Middle Education: Mathematics Emphasis (Grades 6-8), B.S.

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The Ferrum College Teacher Education Program prepares caring and competent pre-professionals as decision-makers for the diverse contexts of 21st-century classrooms, schools and communities. Building upon a solid liberal arts foundation, the Bachelor of Science in Middle Education program assists candidates to develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to become effective and caring teachers in grades 6-8. This major requires a minimum cumulative 2.8 GPA and a minimum 3.0 GPA in education courses.

Any student wishing to prepare for a career teaching middle grades 6-8 may do so by selecting the Middle Education program with an emphasis in one of the following areas:

Mathematics
Science
English
History and Social Sciences

Middle Education Required Courses (36 Credits)

Requires a minimum 3.0 GPA in Education Courses

SPD 220 - Survey of Exceptional and Special Education 3 Credit(s).
EDU 404 - Student Teaching and Synthesis Experience 12 Credit(s).
EDU 355 - Secondary and Middle School Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Strategies 3 Credit(s).
EDU 357 - Secondary and Middle School Classroom Management and Differentiated Instructional Strategies 3 Credit(s).
EDU 202 - Introduction to 21st Century Education 3 Credit(s).
EDU 203 - Foundations and Trends in Education 3 Credit(s).
EDU 312 - Content Area Literacy 3 Credit(s).
EDU 330 - The Middle School 3 Credit(s).
PSY 201 - General Psychology 3 Credit(s).
PSY-201 does not factor into EDU GPA.

Mathematics Emphasis

Degree Specific Requirements (9 Credits)

PSY 211 - Human Growth and Development – Child and Adolescent 3 Credit(s).
MTH 107 - Introduction to Finite Mathematics 3 Credit(s).
MTH 111 - Pre-Calculus I 3 Credit(s).

Emphasis Area Requirements (26 Credits)

MTH 243 - Discrete Mathematics 3 Credit(s).
MTH 304 - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra 3 Credit(s).
MTH 306 - Intermediate Statistics 3 Credit(s).
MTH 203 - Concepts in Calculus 3 Credit(s).
MTH 208 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credit(s).
PHY 201 - General Physics I 4 Credit(s).
PHY 202 - General Physics II 4 Credit(s).
EDU 320 - Elementary Math Methods 3 Credit(s). Requires 3.0 GPA

Middle Education: Mathematics Emphasis (Grades 6-8), B.S.

Middle Education Required Courses (36 Credits)

Mathematics Emphasis

Degree Specific Requirements (9 Credits)

Emphasis Area Requirements (26 Credits)

Total Hours in Mathematics Emphasis: 71

Total Credit Hours Required in Degree: 121