Fall - 2007

Middle School Language Arts (5 - 9) -- Teaching Certification Requirements

Name:

Student #:

Note: SBU reserves the right to amend the curriculum and require teaching certificate candidates to graduate under a program which reflects the state certification requirements in force at the time of graduation.

GPA Requirements:
 •  2.5 overall and in the certificate subject area
 •  2.5 in professional education courses with no grade lower than a "C"

Assessments:
 •  ACT / SAT scores
 •  APT / MFT, if applicable
 •  C-BASE - pass all sections
 •  Praxis II - passing score

Professional Education Sequence
Course #
Course Title
Hours
Grade
Sem / Year
EDU 2113 Educational Psychology (F / S)
3
   
EDU 2313 Foundations of Education (Secondary) (F / S)
3
   
EDU 2131
Field Experience Level 1 (Observing and Assisting) in Middle School / Jr. High (F / S / J) Pre-enrollment required in EDU dept
 •  2.0 GPA
 •  Education File Complete
 •  Completed EDU 2113 or 2313 OR be concurrently enrolled in one or both
1
   
EDU 2823 Technology for Educators (F / S)
3
   
EDU 2463 Foundations of Middle School (F / S)
3
   
EDU 2512 Teaching Reading in the Middle School (S)
2
   
Before continuing Professional Sequence, the following prerequisites must be met:
 •  C-BASE - Pass all sections
 •  2.5 overall GPA
 •  EDU 2113, 2313, 2131
EDU 3431 Field Experience Level 2 in Middle School / Jr. High (S)
Pre-enrollment required in EDU dept
1
   
EDU 3613 Teaching Reading in Content Areas (F / S)
3
   
EDU 3833 Behavior & Classroom Management-Sec (F / S)
3
   
EDU 4473 Psychology of the Middle School Student (F)
3
   
EDU 4493 Middle School Curriculum (S)
[requires concurrent enrollment with EDU 3431]
3
   

Before beginning Student Teaching Semester, the following prerequisites must be met:
 •  Praxis II -- passing score
Hours
Grade
Sem / Year
EDU 4112 Teaching Writing (BLOCK) (F)
2
   
EDU 4832 Assessment & Evaluation of Learners (BLOCK) (F / S)
2
   
EDU 4842 Teaching Diverse Learners (BLOCK) (F / S)
2
   
EDU 4939 Student Teaching in Middle School (BLOCK) (F / S)
10
   
TOTALS Professional Education Sequence
47
   
Language Arts Requirements
21 - 24
   
Language Arts Middle School Requirements
(Minimum 21 hours. Add three more hours when paired with a Speech or Spanish endorsement)
Composition and Rhetoric (9 hours)
ENG 1113 English Composition I (F / S) [See note on ENG 2213]

3

   
ENG 2213* English Composition II (F / S)
*[ENG Comp II or ENG 1123, Honors Comp. -- must make a C or higher in ENG 1123 to receive credit for ENG 1113]

3

   
ENG 3353 Advanced Composition (S)

3

   

Study of the English Language (3 hours)

ENG 3373 Structure of the English Language (F)

3

   

American Literature (6 hours)

ENG 3303 American Literature for Adolescent Reader (F)
[Literature Methods Class]

3

   
ENG 3313 or American Literature I (F) or

3

   
ENG 3323 or American Literature II (S) or
ENG 3323 American Novel (S, even)

English Literature (3 hours)

ENG English Elective (circle selection below)

3

   
ENG 3233 Medieval & Renaissance English Literature (S, odd)
ENG 3243 17th and 18th Century Engoish Literature (S, even)
ENG 3333 The Romantic Period (F,even)
ENG 3343 The Victorian Period (S, odd)
ENG 4413 Shakespeare (F, odd)
ENG 4433 20th Century Engoish Literature (F, even)
ENG 4453 Milton (S, even)
ENG 4473 Modern Drama (F, odd)
ENG Additional English Elective if paired with Spanish or Speech   (write in selection from above)

3