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Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades
Education
(Teacher Licensure in Grades 6-9)
The Reich College of Education is accredited by The
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
and The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
The Middle Grades Education program is housed in the
Department of Curriculum and Instruction and provides
the coursework and experiences necessary for acquiring
NC "A" licensure in the selected middle grades
concentrations.
Through the Office of Extension and Distance Education,
the Reich College of Education presents an off-campus
undergraduate program in Middle Grades Education which
provides the upper-division course work for the Bachelor
of Science degree at a community college site in western
NC. Lower-division courses required for the BS degree
are available through the community college system; therefore,
those courses are not delivered in Appalachian's off-campus
program.
Freshman and Sophomore
Courses to be Completed at a Community College (or other
accredited institution)
Appalachian lower-division course requirements are listed in the first column of the table below, and the current NC community college equivalent courses are shown as three-digit numbers in the second column. (Students transferring the NC Comprehensive Articulation Agreement core will automatically meet requirements for the general education core.) Other community college courses may be needed to complete certain lower-level program or elective requirements.
| English 1000 & 1100 |
6 sh; English composition/literature
(ENG 111 and ENG 112 or 113 or 131) |
| History 1101/1102 |
6 sh; World History I & II or Western
Civilization I & II (HIS 111/112 or 121/122) |
| Other Social Sciences |
6 sh; must select from two different
areas (Choose from: ANT 210,220,221; ECO 151,251,252;
GEO 112,130; POL 110,120,130,210,220; PSY 150; SOC
210,213,220,225,234) |
| Humanities |
12 sh; select courses from at least
three academic areas, one must be a fine arts course
[e.g., art appreciation, music appreciation, theatre
appreciation, etc.] and one must be a literature
[Intro to Old Testament or Intro to New Testament
will also count as a literature] (Choose from: ART
111, 114, 115, 116, 117; DAN 110, 211+212; DRA 111,
112, 122, 126, 211, 212; ENG 231, 232, 233, 234,
241, 242, 243, 251, 252, 253, 261, 262, 265, 266,
271, 272, 273, 274, 275; FRE 151, 211, 212; GER 211,
212; HUM 115, 120, 122, 130, 140, 145, 150, 160,
211, 212, 220, 225, 240; ITA 211, 212; MUS 110, 112,
113, 114, 210, 211, 212, 213, 270, 271, 272; PHI
210, 215, 220, 221, 230, 240, 250; REL 110, 111,
112, 211, 212, 221; RUS 211, 212; SPA 211, 212) |
| Science |
8 sh; labs must be included (e.g.,
BIO 111/112 or CHE 151/152 or PHY 151/152) |
| Mathematics |
4 sh; (Choose from MAT 140, 161, 162, 165, 171, 172, 175, 263, 271, or 272)
A 1-sh lab should accompany the math course in order to fulfill the 4-sh requirement. If only 3 sh of a transferable math course be completed, the student may take an additional transferable math course or a selected statistics or computer information systems course to ensure the requirement is fulfilled. |
| Those wishing to enter
the off-campus program should have the majority of
the freshman and sophomore courses completed. Concurrent
enrollment (i.e. taking courses through Appalachian
and the community college during the same term) is
allowed, but it is important that students meet any
pre-requisites at appropriate times. |
Courses taught by Appalachian
in the Off-Campus Middle Grades Education Program
The following courses will be delivered to the chosen
cohort site:
| CI/SPE 2800+ |
Teachers, Schools & Learners |
| PSY 3000+ |
Educational Psychology |
| Academic concentrations
from two of the following areas: language arts, mathematics,
science and social science. (Each cohort will select
the concentrations to be made available.) Two appropriate
methods courses for the chosen academic concentrations
are, also, required. (Methods courses include: CI
3060+, CI 4040+, RE 3150+, GS 4402+). |
| Student must pass PRAXIS
I and be accepted into the College of Education before
taking the following courses: |
| CI 3900+ |
Middle Grades Internship |
| CI 3910+ |
Middle Level Education |
| CI 3920+ |
Teaching Young Adolescents |
| CI 3750+ |
Integrating Media & Technology into
Teaching |
| CI 4450+ |
Portfolio/Exhibition |
| FDN 3800+ |
Foundations of Education |
| CI 4400+ |
Interdisciplinary Internship |
| CI/FDN/RE 3850+ |
Literacy, Tech & Instr |
| R E 4630+ |
Reading in the Content Area |
| C I 4900+ |
Internship/Student Teaching |
| + A grade of no less than "C" is
required in the course |
| Total number of semester hours required
in the Middle Grades Education program = 128 |
Off-Campus Program Delivery
The courses required for the BS degree in Middle Grades Education will be
delivered to the designated off-campus site. Appalachian State University
faculty will teach each course, and a combination of instructional strategies
and course delivery systems may be employed. The modes of delivery may include:
the instructor's being present at the site; web-based instruction; and/or
live interactive two-way, audio-video sessions via the North Carolina Information
Highway (NCIH) network. Generally, two courses will be provided each term
(including summers). Each face-to-face course will be conducted either during
the evenings (e.g., 6:00-9:00 pm one evening a week for 15 weeks) or on weekends
(e.g, Friday evenings and/or Saturday mornings). During the final term of the program a student will be expected to student teach, which is a full-time experience for the term.
The program will be cohort-based,
meaning the group of identified students who enter this program will begin
together and continue together through the specified sequence of required
courses leading to the degree. The courses in each cohort will be offered
only once, so a student must be prepared to take the courses as they are
made available.
Application Process
(Please contact the Office of Extension and
Distance Education about applying for a
new cohort. The application for admission for each
off-campus cohort is made available only at selected
times, and the application must be submitted directly to the Office of Extension and Distance Education. [At this time, the application for admission should not be submitted via Appalachian's online form.])
Part
I: Admission to the University
Individuals seeking to enter an off-campus undergraduate program must present at least 30 semester hours of transferable work prior to entering the program. Transfer students are accepted based upon successful completion of college transferable credits. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (as calculated by Appalachian) on all transferable coursework taken within the three previous years is required to be admitted. All grades earned in transferable courses within the last three years, including repeated courses, are used in calculating the grade point average. (College course work taken in excess of three years ago will be considered for transfer, but the grades in this coursework are not used in determining the cumulative gpa for admission purposes.)
Students less than 24 years of age who have not completed the high school Minimum Course Requirements (MCR) must earn an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree or complete 6 semester hours in each of the following college level areas: English, math, science, and social sciences. Two units of a second language will be required of applicants who are high school graduates of 2004 and beyond.
The application for admission along with official copies of transcripts (i.e, a transcript from each college attended as well as a high school transcript) must be submitted to the Office of Extension and Distance Education. There is a $45 application fee. For off-campus programs which fill early, applicants will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis according to the date the application and all supporting documents are received. For off-campus teacher education programs priority consideration for admission will be offered an applicant who applies by the cohort application deadline and has successfully completed PRAXIS I.
Part II: Admission to Teacher Education
After a student begins the off-campus program, s/he must meet the requirements for admission to teacher education. Admission to teacher education is generally required by the end of the first year in the off-campus program. In order to be admitted to teacher education the student must:
1. Complete at least 45 semester hours of coursework
2. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.50 on Appalachian work; at least 15 semester hours of Appalachian course work must be presented at the time of consideration (and teacher education majors must maintain the 2.50 minimum gpa thereafter)
3. Attain acceptable scores on PRAXIS I, as set by the NC State Department of Public Instruction (i.e., reading = 176, writing = 173, math = 173)
4. Complete the Candidate for Professional Licensure (CPL)
5. Complete CI/SPE 2800 and ENG 1000 (or its equivalent) with a grad of "C" or better
6. Complete the speech clinical assessment
7. Ensure declaration of appropriate academic concentration/s
Off-Campus Locations
of Program
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