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PROGRAM OF STUDY CURRICULUM FORM

The following pages pertain to the courses which fulfill the requirements for an Middle Grades Education Degree. The curriculum check sheet is a duplicate of the form kept in students' advising records. This form helps advisors and students keep track of progress and serves as a method for ensuring that all prerequisites have been met prior to taking a particular course. Students need to be aware that enrolling in a course, without having completed the necessary prerequisites, is considered grounds for dismissal from that course.

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Department of Middle Grades Education
Undergraduate Program
Valdosta State University

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Department of Middle Grades and Secondary Education

Middle Grades Undergraduate Program

Valdosta State University

Core

Major

Area A Essential Skills Se. Yr. Gr. Hr.

(9 semester hours)

ENGL 1101 ____ ____ ____ 3

ENGL 1102 ____ ____ ____ 3

Math Course

______________ ____ ____ ____ 3

Area B Institutional Opt Se. Yr. Gr. Hr.

(4 semester hours)

______________ ____ ____ ____ ____

Area C Human/Fine Arts Se. Yr. Gr. Hr.

(6 semester hours)

ENGL _______ ____ ____ ____ 3

_____________ ____ ____ ____ 3

Area D Sci, Math, & Tech Se. Yr. Gr. Hr.

(11 semester hours)

_____________ ____ ____ ____ 4

_____________ ____ ____ ____ ____

Area E Social Sciences Se. Yr. Gr. Hr.

(12 semester hours)

POLS 1101 ____ ____ ____ 3

HIST 2111 or 2112 ____ ____ ____ 3

PSYC 2500 ____ ____ ____ 3

______________ ____ ____ ____ 3

Area F Courses for Major Se. Yr. Gr. Hr.

(18 semester hours)

EDUC 2110 ____ ____ ____ 3

EDUC 2120 ____ ____ ____ 3

EDUC 2130 ____ ____ ____ 3

Primary Concen. Courses (6 hours)

____________ ____ ____ ____ ____

Secondary Concen. (3 hours)

____________ ____ ____ ____ ____

MGED 2999 ____ ____ ____ ____

Concentration Areas: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Reading

See concentration areas course attachment.

Physical Ed. & Health Requirements

(6 semester hours)

KSPE 2150 ____ ____ ____ 2

KSPE 2000 ____ ____ ____ 2

_____________ ____ ____ ____ 1

Comments:

GACE I: _________________________________

Regents' Essay: ___________________________

Regents' Reading: __________________________

Admission to Teacher Education: ______________

Professional Course Se. Yr. Gr. Hr.

(14 hours)

SPEC 3000 ____ ____ ____ 3

MGED 3990 ____ ____ ____ 4

MGED 3991 ____ ____ ____ 4

MGED 3220 ____ ____ ____ 3

Teaching Concentrations (24 hours)

See concentration areas course attachment.

Primary (12 hours)

_____________ ____ ____ ____

Secondary (12 hours)

_____________ ____ ____ ____

Professional Program (25 hours)

Block A

MGED 4000 ____ ____ ____ 3

MGED 4030 ____ ____ ____ 3

MGED 4050 ____ ____ ____ 3

MGED 4620 ____ ____ ____ 2

MGED 3110 ____ ____ ____ 2

Block B

MGED 4790 ____ ____ ____ 10

MGED 4800 ____ ____ ____ 2

All courses in "Area F" and in "Major Course Requirements" must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher.

All coursework must be completed prior to student teaching.

Middle Grades Education Concentration Areas Courses

Required and recommend course requirements below are a result of the collaborative effort of the VSU academic committees. The selection of courses was based upon Praxis II descriptors, QCC content and skills teachers must address, and national organization standards.

Arts & Sciences faculty teaches all courses in matrixes below that are found in bold. Reading courses are taught by College of Education faculty members.

Reading Contentration Matrix

Concentration Area	Required
Reading
Area F	*ENGL 2060 (required) Select from ENGL 2110, 2120, 2130
Major Side	READ 4560 -Reading Theory and Current Issues READ 4570 -Integrating Reading Assessment and Instruction in the Classroom (admission to teacher education is a prerequisite) READ 4550 - Reading in the Content Areas MGED 3210 -Literature for Middle Grades Education

Concentration Area

Required

Reading

Area F

*ENGL 2060 (required)

Select from ENGL 2110, 2120, 2130

Major Side

READ 4560 -Reading Theory and Current Issues

READ 4570 -Integrating Reading Assessment and Instruction in the Classroom (admission to teacher education is a prerequisite)

READ 4550 - Reading in the Content Areas

MGED 3210 -Literature for Middle Grades Education

Language Arts and General Concentration Matrix

Concentration Area	Required	Select Courses from Recommended Ones
Language Arts	Required	Select from these courses
Area F Select 6 hours for primary concentration Select 3 hours for secondary concentration	ENGL 2060 Introduction to English Studies - 3 semester hours ENGL 2080 Grammar & Editing - 3 semester hours (if ELA is primary area take both of these in Area F)
Major side	Required	Select one from these courses
	ENGL 2080 Grammar & Editing - 3 semester hours MGED 3210 Preadolescent Literature - 3 semester hours (Education Faculty) LING 4000 Language Study or ESOL 4010 Applied Linguistics - 3 semester hours	ENGL 3110 British Literature 1 - 3 semester hours ENGL 3120 British Literature II- 3 semester hours ENGL 3210 American Literature- 3 semester hours ENGL 3215 American Literature II-3 semester hours (If ELA is primary area, and ENGL 2080 is in Area F, you will take 2 of the above literature courses)

Social Studies Concentration Matrix

Social Studies	Required	Select from these courses * Highly recommended
Area F Select 6 hours for primary concentration Select 3 hours for secondary concentration	None ECON 1500 and HIST 1011 are recommended	*GEOG 1101 Introduction to Human Geography - 3 semester hours GEOG 1102 World Regional Geography - 3 semester hours GEOG 1103 Geographic Perspectives on Multiculturalism in the U. S. - 3 semester hours ANTH 1102 Introduction to Anthropology - 3 semester hours ECON 1500 Survey of Economics - 3 semester hours HIST 1011 History of Civilization I- 3 semester hours HIST 1012 History of Civilization II- 3 semester hours HIST 1013 History of Divination III- 3 semester hours HIST 2111 United States History to 1865 - 3 semester hours HIST 2112 United States History Since 1865 - 3 semester hours SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology - 3 semester hours SOCI 1160 Introduction to Social Problems - 3 semester hours Additional courses may be selected from Area E approved social studies content courses.
Major Side	Required	*Must select two courses. Need three areas represented, history and geography are covered therefore need to select one more area on this side. Highly recommended**
	HIST 4211 History of Georgia through 1865- 3 semester hours OR HIST 4212 History of Georgia since 1865- 3 semester hours	American History HIST 4100 US Constitutional History-3 semester hours HIST 4201 Colonial America to 1789- 3 semester hours HIST 4202 United States, 1789-1850- 3 semester hours HIST 4203 United States, 1850-1877- 3 semester hours HIST 4204 United States, 1877-1921- 3 semester hours HIST 4205 United States, 1921-1945 - 3 semester hours HIST 4206 United States since 1945- 3 semester hours HIST 4261 Women in US to 1869- 3 semester hours HIST 4262 Women in US since 1869- 3 semester hours HIST 4240 American Social History- 3 semester hours World History HIST 4301 Colonial Latin American History - 3 semester hours HIST 3201 Ancient Near East - 3 semester hours HIST 4403 The Indian Sub-continent- 3 semester hours HIST 4401 East Asia - 3 semester hours HIST 4511 Pre Colonial Africa - 3 semester hours HIST 4500 History of Middle East- 3 semester hours
	GEOG 3410 Cultural Geography - 3 semester hours	Political Science POLS 3290 The American Presidency- 3 semester hours POLS 3530 American Political Thought- 3 semester hours POLS 3520 Modern Political Thought* - 3 semester hours - 3 semester hours POLS 3210 American Legislative Process - 3 semester hours
		Anthropology ANTH 3130 Indians of North America - 3 semester hours

Math Concentration Matrix

Math	Required	Select from these courses * Highly recommended
Area F Select 6 hours for primary concentration Select 3 hours for secondary concentration	MATH 1112 or 1113 are recommended MATH 2620 is recommended	MATH 1101 Introduction to Mathematical Modeling - 3 semester hours MATH 1111College Algebra - 3 semester hours MATH 1112 Trigonometry - 3 semester hours) MATH 1113 Pre-calculus - 3 semester hours MATH 1261 Survey of Calculus I - 3 semester hours Math 1262 Survey of Calculus II* - 3 semester hours MATH 2261 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I -4 semester hours MATH 2262 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II – 4 semester hours MATH 2620 Statistical Methods - 3 semester hours
Major Side	Required	Select one course
	MATH 3180 Mathematics for Middle School Teachers- 3 semester hours MATH 3190 Algebra and Geometry for Teachers - 3 semester hours MATH 4161 Mathematical Reasoning - 3 semester hours MATH elective from core level math courses: MATH 1112 or 1113 are recommended MATH 2620 is recommended	MATH 1101 Introduction to Mathematical Modeling - 3 semester hours MATH 1111College Algebra - 3 semester hours MATH 1112 Trigonometry- 3 semester hours MATH 1113 Pre-calculus - 3 semester hours MATH 1261 Survey of Calculus I - 3 semester hours MATH 1262 Survey of Calculus II- 3 semester hours MATH 2261 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I - 4 semester hours MATH 2262 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II - 4 semester MATH 2620 Statistical Methods - 3 semester hours MATH 3010 History of Mathematics - 3 semester hours

Science Concentration Matrix

Science	Required	Select from these courses or other core science courses as recommended by advisor * Highly recommended
Area F Select 6 hours for primary concentration Select 3 hours for secondary concentration	Students must have one of these courses either in Area D or in Area F. If BIOL 1030 and 1040 or BIOL 1107 are taken in Area D, other appropriate core science course(s) are acceptable for Area F. If BIOL 1030/1040 is not taken in Area D, it must be taken in Area F or one of the following courses. BIOL 1030 &1040 Introduction to Biology - 4 semester hours if not taken in Area D as lab science OR BIOL 2651 Human Anatomy and Physiology I OR BIOL 2652 Human Anatomy and Physiology II OR BIOL 1107 Principals of Biology I	ASTR 1000 Introduction to the Universe - 3 semester hours) ASTR 1010K Astronomy of the Solar System- 4 semester BIOL 1010 & 1020 Introduction to Biology - 4 semester hours BIOL 1050 Human Biology - 3 semester hours CHEM 1010 Chemistry for World Citizens - 4 semester hours CHEM 1151K Survey of Chemistry I - 4 semester hours GEOG 1110 Our Hazardous Environment - 3 semester hours GEOG 1112K Introduction to Weather & Climate - 4 semester PHSC 1100 The Universe of Energy - 3 semester hours PHYS 1111K-1112K Introductory Physics I, II - 4 semester
Major Side	Required
	SCI 3101 Matter & Energy for MGE – 4 semester hours SCI 3102 Earth & Space Science for MGE – 4 semester hours SCI 3103 Natural History for MGE - 4 semester hours

Overall hours for concentration areas English/Language Arts, Reading, Science, Math, Social Studies (Area F and Major)

Primary concentration = 18 hours

Secondary concentration = 15 hours

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