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Bachelor of Science in Education with a comprehensive major in Middle Grades (4-9)


This major with its two concentrations fulfills the requirement of comprehensive major.

Teacher Education Requirements

Course Number and Title

Hrs.

Prerequisites

EDFN 130 Intro. to Teaching

3

None

*READ 210 Foundations of Literacy

3

EDFN 130

*READ 220 Phonological Awareness and Phonics

3

READ 210

EDFN 202 Teach. And Learning Process

3

EDFN 130

EDCI 232 Instructional Design & Educational Tech for Teaming

3

EDFN 130, EDFN 202

EDCI 234 Middle Grades Philosophy, Organization & Climate

3

EDFN 130

EDCI 236 Middle Grades Field Exp. I

1

EDFN 130

EDIS 250 Intro to Educational . Intervention

3

None

* EDCI 312 Reading & Writing Methods for Middle Grades and Secondary Students

3

EDEC 140/540, 262/515 Middle Grades Only

EDCI 336 Mid. Grade. Field Exp. II

3

EDFN 130, Block I EDCI 232/236; concurrent with EDCI 316/317/318/319 Choose two.

*EDCI 392 Content Area Reading

3

None

EDFN 402 Soc. & Prof. Issues in Ed.

2

Concurrent enrollment with program Internship

EDCI 467 Student Internship

10

All Internship Req.

Related Professional Requirements:

 

 

MATH 217 Theory of Arith/Geom.

3

Math ACT 18 or above, SAT 480 or above, or MATH 100

PSYC 218 Psych. Of Adolescence

3

None

Total Hours

49 hrs.

 

Institutional Core Requirements:

Communication Course

3

Critical Cultural Inquiry (CCI) 

3

Math/Logic course

3

Religion course

3

Historical Reasoning course

3

Composition

6

Natural Science

6

Humanities

6

Social Sciences

6

Aesthetics

6

Total Core Hours

45 hrs.

*Required for the Ohio 12 hour Reading Core.

**To earn an Bachelor's degree through Ashland University, a student must earn at least 120 hours.

See List of Institutional Core Courses


English/Language Arts Concentration

Course Number and Title

Hrs.

Prerequisites

EDCI 316 Teach 21st Century Adol. Lang. Arts.

3

EDFN 202, EDCI 232

ENG 101 English Composition I

3

ENG 100 or Equiv.

ENG 102 English Composition II

3

ENG 101

COM 101 Human Communication

3

None

ENG 417 Eng. Grammar and Usage

3

ENG 102

Genre Focus (choose one)

3

 

ENG 211 Short Story.

(3)

ENG 102

ENG 212 The Poem

(3)

ENG 102

Diversity/Global Focus (choose one):

3

 

ENG 309 African American Literature

(3)

ENG 102

ENG 314 Literature and Gender

(3)

ENG 102

ENG 316 Postcolonial Literature

(3)

ENG 102

ENG 330 African Literature

(3)

ENG 102

ENG 340 Studies in Jewish Literature

(3)

ENG 102

American Focus (choose one):

 3

 

ENG 426 American Literature II

(3)

ENG 102

ENG 427 American Literature III

(3)

ENG 102

ENG 428 American Literature IV

(3)

ENG 102

Film Focus (choose one):

3

 

ENG 371 Literature and Film

(3)

ENG 102

ENG 332 Global Film

(3)

ENG 102

Total Hours

27 hrs.

 

Math Concentration

Course Number and Title

Hrs.

Prerequisites

EDCI 317 Teach 21st. Cent Adol.: Math

3

EDFN 202, EDCI 232

MATH 201 Applied Calculus I

3

2 yrs. H.S. Alg., 1 yr. H.S. Geom.

MATH 202 Applied Calculus II

3

MATH 201

MATH 108 Introductory Statistics

3

MATH 100 or ACT 18 or SAT 480

MATH 217 Theory of Arith. & Geom.

3

Math ACT 18 or above, SAT 480 or above, or MATH 100

MATH 218 Geom. For Middle Gr.

3

MATH 217

MATH 223 Discrete Math I

3

3 yrs. H.S. Coll. Prep. Math

Elective-(choose two):

6-7

 

CS 101 Logic and Comp.

(3)

2 yrs. H.S. Alg.

MATH 224 Discrete Math II

(3)

MATH 223

MATH 309 History of Math

(3)

MATH 206 OR 202, and MATH 223

PHYS 201 General Physics 1

(4)

H.S. algebra and geometry

Total Hours

27-28 hrs.

 

Science Concentration

Course Number and Title

Hrs.

Prerequisites

BIO 201 Molecular & Cellular Basis of Life

4

None

BIO 202 Org. Adapt, Divers.

4

BIO 201

EDCI 318 Teach 21st Century Adol. AYA Science

3

EDFN 202, EDCI 232

CHEM 103 Gen. Chemistry

4

H.S. Chem., 3 yrs. H.S. Math

GEOL 101 Physical Geology

4

None

PHYS 201 General Physics I

4

H.S. Alg. & Geom.

Choose one from:

3-4

 

GEOL 102 Historical Geology

(4)

None

GEOL 210 Natural Disasters: Severe Weather.

(3)

None

PHYS 107 Hidden Life of Stars

(3)

H.S. Trig. & Geom.

PHYS 202 General Physics

(4)

PHYS 201

PHYS 320 Origins of Universe

(3)

H.S. Trig. & Alg.

Total Hours

26-27 hrs.

 

Social Studies Concentration

Course Number and Title

Hrs.

Prerequisites

EDCI 319 Teach 21st Cent Adol.: Social Studies

3

EDFN 202, EDCI 232

HIST 112 or 113 Western Civ.

3

None

HIST 212 or 213 Am. History

3

None

HIST 239 History of Ohio

3

None

HIST 301 Cultural Geography

3

None

POLSC 102 Democracy in America

3

None

SOC 301 Race/Ethnic/Minority Iss.

3

None

Non-western hist.-Choose one:

3

 

HIST 327 Africa

(3)

None

HIST 329 Latin America

(3)

None

HIST 341 Mod. Middle East

(3)

None

HIST 343 Mod. East Asia

(3)

None

REL 107 Exp. World Rel.

(3)

None

Economics-Choose one:

3

 

ECON 101 Market Fund.

(3)

None

ECON 233 Princ. Of Macroeconomics

(3)

None

Total Hours

27 hrs.

 

Courses and Descriptions

See EDCI Courses

See EDEC Courses

See EDFN Courses

See EDIS Courses

See READ Courses

Concentration Courses

See BIO Courses

See CHEM Courses

See CS Courses

See COM Courses

See ECON Courses

See ENG Courses

See GEOL Courses

See HIST Courses

See MATH Courses

See PHYS Courses

See POLSC Courses

See REL Courses

See SOC Courses