Middle Level Education Social Sciences/Math Major 4-8 (MLSM), BA

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 32 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts program. The following Liberal Arts courses are met within the content of the major:

MATH 1200 satisfies 3 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning.
History satisfies 6 hours of Historical and Literary Perspective.
EDFD 2030 and GEOG 2506 or GEOG 2551 satisfy 6 hours of Self and Society.

Major: 77 Hours

To be taken prior to admission to program: 42 Hours

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
GEOG 2506 - Regional Geography: Europe and the Americas Credit Hours: 3
or GEOG 2551 - Regional Geography: Africa and Asia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1010 - American History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1020 - American History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2100 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2110 - Western Civilization Since 1500 Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1200 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1330 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
(This requirement may be met with MATH 1320 , MATH 2300 , or MATH 2350 .)
MATH 2131 - Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers Credit Hours: 3
MATH 3070 - Geometry for Elementary and Middle Level Educators Credit Hours: 3
POLS 1787 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
SPED 3030 - Teaching the Child with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3

Note(s):

See Department of Teacher Preparation for admission requirements to the Teacher Preparation Program.

To be completed after admission to the program: 35 Hours

EDFD 4400 - Education Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2231 - Math Applications for P-8 Teachers Credit Hours: 3
MATH 3090 - Mathematics for Middle Level Educators Credit Hours: 3
MLED 3160 - The Middle School Credit Hours: 3
MLED 4110 - Middle Level Curriculum and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
MLED 4140 - Learning Environments and Experiences Credit Hours: 2
MLED 3200 - Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Arkansas History Credit Hours: 3
MLED 4320 - Residency I: Middle Level Education 4-8 Credit Hours: 3-6
MLED 4420 - Supervised Teaching: Internship II Credit Hours: 1-12
(12 total hours are required for Supervised Teaching: Internships.)
SPED 4190 - Professional Educator Elementary/Middle Level/SPED B-K/SPED K-12 Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible/Electives: 11 Hours

The University requires 42 upper-level hours for graduation. Please check with your advisor to be sure you will have the 42 upper-level hours required.

EDFD 4400 , counted above in the major, satisfies the Bible Class Enrollment requirement in the semester it is taken. Bible is not required during the supervised teaching semester.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.

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