Elementary/Middle Education (Middle Childhood to Early Adolescence) Major (B.S.)

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Major Requirements:

EDU 204 - Language Arts for Educators 3 Credits
EDU 205 - Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment 3 Credits
EDU 223 - Teaching in the Middle School 3 Credits
EDU 315 - Classroom Management and Conflict Resolution 3 Credits
EDU 337 - Fall Practicum 1-4 Credits
EDU 338 - Winter Practicum 1-4 Credits
EDU 341 - Science Teaching Methods 3 Credits
EDU 349 - Literacy Teaching Methods I 3 Credits
EDU 351 - Physical Education Teaching Methods 1 Credits
EDU 370 - Social Studies Teaching Methods 3 Credits
EDU 371 - Fine Arts Teaching Methods 1 Credits
EDU 376 - Strategies for Teaching Diverse Learners 3 Credits
EDU 377 - Mathematics Teaching Methods 4 Credits
EDU 393 - Portfolio Development 0 Credits
EDU 460 - Student Teaching (EA-A) and Seminar 6 - 12 Credits
OR
EDU 471 - Student Teaching (MC-EA) and Seminar 6 - 12 Credits
EDU 472 - Student Teaching in Minor 0 Credits
NAS 212 - Wisconsin Indian Cultures, History, and Contemporary Issues 3 Credits
OED 261 - Foundations in Environmental Education 4 Credits
SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology 4 Credits

Minors:

The Elementary/Middle Education major also requires the completion of one of the following teaching minors:

Early Childhood Education Minor

This minor is currently only available to students who successfully transfer into the program with an Associate degree in Early Childhood Education from a college with which Northland College maintains a transfer articulation agreement.

English Language Arts Teaching Minor

ENG 180 - Public Speaking 3 Credits
ENG 211 - Humanity and Nature in Literature 3 Credits
ENG 387 - The English Language 4 Credits
SOC 301 - Mass Media and Popular Culture 3 Credits
WRI 260 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 Credits
WRI 361 - Creative Writing: Fiction 3 Credits
WRI 362 - Creative Writing: Poetry 3 Credits

Total Elementary/Middle Education Major with English Language Arts Teaching Minor: 84 Credits

Mathematics Teaching Minor

MTH 106 - Environmental Mathematics 3 Credits
MTH 107 - Statistical Concepts and Analysis 4 Credits
MTH 140 - Calculus I 4 Credits
MTH 141 - Calculus II 4 Credits
MTH 328 - College Geometry 3 Credits
MTH 207 - Biometry 4 Credits
OR
MTH 230 - Mathematical Modeling 4 Credits

Total Elementary/Middle Education Major with Mathematics Teaching Minor: 85 Credits

Natural Science Teaching Minor

CHM 110 - General Chemistry 4 Credits
GSC 120 - Physical Geology 4 Credits
BIO 115 - Concepts of Biology 4 Credits
OR
BIO 128 - Natural History and Conservation in the Lake Superior Watershed 4 Credits
MET 125 - Introduction to Meteorology 4 Credits
OR
MET 270 - Oceanography 4 Credits
PHY 104 - Introduction to Astronomy 4 Credits
OR
PHY 110 - General Physics I 4 Credits
MTH 107 - Statistical Concepts and Analysis 4 Credits
OR
MTH 109 - Precalculus Mathematics 4 Credits

Total Elementary/Middle Education Major with Natural Science Teaching Minor: 86 Credits

Social Studies Teaching Minor

PSY 110 - General Psychology 4 Credits
SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology 4 Credits
BUS 226 - Essentials of Economics 4 Credits
GSC 262 - World Regional Geography 3 Credits
HIS 101 - United States History to 1865 3 Credits
OR
HIS 102 - United States History since 1865 3 Credits
HIS 111 - History of World Civilizations to 1500 3 Credits
OR
HIS 112 - History of World Civilizations since 1500 3 Credits
NAS 212 - Wisconsin Indian Cultures, History, and Contemporary Issues 3 Credits
SCD 230 - The Political Process 3 Credits