Middle Grades Education Major

Core Curriculum Requirements

60 Hours

All baccalaureate programs at North Georgia have as a requirement the satisfactory completion of at least 60 semester credit hours comprising the six areas of the core curriculum. A complete description of Areas A-E of the core curriculum can be found in Core Curriculum. Individual degree programs may specify exceptions and/or particular courses which must be taken within each Area A-E of the core curriculum. Those exceptions and/or course requirements and Area F of the core curriculum are shown below.

Area A

Students who have mathematics or science as a primary teaching concentration must complete the core curriculum requirements in Area A for that major.

Area B

no exceptions

Area C

no exceptions

Area D

Students who have mathematics or science as a primary teaching concentration must complete the core curriculum requirements in Area D for that major.

Area E

no exceptions

Area F.

18 hours EDUC 2110, 2120, and 2130

Area F

18 hours

EDUC 2110

3 hours

EDUC 2120

3 hours

EDUC 2130

3 hours

Lower division directed elective in teaching field #1

3 hours

Electives ( If Area F courses have been taken elsewhere in the core, 1000- or 2000-level courses may be substituted to total 18 hours.)

6 hours

*If these courses were selected in another area of the core, other approved content electives may be substituted to bring the total to 18 hours. Students who do not enter with strong background in foreign language are advised to consider taking one of these courses elsewhere so that they can take a 1001 Foreign Language.

Required for Middle Grades Education majors - 60 hours

LART 3040

LART 3190

MGED 3010

MGED 3020

MGED 3015

MGED 3130

MGED 3115

MGED 4010

MGED 4020

MGED 4015

MGED 4315

EDUC 4304

EDUC 4305

EDUC 3540

Teaching Field #1

12 - 16 hours (minimum 4 courses)

Teaching of (content area) Course

2 Content Courses (advisor approval required)

1 Lower Division directed elective from Area F

Teaching Field # 2

12 - 16 hours (minimum 4 courses)

Teaching of (content area) Course

3 Content Courses (Advisor approval required)

Other Requirements

Regents' Skills Test or exemption (must be taken during the first semester)

U.S. and Constitution & History requirement

Military Science requirement (for military students)