Degree Requirements

In addition to the requirements of the academic major, students must comply with the General Academic Regulations for Graduation  and Undergraduate Academic Policies .  As part of these policies, students must complete the General College Curriculum , which is based on the degree.

Admission Requirements for Teacher Education

In addition to general admission requirements for Campbell University, students seeking initial North Carolina Teacher Licensure must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program prior to their junior year. Admission requirements for Teacher Education include a 2.7 overall GPA, a grade of “C” or better on all content area and education courses and passing the Core Praxis Exam (or acceptable SAT/ACT scores). If a teacher education candidate does not meet the North Carolina Licensure established score on the SAT/ACT for admittance into the teacher education program, they are automatically enrolled in EDUC 106  and/or EDUC 107  in order to prepare for the CORE PRAXIS (Math and/or Reading). Please see your advisor in the Professional Education Department for all additional North Carolina Licensure Requirements.

Major Requirements

The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in middle grades education requires two concentration areas–chosen from the areas of social studies, language arts, mathematics, or science– in addition to the core curriculum and professional education courses.

All majors are required to take the following core courses:

• ENGL 100 - English Fundamentals (3)
• ENGL 101 - Academic Writing (3)
• ENGL 102 - Academic Writing and Literature (3)

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• HIST 111 - Western Civilization I (3)

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• HIST 112 - Western Civilization II (3)

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• HIST 322 - Latin America: An Area Study (3) (option)
• SOCI 346 - Sociology of Education (3)
• Foreign Language through 201
• CHRS 125 - Introduction to Christianity (3)
• Two laboratory science courses
• 2 Mathematics
• MATH 111 - College Algebra (3) and higher
• PE 185 - Lifetime Wellness (2)

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• ART 131 - Introduction to Art (3)

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• MUSC 131 - Music Appreciation (3)

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• THEA 131 - Introduction to Theatre (3)

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• PSYC 222 - General Psychology (3)
• and 0-3 hours of elective hours depending upon concentration choices.

Educational Requirements

• EDUC 221 - Introduction to Education (3)
• EDUC 223 - Psychology Applied to Teaching (3)
• EDUC 310 - Assessment and the Data Informed Teacher (3)
• EDUC 365 - Teaching in the Middle (3)
• EDUC 410 - Integrative Curriculum (2)
• EDUC 455 - Educational Technology Foundations (3)
• EDUC 456 - Practicum (Elementary Education, Middle Grades and Special Education) (2)
• EDUC 470 - Student Teaching (Elementary, Birth to Kindergarten, and Special Education) (12)
• SPED 350 - Mild/Moderate Disabilities (3)

Licensure Requirements for Middle Grades Education:

Students seeking licensure in middle grades education must choose a primary and a secondary area of concentration. Twenty-four hours of course work must be completed for a primary area of concentration, and eighteen hours of course work must be completed in the secondary area of concentration. A grade of “C” or better must be earned in all concentration area courses as well as all education courses and obtain passing Praxis II scores in content area.

Concentration Requirements

Social Studies

• POLS 229 - The National Government (3)
• EDUC 449 - Social Studies for Middle Grades Education (2)

• Take one of the following:

• GEOG 113 - Introduction to Geography (3)
• GEOG 114 - World Regional Geography (3)

• Take one of the following:

• HIST 221 - United States History I (3)
• HIST 222 - United States History II (3)

• Take one of the following:

• HIST 342 - Eastern Europe: An Area Study (3)
• HIST 351 - South Asia: An Area Study (3)
• HIST 352 - East Asia: Area Study (3)
• HIST 353 - Africa: An Area Study (3)
• HIST 354 - Southeast Asia: An Area Study (3)
• HIST 357 - The Middle East and North Africa: An Area Study (3)
• ECON 200 - The Economic Way of Thinking (3)

Science

Take the following groups:

• Take the following courses:

• BIOL 111 - Basic Biology (4)
• CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I (4)
• SIED 453 - Material and Methods in Secondary Science (3)
• SIED 454 - Science Safety Seminar (1)

• Take one of the following:

• ENVS 111 - Introduction to Environmental Science I (4)
• ENVS 112 - Introduction to Environmental Science II (4)

• Take one of the following:

• PHYS 221 - General Physics I (4)
• PHYS 222 - General Physics II (4)

Mathematics

Take the following courses:

• MATH 122 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4)
• MATH 160 - Elementary Statistics (3)
• MATH 204 - Geometry for the Educator (3)
• MATH 451 - Methods of Teaching Middle Level Mathematics (2)