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

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 35 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:

History satisfies 6 hours of Historical and Literary Perspective.
EDFD 2030 and GEOG 2506 or GEOG 2551 satisfy 6 hours of Self and Society.

Note:

MATH 1200 or higher is required to satisfy 3 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning in accordance with the Liberal Arts policy.

Major: 77 Hours

To be completed prior to admission to the program: 33 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
POLS 1787 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
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 Department of Teacher Preparation for admission requirements to the Teacher Preparation Program.

To be completed after admission to the program: 44 Hours

EDFD 4400 - Education Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4200 - Teaching Young Adult Literature Credit Hours: 3
MLED 3160 - The Middle School Credit Hours: 3
MLED 3200 - Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Arkansas History Credit Hours: 3
MLED 4110 - Middle Level Curriculum and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
MLED 4140 - Learning Environments and Experiences Credit Hours: 2
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.)
RDNG 3120 - Foundations of Reading Credit Hours: 3
RDNG 4130 - Adolescent 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 3 hours of Social Science or English Language Arts elective (approved by advisor)

Remaining Bible/Electives: 8 Hours

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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