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Middle School Extensions

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 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:

EDU 224Adolescent Development

3
EDU 321Teaching in the Middle School

3

B. Enhanced Concentrations for Childhood Education with Middle School Extension (select one):

Earth Science Middle School Extension

Earth Science core - 24 credit hours
GEO 150Moons and Planets

3
GEO 160Oceanography

3
GEO 165Geology I

3
GEO 169General Geology Lab

1
GEO 311Global Climate

3
GEO 330Geomorphology

4
GEO 215Minerals and Rocks

4
3-7 credit hours of recommended electives
GEO 210Geology II

3
GEO 301Cartography

4
GEO 359Vanishing Earth Resources

3
GEO 370Structural Geology

4
GEO 400Stratigraphy

4
Required Cognates - 23 credit hours
PHYS 121College Physics I

3
PHYS 123College Physics Lab I

1
PHYS 122College Physics II

3
PHYS 124College Physics II Lab

1
BIOL 131Introductory Ecology and Evolution

3
BIOL 133Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology

3
CHEM 115General Chemistry Lecture I

3
CHEM 125General Chemistry Laboratory I

1
CHEM 116General Chemistry Lecture II

3
CHEM 126General Chemistry Laboratory II

1

English Middle School Extension (36 credit hours)

ENED 354Literature for Intermediate Grades

3
ENED 355Adolescent Literature

3
ENED 356Teaching Writing in the Secondary School

3
ENED 357Literacy/Language/Learning Theory

3
ENED 358Teaching Writing in the Intermediate Grades

3
ENED 359Teaching Poetry in Elementary and Middle School

3
Plus one of the following:
ENGL 205Epic and Romance

3
ENGL 207Drama and Film

3
ENGL 209Novels and Tales

3
ENGL 211World Poetry

3
Plus:
English at the 200 level or above in National or World Literature by advisement

9
English at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement. Must have "literary period" in the Course Attribute or "Literature" in the Course Title

6

French Middle School Extension (36 credit hours)

FREN 215Intermediate French I

3
FREN 216Intermediate French II

3
FREN 308Advanced French Phonetics and Diction

3
FREN 317French Conversation

3
FREN 318French Composition

3
FREN 319Survey of French Literature I

3
Plus one of the following:
FREN 315French Masterpieces

3
FREN 316French Plays and Prose

3
Plus:
French at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement

15

Mathematics Middle School Extension (41-43 credit hours)

MATH 210Mathematical Structures and Proof

4
MATH 231Linear Algebra

4
MATH 341Geometry

3
MATH 381History of Mathematics

3
MAED 301Mathematics for School Teachers I

3
MAED 302Mathematics for School Teachers II

3
MAED 303Mathematics for School Teachers III

3
MAED 310Reading and Writing Mathematics

3
EDU 402Teaching Mathematics in Inclusive Educational Settings

3
One of the following sequences:
MATH 120Survey of Calculus I

3
and
MATH 121Survey of Calculus II

3
or
MATH 122University Calculus I

4
and
MATH 123University Calculus II

4
One of the following:
STAT 150Statistical Ideas

3
STAT 200Statistical Methods I

3
STAT 350Probability and Statistics

3
Plus:
MATH or STAT at the 300 or 400 level by advisement

3

Physics Middle School Extension

Physics core - 24 credit hours
PHYS 230University Physics I

4
PHYS 232University Physics I Lab

1
PHYS 231University Physics II

4
PHYS 233University Physics II Lab

1
PHYS 234Modern Physics

4
PHYS 330Thermodynamics

3
PHYS 340Optics

3
PHYS 341Optics Laboratory

1
3 credit hours from the following:
PHYS 311Acoustics I

3
PHYS 321-479

Required Cognates - 23 credit hours
BIOL 131Introductory Ecology and Evolution

3
BIOL 133Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology

3
CHEM 115General Chemistry Lecture I

3
CHEM 125General Chemistry Laboratory I

1
CHEM 116General Chemistry Lecture II

3
CHEM 126General Chemistry Laboratory II

1
GEO 165Geology I

3
GEO 311Global Climate

3
GEO 150Moons and Planets

3

Social Studies Middle School Extension (45 credit hours)

Note: A minimum grade of C+ is required for this extension.

HIST 105United States History I

3
HIST 106United States History II

3
POLI 120American Politics

3
HIST 101World History I

3
HIST 116Western Civilization II

3
HIST 201Doing History

3
SSED 204World Regional Geography

3
Plus one of the following:
ECON 201Principles of Macroeconomics

3
SSED 205Economics for Social Studies Educators

3
Plus one of the following:
HIST 250Introduction to Russia, Eastern Eurpoe & Eurasia, 1789-Present

3
HIST 261Islamic Civilization

3
HIST 264East Asian Civilizations

3
HIST 265Pre-modern East Asia

3
HIST 266Modern East Asia

3
HIST 268History of South Asia

3
HIST 272Africa to 1800

3
HIST 273Africa From the 1800s

3
HIST 282Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America

3
HIST 283Latin America: Revolution and Reform

3
HIST 288The Atlantic World, 1500-1820

3
Plus one of the following:
POLI 321Political Parties and Interest Groups

3
POLI 323Elections in America

3
POLI 324President and Congress

3
POLI 356U.S. Foreign Policy

3
POLI 370American Constitutional Law

3
POLI 371Civil Rights and Liberties

3
Plus each of the following at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement:
One course in American Minority Studies
One course in Non-Western Studies
One course in U.S. History
One course in any History
EDU 404Teaching Social Studies in Inclusive Educational Settings

1.5-3

Spanish Middle School Extension (36 credit hours)

SPAN 215Intermediate Spanish I

3
SPAN 216Intermediate Spanish II

3
SPAN 313Spanish Conversation

3
SPAN 314Spanish Composition

3
SPAN 315Introduction to Readings in Hispanic Literature

3
Spanish at the 300 and/or 400 level by advisement

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