Degree and Certification

This degree is a bachelor of science in education in middle school education with an emphasis in language arts.

Additionally, upon successfully completing the initial teacher-certification process, the state grants you certification in middle school language arts (grades 5-9).

Program of Study

This program encompasses three areas of study:

Early Level 

You are automatically accepted into Early Level with admittance to the University.

Course Work

The majority of your time in Early Level is spent completing your general-education requirements.

Course work through the College of Education & Human Development focuses on facilitating learning at all levels of development. Consideration is given to the influences of cultural, political, historical and economic factors on students, teachers and schools.

Field Experiences

Field experiences in Early Level include:

• Sixteen hours in a classroom environment tutoring and working with students in small groups under teacher supervision.
• Twenty hours in a service-learning environment serving in community organizations (e.g., Big Brothers Big Sisters, Granny’s House).

Mid-Level

You must apply for admittance into Mid-Level. For more information about the application process, please consult your adviser.

Course Work

In this level, focus shifts to the field of middle school language arts education. Your course work surrounds general teaching and learning strategies specific to language arts. You will learn to support the development of reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing skills of middle school students.

Field Experiences

You spend at least 20 hours working in middle school language arts classrooms helping to teach literacy learning. Each field experience will be tied to a pedagogy class.

Advanced Level

You are assigned to a classroom for a 16-week, full-time internship under the mentorship of an experienced middle school language arts educator.