Middle Level Education English/Language Arts/Social Science Major 4-8 (MLES), BA

Requirements

Middle Level Education Liberal Arts: 50 Hours

EDFD 203  replaces PSY 201  for this major, and is counted in the hours for the major.

• ART 101 - Art Appreciation Credit Hours: 3

• or MUS 101 Music Appreciation  Credit Hours: 3

• or THEA 101 Theatre Appreciation  Credit Hours: 3

• BIOL 113 - Human Structure and Function Credit Hours: 3
• BNEW 111 - Life and Teachings of Jesus (Gospels) Credit Hours: 2
• BNEW 113 - Faith and Mission of the Church (Acts through Revelation) Credit Hours: 2
• BOLD 203 - Creation and Kingdom (Genesis through Esther) Credit Hours: 2
• BOLD 207 - Wisdom and Prophets (Job through Malachi) Credit Hours: 2
• COMO 101 - Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3
• ENG 113 - Composition I and Grammar Credit Hours: 3
• ENG 201 - World Literature I Credit Hours: 3

• or ENG 202 World Literature II  Credit Hours: 3

• ENG 211 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 302 - Regional Geography: Europe and the Americas Credit Hours: 3

• or GEOG 303 Regional Geography: Africa and Asia  Credit Hours: 3

• HIST 101 - American History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 110 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credit Hours: 3

• or HIST 111 Western Civilization Since 1500  Credit Hours: 3

• KINS 101 - Wellness Credit Hours: 2
• 1 KINS activity course
• MATH 151 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
• PHS 111 - Earth Science Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 205 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
• One 3 hour global literacy  course.

Major: 78 Hours

To be completed prior to admission to program: 25 Hours

• EDFD 200 - Chalk / Wire ePortfolio
• EDFD 202 - The Teaching Profession and Technology - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 203 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 311 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 315 - Education Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
• HED 203 - Personal and Community Health and Safety Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 336 - Arkansas History Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 241 - Mathematics for Early Childhood and Middle School Teachers Credit Hours: 3
• PHS 110 - Earth Science Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• SPED 303 - Teaching the Child with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3

To be completed after admittance to the program: 48 Hours

• BIOL 408 - Science for the P-8 Teacher Credit Hours: 3
• ENG 420 - Literature for Adolescents Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 102 - American History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
• additional history elective Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 242 - Math Applications for P-8 Teachers Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 270 - Geometry for Middle Level Educators Credit Hours: 3

• or MATH 290 Mathematics for Middle Level Educators  Credit Hours: 3

• MLED 314 - Classroom Management and Assessment - Field Experience II Credit Hours: 3
• MLED 416 - The Middle School Credit Hours: 3
• MLED 442 - Supervised Teaching Middle Childhood/ Early Adolescence, grades 4-8, 6-12 Credit Hours: 6-12
• RDNG 412 - Emergent Literacy Credit Hours: 3
• RDNG 413 - Language Arts and Literacy Credit Hours: 3
• SPED 419 - Professional Educator Early Childhood/Middle Level Credit Hours: 3
• TESL 433 - Methods of Second Language Teaching Credit Hours: 3

• or TESL 435 2nd Language Assessment  Credit Hours: 3

• or TESL 437 Cross-Cultural Aspects of English as a Second Language  Credit Hours: 3

• or TESL 439 Second Language Acquisition  Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible/Electives: 5 Hours

See Bible Enrollment  policies here.

Total Hours: 128