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Elementary/Middle Level Education: Grades 4-8, Mathematics Concentration, BSEd

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The Elementary/Middle Level Education: Grades 4-8, Mathematics Concentration, BSEd program prepares you to obtain the certification required to teach grades 4-8 in Pennsylvania’s public school system. This program meets high national standards of excellence because it is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teachers, Association of Middle Level Education and Council for Exceptional Children. Additionally, Shippensburg University has the only public elementary lab school in the state.

You will learn how to support middle level students’ academic growth in mathematics. Learning experiences related to mathematics will focus on the topics of:

  • Numbers and operations
  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Data
  • Probability

You are required to complete core concentration courses in mathematics as well as professional core courses focusing on adolescent development and learning, instructional methods, assessment and intervention, adaptation and accommodations for diverse learners, and literacy. There is also a required capstone seminar and practicum in middle level student teaching.

Course work for Mathematics Concentration, BSEd

Option 1: Single Certification

Students choose one area in which they will be certified to teach. Options include:

  • Science
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Language Arts.

Option 2: Double Certifications

Students choose two areas in which they will be certified to teach. One area must be math or science. Options include:

  • Science and Mathematics
  • Science and Social Studies
  • Science and Language Arts
  • Mathematics and Social Studies
  • Mathematics and Language Arts

Credit Requirements: All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits. Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate. For course descriptions, visit the catalog.

  • General Education: 46 credits
  • Major Requirements: 66 - 68 credits
  • Free Electives: 6 - 8 credits
  • Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

Following Two Courses are Required:

  • MATH 105 - Mathematics for Liberal Studies 
  • MATH 111 - Fundamentals of Mathematics II 

Choose One of the Following Options:

Option One: 

  • MATH 175 - Precalculus 
  • MATH 211 - Calculus I  

Option Two:

  • MATH 181 - Applied Calculus
  • MATH 318 - Elementary Linear Algebra 

Option Three:

  • MATH 211  
  • MATH 212 or MATH 318  

Math Elective

  • 1 Math Course at the 200 level or higher

  • READ 232 - Reading in the Elementary School 
  • READ 329 - Reading in the Content Areas 
  • READ 363 - Reading and Writing in PK-4 
  • SPEE 423 - Effective Instructional Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities 
  • SPEE 483 - Assessing Children with Exceptionalities for Curricular Decision-Making 
  • TEED 206 - Social Foundations of Middle Level Education 
  • TEED 251 - Elements of Middle Level Instruction 
  • TEED 261 - Adolescent Development and Adolescent Learning Theory 
  • TEED 342 - Teaching Middle Level Mathematics 
  • TEED 345 - Assessment and Evaluation Strategies 

Choose one of the following:

  • ESL 450 - Foundations of English Language Learner Instruction 
  • READ 413 - Teaching Reading to English Language Learners

  • ECED 480 - Early Childhood Professional Seminar 
  • EDFN 495 - Student Teaching

Choose one of the following:

  • ECED 415 - Professional Practicum in PK-4 
  • ECSP 415 - Professional Practicum: Pre K-4/Dual 
  • Any ECED 300 or 400 Level Course
  • Any EDFN 400 Level Course

Foundation Courses (15 credits)
First Year Seminar (Select One)

  • UNIV 101 - Shippensburg University First Year Seminar 
  • HONR 113 - Honors: Shippensburg University First Year Seminar 
  • Written Communication (select one)
    • ENGL 114 - Academic Writing 
    • ENGL 115 - Advanced Academic Writing 
    • HONR 106 - Honors: Academic Writing 
  • Oral Communication (select one)
    • COST 100 - Introduction to Human Communication 
    • HONR 100 - Honors: Introduction to Human Communication 
  • Historical Themes (select one)
    • HIST 105 - Historical Foundations of Global Cultures 
    • HONR 122 - Honors: Historical Foundations of Global Cultures 
  • Quantitative Reasoning (select one)
    • MATH 117 - Applied Statistics 
    • MATH 217 - Statistics I 

Interconnections: Diversity (3 Credits)
Select one:

  • HONR 411 - Honors: Introduction to Exceptionalities: Understanding Diverse Learners 
  • SPEE 273 - Introduction to Exceptionalities: Understanding Diverse Learners

Interconnections (6 Credits)
Select at least one Global Perspectives Course.

Global Perspectives Courses:

  • ANTH 105 - Great Discoveries in Archaeology 
  • ECON 101 - Principles of Macroeconomics
  • GEOG 101 - World Geography 
  • HIST 106 - Modern World History 
  • HONR 123 - Honors: Modern World History 
  • HONR 141 - Honors: World Geography 
  • HONR 165 - Honors: Principles of Macroeconomics 
  • POLI 141 - World Politics 

Foreign Language Courses:

  • FREN 101 - Beginning French I 
  • FREN 102 - Beginning French II 
  • FREN 103 - Intermediate French 
  • FREN 202 - Intermediate Conversation Through the Media 
  • GERM 101 - Beginning German I 
  • GERM 102 - Beginning German II 
  • GERM 103 - Intermediate German 
  • GERM 203 - Intermediate German Communication 
  • SPAN 101 - Beginning Spanish I 
  • SPAN 102 - Beginning Spanish II 
  • SPAN 103 - Intermediate Spanish 
  • SPAN 202 - Intermediate Conversation 

Citizenship & Responsibility (6 Credits)
Select two (2) courses, with no more than one (1) course being attributed with the same program goal: Citizenship, Ethical Reasoning or Critical Analysis & Reasoning.

Citizenship
Options include:

  • COMM 111 - Media Literacy 
  • ESSC 108 - Introduction to Environmental Sustainability 
  • HIST 201 - Early History of the United States 
  • HIST 202 - Recent History of the United States 
  • HONR 279 - Honors: U.S. Government and Politics 
  • POLI 100 - U.S. Government and Politics 

Ethical Reasoning
Options include:

  • PHIL 105 - Ethical Theories and Problems 
  • HONR 105 - Honors: Ethical Theories and Problems 

Critical Analysis & Reasoning
Options include:

  • ACEX 102 - Leadership and Community 
  • ACEX 210 - Writing Tutoring Theory & Praxis 
  • COST 125 - Survey of Communication Studies 
  • ECON 113 - Principles of Economics 
  • EXER 207 - Stress Management 
  • FINA 101 - Personal Finance 
  • GEOG 103 - Geography of the United States and Canada 
  • GEOG 140 - Human Geography 
  • GERT 100 - Introduction to Gerontology 
  • HONR 130 - Honors: Introduction to Philosophy 
  • HONR 140 - Honors: Geography of the United States and Canada
  • PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 
  • PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking 

Natural World & Technology (9 Credits)
Select 3 Natural World Courses:

Required, Select One:

  • PSYC 101 - General Psychology 
  • HONR 151 - Honors: General Psychology

Select Two of the Following Courses:

  • ANTH 121 - Physical Anthropology
  • BIOL 100 - Basic Biology 
  • BIOL 145 - Environmental Biology 
  • BIOL 150 - Human Biology 
  • CHEM 103 - A Cultural Approach 
  • CHEM 105 - An Observational Approach 
  • ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics 
  • ESSC 110 - Introduction to Geology 
  • ESSC 111 - Introduction to Weather and Climate 
  • ESSC 115 - Coastal Hazards and Sustainability 
  • GEOG 105 - Physical Geography 
  • HONR 108 - Honors: Astronomy 
  • HONR 142 - Honors: Introduction to Weather and Climate 
  • HONR 145 - Honors: Environmental Biology 
  • HONR 159 - Honors: Physical Anthropology 
  • HONR 180 - Honors: Physics for Society 
  • HONR 186 - Honors: Human Biology 
  • HONR 196 - Honors: A Cultural Approach
  • HONR 244 - Honors: Introduction to Geology 
  • PHYS 108 - Astronomy 
  • PHYS 110 - Physics for Society 

Creativity & Expression (6 Credits)
Literature (select one):

  • ENGL 243 - The Art of the Film 
  • ENGL 248 - Introduction to Culturally Diverse Literature of the U.S. 
  • ENGL 250 - Literature and Society 
  • HONR 249 - Honors: Literature and Society 

Arts (select one):

  • ART 101 - Art Appreciation 
  • HONR 111 - Honors: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts 
  • HONR 135 - Honors: Art History III 
  • HONR 210 - Honors: Introduction to Music 
  • HONR 261 - Honors: World Music 
  • INST 111 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts 
  • MUSI 121 - Introduction to Music 
  • MUSI 129 - American Popular Music 
  • MUSI 216 - Music & Film 
  • MUSI 261 - World Music 

Advising Notes: Semester I & II: General Education

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