Middle School Extension
Requirements for Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) and Childhood Inclusive Education (Grades 1-6) plus Middle School Extension (Grades 7-9)
Candidates registered in the Childhood Education and the Childhood Inclusive Education program can extend their certification via the Middle School Extension by completing (A) two (2) additional courses in professional education and (b) one of the enhanced concentrations below (instead of the previously delineated concentrations).
A. Additional Education Course Work for Middle School Extensions:
Adolescent Development |
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Teaching in the Middle School |
B. Enhanced Concentrations for Childhood Education with Middle School Extension (select one):
English Concentration for Childhood with Middle School Extension (36 credit hours)
Literature for Intermediate Grades |
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Adolescent Literature |
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Teaching Writing in the Secondary School |
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Literacy, Language/Learning Theory |
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Teaching Writing in Intermediate Grades |
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Teaching Poetry in Elementary and Middle School |
Plus one of the following:
Epic and Romance |
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Drama and Film |
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Novels and Tales |
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World Poetry |
Plus 9 elective credit hours in English at the 200 level or above by advisement
Plus 6 elective hours in English at the 300 level or above by advisement
French Concentration for Childhood with Middle School Extension (36 credit hours)
Intermediate French I |
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Intermediate French II |
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French Conversation |
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French Composition |
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Survey of French Literature I |
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Advanced French Conversation |
Plus one of the following:
French Masterpieces I |
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French Masterpieces II |
Plus 15 elective credit hours in French at the 300 level or above by advisement
Mathematics Concentration for Childhood with Middle School Extension (41-43 credit hours)
Mathematical Structures and Proof |
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Linear Algebra |
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Geometry |
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History of Mathematics |
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Mathematics for School Teachers I |
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Mathematics for School Teachers II |
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Mathematics for School Teachers III |
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Reading and Writing Mathematics |
One of the following sequences:
Survey of Calculus I and II |
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University Calculus I and II |
One of the following:
Statistical Methods |
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Probability and Statistics |
Plus one MATH or STAT course at the 300 or 400 level as advised
Note: Candidates who complete MATH 122/ MATH 123 qualify for a minor in Mathematics. This minor must be declared.
Social Studies Concentration for Childhood with Middle School Extension (39 credit hours)
United States History to 1877 |
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United States History since 1877 |
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American Politics |
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World History II |
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Western Civilization II |
Plus one of the following:
Macroeconomics |
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Economics for Social Studies Educators |
Plus one of the following:
Islamic Civilization |
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East Asian Civilizations |
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Africa to 1800 |
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Africa From the 1800s |
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Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America |
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Revolution and Reform in Latin America |
Plus one of the following:
Political Parties and Interest Groups |
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Elections in America |
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President and Congress |
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U.S. Foreign Policy |
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American Constitutional Law |
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Civil Rights and Liberties |
Plus a course in each of the following at the 300 level or above as advised:
One course in American Minority Studies
One course in Non-Western Studies
One course in U.S. History
One course in any History
Teaching Social Studies in Elem. School |
Spanish Concentration for Childhood with Middle School Extension (36 credit hours)
Intermediate Spanish I |
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Intermediate Spanish II |
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Spanish Conversation |
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Spanish Composition |
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Intro. Hispanic Literature |
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Survey of Spanish Literature |
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Survey of Spanish Literature II |
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Survey of Spanish American Lit. |
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Adv. Spanish Phonetics and Diction |
Plus 9 credit hours of Spanish at the 300 or above level by advisement.
