Program: Middle Level Education English/Language Arts/Science Major 4-8 (MLEL), BA - Harding University

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 47 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts courses are specifically required or met within the content of the major:

EDFD 2030 , required in place of PSY 2010 , satisfies three hours of the Individual and the Social Environment component and is counted below in the hours required for the major.
MATH 1320 or higher is required and satisfies three hours of the Natural World component. MATH 1200 is also required and counted in the major.
PHS 1010 satisfies three hours of the Natural World Component and is counted below in the hours required for the major.

Major: 77 Hours

To be completed prior to admission to the program: 36 hours

CHEM 1040/1040L - College Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
EDFD 2020 - The Teaching Profession and Technology - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 2030 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 3110 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 3150 - Education Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1200 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
MLED 3200 - Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Arkansas History Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 3021 - Arkansas History Credit Hours: 3
PHS 1010 - Earth Science Credit Hours: 3
PHS 1010L - LAB: Earth Science Credit Hours: 1
PHS 1070/1070L - Physical Science for Educators Credit Hours: 4
SPED 3030 - Teaching the Child with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3
TESL 4330 - Methods of Second Language Teaching Credit Hours: 3
or ENG 3000 - Advanced Composition Credit Hours: 3

or ENG 3130-3133 - Writing Fiction Credit Hours: 3

or RDNG 3500 - Children’s Literature Credit Hours: 3

NOTE(S):

See Cannon-Clary College of Education for admission requirements to the Teacher Preparation Program. A grade of C or higher is required in the following courses COMM 1010 , EDFD 2020 , EDFD 2030 , ENG 1110 and ENG 2110 , and MATH 1200 or higher.

To be completed after admission to the program: 41 Hours

BIOL 4080 - Science for the P-8 Teacher Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4200 - Teaching Young Adult Literature Credit Hours: 3
MLED 3160 - The Middle School Credit Hours: 3
MLED 4140 - Managing the Learning Environment-Internship I Credit Hours: 2
MLED 4420 - Supervised Teaching: Middle Level 4-8 Credit Hours: 6-12
(Must be taken for 12 hours of credit to fulfill program requirements.)
RDNG 3120 - Foundations of Reading Credit Hours: 3
RDNG 4130 - Adolescent Literacy Credit Hours: 3
RDNG 4150 - Disciplinary Literacy Credit Hours: 3
SPED 4160 - Literacy Interventions for Students with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3
SPED 4190 - Professional Educator Elementary/Middle Level/SPED B-K/SPED K-12 Credit Hours: 3
Additional science elective (approved by advisor).

Remaining Bible/Electives: 4 hours

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.

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