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Curriculum for Middle Grades Certification:
Language Arts/Social Studies Specialist

New programs in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture are based upon new State standards. You must consult with an advisor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture (Room 107 Harrington Tower) prior to enrolling in course work each semester or term.

Freshman Year
First Semester

(Th-Pr)

Cr

 

Second Semester

(Th-Pr)

Cr

BIOL 113 Introductory Biology

(3-0)

3

 

GEOG 203 Planet Earth: Intro. Earth Sys. Sci.

 

 

BIOL 123 Introductory Biology Lab.

(0-3)

1

 

or

 

 

ECON 202 Principles of Economics

 

 

 

GEOL 101 Principles of Geology

(3-3)

4

or

 

 

 

HIST 105 History of the U.S.

(3-0)

3

ECON 203 Principles of Economics

 

 

 

MATH 131 Math. Concepts--Calculus

 

 

or

 

 

 

or

 

 

GEOG 204 Economic Geography

(3-0)

3

 

MATH 142 Business Math. II

(3-0)

3

ENGL 104 Comp. and Rhetoric

(3-0)

3

 

MUSC 201 Music and the Human Exp.

(3-0)

 

MATH 141 Business Math. I

(3-0)

3

 

or

 

 

POLS 206 American Natl. Govt

(3-0)

3

 

THAR 101 Intro. to Western Theatre

(2-3)

3

 

 

16

 

POLS 207 State and Local Govt.

(3-0)

3

 

 

 

 

* KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity

(0-2)

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Sophomore Year
COMM 203 Public Speaking

(3-0)

3

 

ENGL 323 The American Renaissance

 

 

ENGL 227 Amer. Lit.: Colonial to Amer. Ren.

 

 

 

or

 

 

or

 

 

 

ENGL 336 Life and Lit. of the Southwest

 

 

ENGL 228 Amer. Lit.: Civil War to Prsnt.

(3-0)

3

 

or

 

 

HIST 106 History of the U.S.

(3-0)

3

 

ENGL 339 African-American Lit.

 

 

HIST 226 History of Texas

 

 

 

or

 

 

or

 

 

 

ENGL 362 Hispanic Lit. in the U.S.

(3-0)

3

HIST 416 Texas Since 1845

(3-0)

3

 

ENTO 222 Insects and Human Society

(3-0)

 

Literature elective 1

 

3

 

or

 

 

* KINE 199 Required Physical Activity

(0-2)

1

 

Science elective 2

 

3

 

 

16

 

GEOG 201 Intro. to Human Geography

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEOG 202 Geography of the Global Village

(3-0)

3

 

 

 

 

INST 210 Understanding Special Populations

(3-0)

3

 

 

 

 

TEFB 273 Intro. Cult., Comm., Soc. and Scls.

(2-3)

3

 

 

 

 

English elective 3

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

Summer Semester
STAT 303 Statistical Methods

(3-0)

3

 

 

3

Junior Year
INST 322 Found. of Educ. in a Multi. Society

(3-0)

3

 

ENGL 361 Literature for Adolescents

(3-0)

3

MEFB 351 Intro. to Middle Grades: Adolescent Dvlpmnt., Phil. and Orgnztn.

(2-6)

3

 

INST 332 Second Lang. Inst. and Assess.

(3-0)

3

RDNG 371 Multicultural and Interdisc. Lit. for Middle Grades

(3-0)

3

 

MEFB 352 Planning and Development for Middle Grades Curriculum

(2-6)

3

RDNG 372 Reading and Writing across the Middle Grades Curriculum

(3-0)

3

 

MIDG 352 Inq. and Problem-Based Lrng. Strategies for Middle Grades

(2-6)

3

History elective 4

 

3

 

RDNG 381 Language and Reading in Middle Grades

(3-0)

3

Political science elective 5

 

3

 

Geography elective 6

 

3

 

 

18

 

 

 

18

Summer Semester
MEFB 490 Orgnztn., Motivtn. and Mgmt. in Middle Grades Clsrm.

(2-6)

3

 

 

3

Senior Year
MEFB 450 Soc. Stud. Meth. in Middle Grades

(2-6)

3

 

MEFB 497 Residency in Middle Grades Ed.

 

6-9

MEFB 480 Eval. and Msrment.: Prog., Perf. and Stdnt. Achievmnt. in Middle Grades

(2-6)

3

 

 

 

6-9
RDNG 470 Rdng./Lang. Arts Methods in Middle Grades Education

(2-6)

3

 

 

 

 

RDNG 490 Assess. in Reading Inst. in Middle Grades

(2-6)

3

 

 

 

 

Political science elective 5

 

3

 

 

 

 
 

 

15

 

 

 

 

Total Hours 130-133

NOTES:
1. Literature elective must be satisfied by 3 hours chosen from ENGL 221, 222, 227, 228, 231 or 232.

2. Science elective to be chosen from ANTH 225, ATMO 201/202, OCNG 251/252, PHYS 289, WFSC 335 or 409/420.

3. English elective must be satisfied by 3 hours chosen from ENGL 203, 210, 241 or 301.

4. History elective to be chosen from HIST 258, 301, 307, 319, 336, 342, 345, 348, 352, 355, 356, 359, 361, 362, 363, 374, 412, 421, 440, 441, 455, 456, 457, 460, 461, 473.

5. Political science elective must be satisfied by 3 hours chosen from POLS 314, 315, 316, 317 or 319, and 3 hours chosen from POLS 329, 331, 347, 369, 415 or 421.

6. Geography elective to be chosen from GEOG 301, 305, 311, 320, 355.

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