Middle Childhood Education (B.A.)

Admission Process

See the Teacher Education Student Policy Manual for each admission point requirement. Each admission point is a formal admittance using an electronic application located on the Teacher Education website.

1. Admission Point 1: Admission to the Teacher Education Program

2. Admission Point 2: Admission to Residency Semester I
3. Admission Point 3: Admission to Residency Semester II (Professional Semester)
4. Admission Point 4: Graduation and Certification 

Teaching Certification

To qualify for West Virginia teaching certification, each graduate must also pass all of the required Praxis II tests for the subject area that he or she intends to teach. A list of the required Praxis II tests, along with the required passing scores, is available at the ETS website (http://www.ets.org/praxis) or the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) web site.

Graduates may obtain certification packets at the dean’s office or by requesting a packet from WVDE. Fingerprinting must be completed at a WVDE approved location.

Required Courses and Professional Components

Professional Education Component

EDUC 100Introduction to Professional Education

1

EDUC 207Foundations of Educ

3

EDUC 290Instructional Technology

3

EDUC 301Educational Psychology

3

SPED 241Introduction to Exceptionalities

3

Residency Semester I

These courses must be scheduled together during the semester prior to the Residency Semester 2 (professional semester). Teacher candidates must be admitted to Admission Point 1 and Admission Point 2 before enrolling in the Secondary Education Residency I semester. 

EDUC 293Instr Design Asses for Mid/Sec

3

EDUC 341M&M for Middle Sch Educ

2

EDUC 342Methods & Materials Lab for Secondary Teachers

1

READ 302Read for Content Area Instr

3

SPED 320Collab Tech Sec Stud Exception

3

EDUC 309Residency I

0

Residency Semester II

EDUC 409School Law & Org

1

EDUC 470Professional Seminar

1

EDUC 485Residency II

10

Choose two areas of interest from the following:

English:

ENG 200Foundations in English Studies

3

ENG 275Structure of English

3

ENG 320Young Adult Literature

3

ENG 385Advanced Composition

3

READ 412Structured Language

3

Any 300-400 ENG

3

Choose 3 hours from the following:
ENG 204British Literature through the 18th Century

3

ENG 214British Lit after 18th Cent

3

Choose 3 hours from the following:
ENG 205American Lit Before Civil War

3

ENG 215American Lit after Civil War

3

Choose 3 hours from the following:
ENG 360Creative Writing-Poetry

3

ENG 361Creative Writing: Fiction

3

ENG 362Creative Writing-Nonfiction

3

Choose 3 hours from the following:
ENG 490World Literature I

3

ENG 492World Literature II

3

General Science

BIO 124Biological Principles

3

BIO 125Biological Principles Lab

1

BIO 140Life Sci I for Elem Teachers

3

BIO 340Life Sciences II for Elementary 5-9

4

CHEM 100Foundations of Chemistry

3

CHEM 101Foundations of Chemistry Lab

1

MATH 145Pre-Calculus

4

PHYS 101Elem Physics I

3

PHYS 110Elementary Physics Lab I

1

PHYS 340Physical Science II for Elementary & 5-9 Teachers

4

Choose one course from the following:
GEO 444Weather & Climate

3

PHYS 400Oceanography & Climatology

3

Math

MATH 240Math for Elementary & 5-9 Teachers I

4

MATH 245Math for Elementary & 5-9 Teachers II

4

MATH 145Pre-Calculus

4

MATH 160Introduction to Statistics

3 or 5

MATH 264Manipulatives in Mathematics

2

MATH 309Calculus & Geometry for General Math 5-9

3

MATH 327History of Mathematics

3

MATH 373Finite Mathematics

3

MATH 481Mathematics Capstone

1

Social Studies

ECON 103Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECON 203Principles of Macroeconomics

3

GEO 205Introduction to Geography

3

GEO 206World Regional Geography

3

HIST 103History of Civilization I

3

HIST 104History of Civilization II

3

HIST 210History of U.S. I to 1876

3

HIST 211History of U.S. II since 1876

3

HIST 302West Virginia & the Appalachian Region

3

POLS 201American Government

3

EDUC 356Integrated Appalachian SS

3