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

May 28, 2025

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 41 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:

PHS 1010 satisfies 3 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning.
EDFD 2030 satisfies 3 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: 68 Hours

To be completed prior to admission to the program: 27 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
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 Department of Teacher Preparation for admission requirements to the Teacher Preparation Program.

To be completed after admission to the program: 41 Hours

BIOL 4080 - Science for the P-8 Teacher Credit Hours: 3
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 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

Remaining Bible/Electives: 11 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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