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2015-2016 EIU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Department of . . . Elementary . . . Education

Middle Level Education (Grades 5-8) (B.S. in Education)



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Total Semester Hours Required for the Degree with Subject Area Endorsements: 124-133 Semester Hours

The Middle Level Education curriculum prepares candidates to teach adolescents transitioning from childhood to adulthood, placing primary focus on grades five through eight. Teacher candidates will be endorsed in middle grades literacy/language arts and a subject area of their choice (middle grades mathematics, middle grades social science, or middle grades general science).

This major requires that all students (including native, transfer students from community colleges or senior institutions, internal transfers, and post-baccalaureate) follow and meet the requirements for Admission, Retention, and Graduation from Teacher Licensure programs as described in the “Teacher Licensure Programs” section of this catalog and as explained at the University Admission to Teacher Education Meeting which all students must attend. Additional information on Admission, Retention and Graduation for Teacher Licensure programs can be found on the College of Education & Professional Studies website at www.eiu.edu/ceps/teached.

All students must pass the Illinois Licensure Test of Academic Proficiency or document a composite score of 22, with combined English/Writing score of 19, or higher on the ACT plus Writing for selection into teacher education and should complete this requirement no later than their sophomore year.

Students must receive a “C” or better in all courses used toward graduation, regardless of where they are taken. This includes general education, professional education, major and minor courses, all university required courses, and electives. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative and major GPA of 2.65 in order to continue in the program.

Professional Course Work (57)


All professional education coursework must be completed with a “C” or better prior to student teaching.

Middle Grades Endorsements


All students will complete the middle grades language arts/literacy endorsement as a part of the required program. A minimum of one additional subject area endorsement must be selected from the following areas:

Middle Grades General Sciences


Middle Grades Math


AND


Must complete the following MAT 4810 topic courses:

  1. Statistics for Elementary and Middle Level Mathematics
  2. Calculus for Elementary and Middle Level Mathematics
  3. Ratio & Proportional Reasoning for Elementary and Middle Level Mathematics

Departmental Requirements (in addition to University General Education Requirements)


University General Education and additional departmental required courses: 58-60 semester hours

Some courses may also count toward University general education requirements.  Consult with Departmental Advisor.

AND


English elective from General Education Humanities courses. Credits: 3

AND


Art, Music, or Theatre Arts from General Education Fine Arts courses. Credits: 3

Footnotes:


1 A complete program must include a lab in chemistry, physics, or earth science.

Selection to Teacher Education programs should occur following the freshman year but no later than the end of the sophomore year (for transfer students this should occur no later than the end of their first semester. Selection requires that students pass the Illinois Licensure Test of Academic Proficiency or document a composite score of 22, with combined English/Writing score of 19, or higher on the ACT plus Writing.

University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses should occur at the end of the first semester junior year with Formal University Admission to Teacher Education occurring at the end of the junior year. See the Teacher Licensure Program section of this catalog for more information.

Departmental Approval to Student Teach must be granted prior to Student Teaching. Students must also pass the Illinois Licensure Content Area test for Elementary Education prior to student teaching.

Students must pass the appropriate Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT) test before they can receive their teaching license from Illinois or any other state.

Major GPA based on all coursework taken at EIU.

 

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