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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)

Individuals planning to enter this program are strongly encouraged to complete the NC Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) core, AA degree, or AS degree through a NC community college prior to enrollment in this program. If completion of the CAA core is not likely possible by the start of this program, please contact the Office of Extension and Distance Education.

In addition to completing the CAA core or AA or AS degree, students pursuing the middle grades education major must select two concentration from the following areas: language arts, mathematics, science, and social science. Depending upon the concentrations chosen, some of the required courses may be acquired through the community college. The Office of Extension and Distance Education can provide more information about courses required for the concentrations.

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. 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

Burke County
Fall 2008 - a Middle Grades Education program began on the campus of Western Piedmont Community College

Catawba County
Fall 2006 - a Middle Grades Education program began at the Hickory Metro Higher Education Center (on the East Campus of Catawba Valley Community College)

Caldwell County
Fall 2007 - a Middle Grades Education program began on the campus of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute

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