 World History II..................................................................3

HIST 2111 United States History I.........................................................3

HIST 2201 African-American History......................................................3

HIST 2232 Minorities in American History...............................................3

POLS 2401 Global Issues.....................................................................3

PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology........................................3

PSYC 2101 Introduction to the Psychology of Adjustment.........................3

RELG 1100 Introduction to World Religions.............................................3

SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology.....................................................3

SOCI 1160 Introduction to Social Problems.............................................3

AREA F: Major-Specific Courses – 18 hours

EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS

The following requirements apply to any student who wishes to transfer to a senior institution within the University System of Georgia to earn a bachelor’s degree in any field of education (Early Childhood, Middle Grades, Secondary, or P-12 Education).

To be admitted to an undergraduate educator preparation program within the University System of Georgia:

1. Students must earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on all attempted hours in the System core curriculum in areas A-F, as required for teacher preparation.

2. Students must have a passing score on the Regents’ Test.

3. Students must have a passing score on GACE (Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators) Basic Skills Test.

4. The receiving institution may have a higher admission requirement than these guidelines.

 

AREA F: Major courses – 18 hours

Hours

EDUC 2110 Investigating Critical and Contemporary

Issues in Education...........................................................3

EDUC 2120 Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on

Diversity in Educational Contexts.........................................3

EDUC 2130 Exploring Learning and Teaching................................3

Select 6 hours* from courses within one of the following areas as Major Concentration:

Select 3 hours* from courses within the second of the following areas as Minor Concentration:

*Hours may vary slightly but must total at least 9 hours in major and minor concentrations. If both mathematics and science are chosen as concentrations, the 2 hours required from AREAS A and D apply only to one area.

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS: AREA F - NON-SCIENCE MAJORS

COMM 1110 Public Speaking.....................................................3

ENGL 2111 World Literature I...................................................3

ENGL 2112 World Literature II..................................................3

ENGL 2121 British Literature I..................................................3

ENGL 2122 British Literature II.................................................3

ENGL 2131 American Literature I..............................................3

ENGL 2132 American Literature II.............................................3

HUMN 2221 Western World Humanities I....................................3

HUMN 2222 Western World Humanities II...................................3

MATHEMATICS: AREA D - SCIENCE MAJORS (One of the following + 1 hr. each from AREAS A and D)

(Must take MATH 1113 in AREA A and MATH 2053 in AREA D)

MATH 2000 Statistics...............................................................3

MATH 2054 Calculus II............................................................4

MATH 2055 Calculus III...........................................................4

 

SCIENCE: AREA F - SCIENCE MAJORS (One of the following + 1 hr. each from AREAS A and D)

(Must take MATH 1113 in AREA A and MATH 2053 in AREA D)

BIOL 2107/2107L Principles of Biology I.....................................4

BIOL 2108/2108L Principles of Biology II....................................4

BIOL 2026/2026L Vertebrate Zoology........................................4

CHEM 1211/1211L Principles of Chemistry I................................4

CHEM 1212/1212L Principles of Chemistry II...............................4

PHYS 1111/1111L Introductory Physics I....................................4

PHYS 1112/1112L Introductory Physics II...................................4

PHYS 2211/2211L Principles of Physics I....................................4

PHYS 2212/2212L Principles of Physics II...................................4

Option in Minor Concentration only:

SCIE 1005 (w/or w/out 1005L) Enviro Science.........................3-4

SOCIAL SCIENCE: AREA F - NON-SCIENCE MAJORS

GEOG 1101 Introduction to Human Geography............................3

HIST 1111 World History I.......................................................3

HIST 1112 World History II......................................................3

HIST 2111 United States History I.............................................3

HIST 2201 African American History..........................................3

HIST 2232 Minorities in American History...................................3

HIST 2255 Intro to Georgia and Local History.............................3

POLS 2101 Introduction to Political Science................................3

POLS 2201 State and Local Government.....................................3

POLS 2401 Global Issues.........................................................3

PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology............................3

PSYC 2101 Intro to the Psychology of Adjustment.......................3

PSYC 2201 Introduction to Abnormal Behavior............................3

RELG 1100 Introduction to World Religions.................................3

SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology.........................................3

SOCI 1160 Introduction to Social Problems.................................3

PHED 1100 and two PE activities

 

* A minimum grade of C is required in all EDUC courses for Education majors.

** Area E recommendation: PSYC 1101 are strongly recommended.