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Middle Childhood Education - B.S.E. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

I. DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type Course Title Credits
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1
II. MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (66 credits)
Type Course Title Credits
ELR CHDS 20092 Field Experience I: Middle Childhood 1 1
  CULT 29535 Education in a Democratic Society 1 3
KHU ENG 22071
22072		 Great Books to 1700 (3) 2
or Great Books since 1700 (3) 2		 3
  EPSY 29525 Educational Psychology1 3
  HDFS 24013 Early Adolescence1 3
  HED 42575 Health and Learning: Strategies for Students and Teachers1 3
  ITEC 19525 Educational Technology1 3
KMC MATH 14001 Basic Mathematical Concepts I 1 4
KMC   14002 Basic Mathematical Concepts II 1 4
  MCED 30001 Teaching Mathematics in Middle Childhood I 1 3
    30002 Integrated Social Studies and Science in Middle Childhood 1 3
    31000 Teaching and Learning in Middle Childhood 1 3
    40005 Effective Use of Phonics in Reading 1 3
WIC   40006 Reading and Writing in Middle Childhood 3 6
    40007 Teaching Reading with Literature in Middle Childhood 1 3
    41000 Curriculum and Organization in Middle Childhood 1 3
ELR   42358 Student Teaching in Middle Childhood 1 9
    49525 Inquiry into Professional Practice: Middle Childhood 1 3
DD SPED 23000 Introduction to Exceptionalities 1 3
III. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (25 credits)  
Type Course Title Credits
KBS BSCI 10001 Human Biology 4 3
KSS/DG GEOG 17063 World Geography 5 3
KSS/DD PSYC 11762 General Psychology5 3
  Choose from the following:
Students in the social studies concentration must take HIST 12070 and earn a minimum C grade		 3
KHU/DG HIST 11050 World History: Ancient and Medieval (3)  
KHU/DD   12070 History of the United States: The Formative Period (3)  
KHU/DG PAS 23001 Black Experience I: Beginning to 1865 (3)  
  Kent Core Basic Science (must include a laboratory) 4 4
  Kent Core Composition 6 6-8
  Kent Core Fine Arts 3
IV. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (36-50 credits)
Students must choose two concentrations
  Mathematics (26)
  Reading/Language Arts (15)
  Science (21)
  Social Studies (24)
TOTAL 128-142

1. All courses within the Major Program Requirements must be earned with a minimum C (2.000) grade.
2. A minimum C (2.000) grade is required for students in the Language Arts concentration.
3. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
4. Students in the science concentration should take the following two courses, a minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned in both courses:

BSCI 10120 Biological Foundations (4)
CHEM 10030 Chemistry in Our World (3)

5. A minimum C (2.000) grade is required for students in the Social Studies concentration.
6. A minimum C (2.000) grade is required in both courses.

Special Major Note:
Students who pass 15 credits of non-remedial academic coursework each fall and spring semester and the 1-credit First Year Experience course will accumulate 120 credits in four years. This major requires 128 - 142 credits for graduation, depending on concentration. Students can stay on track for graduation by:

  • Declaring their major as freshmen and completing all courses in sequence (bear in mind that switching majors may cause a delay in graduation);
  • Prioritizing required courses above electives;
  • Meeting regularly with their academic advisors to stay on track;
  • Passing each required course the first time attempted and maintaining the minimal GPA for the major;
  • Successfully completing more than 15 credit hours of relevant coursework (field-based work, internship) during academic semesters; and/or
  • Completing relevant coursework (field-based work, internship) during summer sessions.

Licensure Requirement (not required for graduation):
Candidates seeking Ohio licensure are required to pass specific assessments in order to apply for licensure. See Ohio Department of Education-Educator Preparation website for more information on assessments specific to licensure type. Taking and passing the licensure tests prior to graduation is encouraged but not required.

 

Mathematics Concentration

  • Mathematics and Reading/Language Arts -
    For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap
  • Mathematics and Science -
    For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the2014-2015 Roadmap.
  • Mathematics and Social Studies -
    For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap.
     
 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (26 credits) 1
Type Course Title Credits
KAD MATH 11010 Algebra for Calculus 3
KMC   11022 Trigonometry 3
KMC   12002 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I 5
    34001 Fundamental Concepts of Algebra 3
    34002 Fundamental Concepts of Geometry 3
KMC   10041
30011		 Introductory Statistics (4)
or Basic Probability and Statistics (3)		 3-4
  MCED 40001 Teaching Mathematics in Middle Childhood II 3
  Choose from the following: 3-5
  MATH 12003 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (5)  
    21001 Linear Algebra with Applications (3)  
    31011 Discrete Mathematics (3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL  26

 1. All courses within the Concentration Requirements must be earned with a minimum C (2.000) grade.

 

Reading/Language Arts Concentration

  • Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics -
    For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap
  • Reading/Language Arts and Science -
    For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap.
  • Reading/Language Arts and Social Studies -
    For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap.
 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits) 1
Type Course Title Credits
KAD COMM 15000 Introduction to Human Communication 3
  ENG 21001
21002		 Introduction to Ethnic Literature of the U.S. (3)
or Introduction to Women’s Literature (3)		 3
    25002 Literature in English II 3
    31001
31003		 Fundamentals of English Grammar (3)
or Linguistics (3)		 3
DD COMM
JMC		 26000
20001		 Criticism of Public Discourse (3)
or Media, Power and Culture (3)		 3
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 15

1. All courses within the Concentration Requirements must be earned with a minimum C (2.000) grade.

 

Science Concentration

  • Science and Mathematics -
    For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap.
  • Science and Reading/Language Arts -
    For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap.
  • Science and Social Studies -
    For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap.
 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21 credits) 1
Type Course Title Credits
KBS ANTH
BSCI		 18630
10002		 Human Evolution (3)
or Life on Planet Earth (3)		 3
  MCED 40002 Teaching Science in Middle Childhood II 3
KAD PHY 11030 Seven Ideas that Shook the Universe 3
  Choose one series: Physical Science 5
KBS CHEM 10060 General Chemistry I (4)  
KBS   10062 General Chemistry I Laboratory (1)  
    or  
KBS PHY 13001 General College Physics (4)  
KBS   13021 General College Physics Laboratory I (1)  
  Choose one series: Earth Science 4
KBS GEOL 11040 How the Earth Works (3)  
KBS   11041 How the Earth Works Laboratory (1)  
    or  
KBS GEOL 11042 Earth and Life Through Time (3)  
KBS   11043 Earth and Life Through Tim Laboratory (1)  
  Choose from the following: Science 3-4
  BSCI 10110 Biological Diversity (4)  
    20021 Basic Microbiology (3)  
    30275 Local Flora (4)  
    30560 Invertebrate Zoology (4)  
  GEOG 31062 Fundamentals of Meteorology (3)  
    41073 Conservation of Natural Resources (3)  
  GEOL 21080 All About the Oceans (3)  
    41073 Geology of Ohio (3)  
  PHY 21040 Physics in Entertainment and the Arts (3)  
    21430 Frontiers in Astronomy (3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 21

1. All courses within the Concentration Requirements must be earned with a minimum C (2.000) grade.

 

Social Studies Concentration

  • Social Studies and Mathematics -
    For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap.
  • Social Studies and Reading/Language Arts -
    For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap.
  • Social Studies and Science -
    For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap.
 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (24 credits) 1
Type Course Title Credits
KAD ECON 22060 Principles of Microeconomics 3
KHU/DG HIST 11050 World History: Ancient and Medieval 3
KHU/DG   11051 World History: Modern 3
  MCED 40003 Teaching Social Studies in Middle Childhood II 3
KSS/DD POL 10100 American Politics 3
KSS/DG
KSS/DD		 ANTH
SOC		 18210
12050		 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
or Introduction to Sociology (3)		 3
  Choose from the following: 3
KSS/DG POL 10500 World Politics (3)  
    30520 European Politics (3)  
DG   30540 African Politics (3)  
DG   30550 Latin American Politics (3)  
  Choose from the following: 3
  ANTH 38250 Religion: Search for Meaning (3)  
    48210 Culture and Communication (3)  
DG   48260 Culture Conflict (3)  
    48270 Native Peoples of North America (3)  
  GEOG 37010 Geography of Ohio (3)  
DG   37040 Geography of Africa (3)  
DG   37070 Geography of East and Southeast Asia (3)  
DG   37084 Geography of South America (3)  
DG   37085 Geography of Central America and Mexico (3)  
  HIST 31061 History of Ohio (3)  
    31126 History of the Middle East (3)  
    31130 History of African Civilization (3)  
    31140 Modern Latin America (3)  
WIC   42297 Colloquium: China and Japan (3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 24

 1. All courses within the Concentration Requirements must be earned with a minimum C (2.000) grade.