Middle Level Education Social Studies Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.) with Certification

Course	Credits
General Education Courses	40 or 41
Building a Sense of Community UNI 100  First-Year Seminar	1
Composition ENG 101  English Composition I	3
Public Speaking EDU 350  Supporting English Language Learners	3
Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy MAT 120  Elementary Topics I	3
Health and Wellness CHD 250  Teaching Health and Physical Education	3
Technological Literacy EDU 333  Technology for Teaching and Learning	3
Humanities ESP 210  Special Education Foundations and Collaboration	3
Fine Arts Any Fine Arts Course	3
Natural Sciences Any Natural Sciences Course with Lab	3 or 4
Social Sciences GEO 100  Intro to Geography	3
Ethics and Multicultural Emphasis  CHD 350  Family and Community Collaborations	3
General Education Options MAT 130  Elementary Topics II British/American Lit Course (from approved list) HIS 101  U.S. History to 1877	9
Required Major Courses	45
ELM 200  Intro to Middle Level Ed	3
ELM 220  Instruction and Assessment in Grades 4-8	3
ELM 301  Reading Methods, Assessments and Interventions (Grades 4-8)*	3
ELM 302  Language Arts Methods, Assessments and Interventions*	3
ELM 311  Math Methods, Assessments and Interventions*	3
ELM 321  Science Methods, Assessments and Interventions*	3
ELM 331  Social Studies Methods, Assessments and Interventions*	3
EDU 375  Intro to Integrated STEM Education	3
ELM 415  Middle Level Education Field Experience*	3
CHD 413  Content Area Literacy Field Experience*	3
CHD 450  Assessment and Data Literacy*	3
ELM 461  Student Teaching and School Law*	12
Concentration Courses	18
HIS 102  History of the U.S. since 1877	3
HIS 112  World History since 1500	3
HIS 200  History of Pennsylvania	3
POS 105  American Politics	3
ECO 100  Elements of Economics	3
Select one of the following courses: ECO 200  Current Economics Issues ECO 201  Principles of Microeconomics ECO 202  Principles of Macroeconomics GEO 105  Human Geography GEO 217  Demographic Analysis GEO 220  Geography of N. America and PA POS 101  Contemporary Policy and Politics POS 306  The Congress POS 310  The Presidency	3
Required Related Courses	15
ESP 311  Assessment and Positive Behavior Interventions	3
ESP 412  Evidence Based Practices*	3
PSY 206  Adolescent Psychology	3
PSY 208  Educational Psychology (PSY 100 waived)	3
MAT 181  College Algebra	3
Free Electives	3
Total	121

Additional requirements, not counted toward the General Education requirements, include:

• Special Experience Course (1 course required): ELM 461 Student Teaching and School Law
• Writing-Intensive Component Courses (2 courses required): ELM 415 Middle Level Education Field Experience AND CHD 413 Content Area Literacy Field Experience 
• Laboratory Course (1 course required): Any Natural Sciences Course with Lab

* Courses marked with an asterisk are restricted to candidates admitted to Teacher Education.

Program Notes:

• All courses required for certification with C- or lower must be repeated.
• All ELM, CHD and ESP courses require current clearances and minimum 2.5 GPA to register for courses, except ELM 200 and 220, which require 2.0 GPA to register.
• Candidates must follow policies for Admission to Teacher Education as stated in the Teacher Education Handbook.
• Pre-requisite for ELM 220 and all 300-level ELM and CHD courses is ELM 200.
• State licensure exams must be passed before student teaching.
• Current clearances are required prior to enrolling in program courses. 
• Approved American/British Literature Courses are: ENG 107, 125, 127, 148, 150, 155, 160, 203, 301, 302, 337, 338 and HON 250. (HON 250 has a pre-requisite of HON 150; the 300-level ENG courses have pre-requisites of ENG 101 and 102.)

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Bachelor's Degree:

• Middle Level Grades 4 to 8: Bachelor of Education Degree

Certification Concentrations:

• Middle Level Grades 4 to 8: English Language Arts and Reading
• Middle Level Grades 4 to 8: Mathematics
• Middle Level Grades 4 to 8: Science