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Program checklist · Middle Grades Education, BSEd

Middle Grades Education, BSEd

Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Middle Grades Education, BSEd
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
200004
CourseShelf checklist
CK_200004_6f24cb0a
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

0 items

    Major in Middle Grades Education BSEd Degree

    0 items

      Teacher Education Program

      0 items

        Professional Education Sequence (30 hours)

        15 items
        1. Core Courses
          Not resolved to a course
        2. EDCI 201
          3
        3. EDCI 430
          3
        4. EDMG 412
          3
        5. SPED 240
          3
        6. Intern I
          Not resolved to a course
        7. ELMG 484
          3
        8. EDMG 421
          3
        9. Intern II: Licensure Pathway
          Not resolved to a course
        10. ELMG 485
          9
        11. ELMG 495
          3
        12. OR Intern II: Non-Licensure Pathway
          Not resolved to a course
        13. EDCI 485
          9
        14. Note – A student must receive approval from the program and the Director of Teacher Education to enroll. These courses do not fulfill the requirements for recommendation for a North Carolina Teaching License and thus will not result in licensure.
          Not resolved to a course
        15. EDCI 495
          3

        Middle Grades Major Course (30 hours)

        25 items
        1. EDMG 409
          3
        2. EDMG 410
          3
        3. EDMG 411
          3
        4. EDMG 418
          3
        5. EDMG 466
          3
        6. EDRD 335
          3
        7. ELMG 300
          3
        8. MATH 221
          3
        9. *This course also counts as a liberal studies course
          Not resolved to a course
        10. Middle Grades Candidates will take 2 methods courses in their area of concentration.
          Not resolved to a course
        11. English Language Arts
          Not resolved to a course
        12. ENGL 414
          3
        13. ENGL 418
          3
        14. History
          Not resolved to a course
        15. HIST 395
          3
        16. HIST 405
          3
        17. Mathematics
          Not resolved to a course
        18. MATH 414
          3
        19. MATH 415
          3
        20. Science
          Not resolved to a course
        21. SCI 301
          3
        22. And one of these choices:
          Not resolved to a course
        23. SCI 422
          3
        24. EDEL 416
          3
        25. Or another Science content course as approved by the program coordinator.
          Not resolved to a course

        Concentrations

        0 items

          Language Arts Concentration (21 hours)

          5 items
          1. Required Content/Methods Courses (12 Hours)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. ENGL 211
            3
          3. ENGL 312
            3
          4. ENGL 413
            3
          5. ENGL 422
            Adolescent Literature in Secondary Schools
            or: EDRD 467 - Adolescent Literature
            3

          Literature Elective (9 Hours)

          16 items
          1. Select 3 courses among the following:
            Not resolved to a course
          2. ENGL 352
            3
          3. ENGL 353
            3
          4. ENGL 366
            3
          5. ENGL 367
            3
          6. ENGL 394
            3
          7. ENGL 404
            3
          8. ENGL 414
            3
          9. ENGL 421
            3
          10. ENGL 452
            3
          11. ENGL 459
            3
          12. ENGL 463
            3
          13. ENGL 464
            3
          14. ENGL 465
            3
          15. ENGL 470
            3
          16. ENGL 477
            3

          Mathematics Concentration (23-25 hours)

          7 items
          1. MATH 130
            3
          2. MATH 146
            4
          3. MATH 153
            4
          4. MATH 170
            3
          5. MATH 200
            1
          6. MATH 311
            3
          7. MATH 321
            3

          They should also select one from the following

          10 items
          1. **Students who begin in Math 130 must take one course from the list below. Students who place into Math 146 should begin in Math 146 and take two courses from the list below.
            Not resolved to a course
          2. MATH 101
            3
          3. MATH 250
            3
          4. MATH 255
            4
          5. MATH 270
            3
          6. MATH 300
            2
          7. MATH 362
            3
          8. MATH 370
            3
          9. MATH 400
            3
          10. MATH 411
            3

          Science Concentration (25-26 hours)

          15 items
          1. Required
            Not resolved to a course
          2. BIOL 150
            4
          3. (plus lab)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. BIOL 151
            4
          5. CHEM 132
            4
          6. (plus lab)
            Not resolved to a course
            or: CHEM 139 - General Chemistry I
          7. plus lab
            Not resolved to a course
          8. GEOL 151
            3
          9. PHYS 130
            4
          10. (plus lab)
            Not resolved to a course
            or: PHYS 230 - General Physics I
          11. plus lab
            Not resolved to a course
          12. Choose two of the following
            Not resolved to a course
          13. BIOL 103
            3
          14. AST 103
            The Solar System
            or: GEOL 103 - The Solar System
            3
          15. GEOG 300
            3

          Social Studies Concentration (24 hours)

          0 items

            Required (15 hours)

            5 items
            1. GEOG 140
              3
            2. HIST 131
              North American History to 1865
              or: HIST 132 - U.S. History Since 1865
              3
            3. HIST 220
              3
            4. HIST 341
              3
            5. PSC 101
              3

            South America and Europe (3 hours)

            9 items
            1. GEOG 350
              3
            2. HIST 212
              3
            3. HIST 213
              3
            4. HIST 221
              3
            5. HIST 311
              3
            6. HIST 312
              3
            7. HIST 313
              3
            8. HIST 314
              3
            9. HIST 315
              3

            Africa, Asia, and Australia (3 hours)

            8 items
            1. HIST 301
              3
            2. HIST 302
              3
            3. HIST 303
              3
            4. HIST 402
              3
            5. PSC 376
              3
            6. PSC 377
              3
            7. PSC 378
              3
            8. SOC 260
              3

            World History (3 hours)

            5 items
            1. ANTH 361
              3
            2. ANTH 363
              3
            3. ANTH 431
              3
            4. HIST 107
              3
            5. HIST 317
              3

            Additional requirements

            0 items
              Source. Western Carolina University, catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.wcu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=62&poid=8958. Captured page pages/0126.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.