MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION
Grades: Five – Eight

Coordinator: Dr. Jackson F. Lee Jr.

Majors in Middle Level Education will be completing a program that allows them to be certified to teach middle level

students in two of the four major content areas (Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics). Candidates

seeking licensure must complete the specific requirements listed below:

General Education.............................................................................................................................51 hours

Communication..................................................................................................................................12 hours

ENG 112 .............................................................................................................................................3

ENG 200 .............................................................................................................................................3

SPCO 101 ...........................................................................................................................................3

CS 150 (special section) .....................................................................................................................3

Mathematics...........................................................................................................................................6 hours

MATH 132 or higher...............................................................................................................................3

MATH 134...............................................................................................................................................3

Social Sciences.......................................................................................................................................9 hours

GEOG 101 .............................................................................................................................................3

POL 101 or 103 .....................................................................................................................................3

An additional 3 hours chosen from anthropology, economics, geography, political science, or sociology.

Humanities ...........................................................................................................................................12 hours

HIST Elective .........................................................................................................................................3

LIT Elective.............................................................................................................................................3

Art 101, Music 101, or Theatre 101 .......................................................................................................3

Art, History, Literature, Music, Philosophy and Religious Studies, or Theatre.........................................3

Sciences (Should include both biological and physical sciences) ........................................................12 hours

BIOL 103, 104 or 105.............................................................................................................................4

Physical Science 101 .............................................................................................................................4

BIOL or Physical Science Elec or PSY 206/216......................................................................................4

PSY 206/216 will not count for science concentration but is required for the social studies concentration.

Pre-Professional Education ...................................................................................................................7 hours

EDUC 290, 299 .....................................................................................................................................4

EDUC 290 and EDUC 299 are corequisites

EDUC 305 .............................................................................................................................................3

Supporting Courses...............................................................................................................................6 hours

HLTH 315...............................................................................................................................................3

PSY 316.................................................................................................................................................3

Professional Education Courses
(Require admission to the program)*..................................................................................................27 hours

EDUC 311 ............................................................................................................................................3

EDUC 312 ............................................................................................................................................3

EDUC 313 ............................................................................................................................................1

EDUC 380 ............................................................................................................................................2

MLE 422...............................................................................................................................................3

Student Teaching Block

EDUC 487 ...........................................................................................................................................2

EDUC 489: Student Teaching Seminar................................................................................................1

EDUC 490: Directed Teaching...........................................................................................................12

Specialty Area Requirements (All candidates must specialize in two areas. Note that the choice of specialty may affect  

choices in general education)......................................................................................................38-43 hours

Middle Level English/Language Arts................................................................................................19 hours

ENG 300 ...........................................................................................................................................3

ENG 220 ...........................................................................................................................................3

ENG 340 ...........................................................................................................................................3

ENG 310 ...........................................................................................................................................3

ENG 315 ...........................................................................................................................................3

MLE 321............................................................................................................................................4

Middle Level Mathematics...............................................................................................................19 hours

MATH 201.........................................................................................................................................3

MATH 230.........................................................................................................................................3

MATH 235.........................................................................................................................................3

MATH 345.........................................................................................................................................3

MATH Elec – 200 or higher...............................................................................................................3

MLE 318: Teaching Middle Level Mathematics.................................................................................4

Middle Level Science.....................................................................................................................24 hours

Relevant General Education Choices
Biology 105 (or Biology 103 and 104)

Chemistry 101

Astronomy 201

Specialty Courses

Biology 106 ....................................................................................................................................4

Physics 215 ...................................................................................................................................4

Physics 216 ...................................................................................................................................4

Physical Science 103 ....................................................................................................................4

Option: Chem 102 or any Biology above 200.................................................................................4

MLE 319.........................................................................................................................................4

Middle Level Social Studies...........................................................................................................19 hours

Relevant General Education choices

GEOG 101

POL SCI 101

POL SCI 205

HIST 202, United States Since 1865

PSY 206/216

Specialty Courses

ECON 203 ......................................................................................................................................3

ECON 204 ......................................................................................................................................3

HIST 203 ........................................................................................................................................3