Teaching, MA Middle School (Grades 5-9) Certification Preparation
48-51 credit hours
The Master of Arts in teaching with middle school certification preparation program includes education coursework listed in the Middle School Curriculum Certification Preparation, in addition to, content/specialty area coursework.
Middle school education certification may be achieved in any of the following areas: business education, English language arts, mathematics, science, and social science.
Requirements
Middle School Certification Preparation Curriculum
| EDT 50900 | Innovation Mindset | 3 |
| EDU 50000 | Foundations of K-12 Education | 3 |
| EDU 50410 | Human Growth, Development, and the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| EDU 50710 | Content Literacy for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDU 51000 | Conceptualization of Education | 3 |
| EDU 51500 | Teacher Education Seminar I | 0-3 |
| EDU 52110 | Middle/High School Classroom Teaching and Technology | 3 |
| EDU 54310 | Middle School/High School Differentiation and Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDU 57000 | Educational Research | 3 |
| EDU 58404 | Advanced Measurement and Evaluation to Enhance Learning | 3 |
| EDU 58700 | Reading and Writing across the Curriculum | 3 |
| EDU 58800 | Middle School Psychology | 3 |
| EDU 58910 | Middle School Philosophy, Curriculum, and Instruction | 4 |
| EDU 60599 | Field Experience, Student Teaching | 8-12** |
Secondary Methods Course
Three credit hours in content specialty area:
| EDU 53530 | Secondary Methods of Teaching Science | 3 |
| EDU 53531 | Secondary Methods of Teaching Mathematics | 3 |
| EDU 53534 | Secondary Methods of Teaching English | 3 |
| EDU 53535 | Secondary Methods of Teaching Social Sciences | 3 |
| EDU 53536 | Secondary Methods of Teaching Business Education | 3 |