Education, B.A. - Middle School English/Language Arts (Grades 5-9) and English Double Major

General Education Requirements

(51 credits)

Professional Education Requirements

(30 credits)

• EDUC 201 - School and Society
• EDUC 239 - Fundamentals of Secondary Teaching
• EDUC 241 - Fundamentals of Secondary Schools
• EDUC 313 - Adolescent Development and Learning
• EDUC 315 - Educational Developmental Psychology: Learning and Management
• EDUC 321 - Literacy Across Academic Disciplines
• EDUC 352 - Education and Psychology of Exceptional Children
• EDUC 361 - Instructional Interventions in Reading: Secondary
• EDUC 390 - Children’s Literature
• EDUC 421 - Teaching English Language Arts Methods: Secondary
• EDUC 404 - Student Teacher: Professional Seminar

Practicum Experiences

(20 credits)

• EDUC 200 - Practicum in School and Society
• EDUC 240 - Practicum in Fundamentals of Secondary Schools
• EDUC 320 - Practicum in Literacy Across the Academic Disciplines
• EDUC 360 - Practicum in Instructional Interventions in Reading: Secondary
• EDUC 450 - Setting Up School Experience and Practicum in Teaching Social Science Methods: Secondary
• EDUC 400 - Student Teaching

Content Requirements

(39 credits)

Teacher candidates wishing to teach English Language Arts at the middle school level earn a double major in English from Maryville University. Candidates must earn a minimum of 39 credit hours in English with 27 of those hours taken at the 300 level or above. Courses listed below are required for the double major in addition to a number of electives from the following categories:

Composition and Rhetoric

• COMP 101  -  Writing Across the Disciplines I: Rhetorical Situations   (Satisfied during General Education)
• COMP 104  -  Writing Across the Disciplines II: Research & Argument   (Satisfied during General Education)
• ENGL 411  -  The Teaching and Assessment of Writing  
• Upper level (300+) English Writing elective

Study of the English Language (modern grammar, history of language, and/or other dialects)

• ENGL 498  -  Seminar: Your Brain on Language  
• Upper level (300+) English Grammar/ Language elective

American Literature

• ENGL 311  -  Adolescence in American Literature  
• ENGL 308  -  Multicultural Voices in American Literature  
• Upper level (300+) American Literature elective

English Literature

• ENGL 316  -  British Literature I  
• ENGL 317  -  British Literature II  

World Literature

• Upper level (300+) World Literature elective

English elective

• Upper level (300+) English elective

Recommended Electives

• EDUC 100 - Introduction to Schooling (recommended to all Education Majors)
• EDUC 416 - Differentiation for All Learners
• EDUC 468 - Behavior Management

Graduation Requirements

School of Education and Missouri Licensing Requirements

• MoGEA with a passing score (220 or higher on all subsections)
• MoCA with a passing score (220 or higher on all subsections)
• 3.0 or higher professional GPA (includes content area and education coursework)
• 2.75 Cumulative GPA (Please note: calculated from ALL college coursework, not just Maryville credits)

Maryville University Policies

• 120 credit hours minimum (last 30 hours in residency)
• A minimum of half the major credit hours in residency
• A minimum of half the minor credit hours in residency
• 60 credit hours must be completed at a 4-year institution