Feb 23, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Middle Level Education 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Arts in Education in Middle Level Education requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
UK Core Credit(s): 3
UK Core Credit(s): 3
UK Core Credit(s): 3
UK Core Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology 4 Credit Hours (fulfills UK Core - Social Sciences)
UK Core Credit(s): 3
UK Core Credit(s): 3
UK Core Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

EDP 202 - Human Development and Learning 3 Credit Hours
EDP 203 - Teaching Exceptional Learners in Regular Classrooms 3 Credit Hours
Content Specialization Course Credit(s): 3
Content Specialization Course Credit(s): 3
Content Specialization Course Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

EPE 301 - Education in American Culture 3 Credit Hours (fulfills GCCR)
Content Specialization Course Credit(s): 3
Content Specialization Course Credit(s): 3
Content Specialization Course Credit(s): 3
Content Specialization Course Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

EDC 327 - Reading in the Content Areas 3 Credit Hours
EDC 341 - The Early Adolescent Learner and Methods in Middle Level Education 3 Credit Hours
Content Specialization Course Credit(s): 3
Content Specialization Course Credit(s): 3
Content Specialization Course Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

EDC 317 - Introduction to Instructional Media 1 Credit Hours
EDC 330 - Writing in the Content Areas 3 Credit Hours
EDC 343 - Methods and Management in Middle Level Education 3 Credit Hours
Choose two of the following:
EDC 346 - Methods of Teaching Middle Level Social Studies 3 Credit Hours
EDC 347 - Methods of Teaching Middle Level English Language Arts 3 Credit Hours
SEM 345 - Methods of Teaching Middle Level Mathematics 3 Credit Hours
SEM 348 - Teaching Science in the Middle School 3 Credit Hours
Content Specialization Course Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

Choose two of the following:
EDC 446 - Applications of Teaching Middle Level Social Studies 3 Credit Hours
EDC 447 - Applications of Teaching Middle Level English Language Arts 3 Credit Hours
SEM 445 - Apps of Teaching Middle Level Math 3 Credit Hours
SEM 448 - Applications of Teaching Middle Level Science 3 Credit Hours
EDC 549 - Middle Level Student Teaching 3 - 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

EDC 520 - Assessment and Accountability in Middle Level Education 3 Credit Hours
EDC 549 - Middle Level Student Teaching 3 - 15 Credit Hours