The Middle Grades Education program requires students to choose two areas of endorsement for licensure. All other majors require only one area of endorsement. All other majors should refer to the Additional Endorsement section of this catalog. CUC’s approved areas of endorsement are listed below:
Literacy Education Coursework (27 hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| EDMG-3000 | Middle Grades: Development and Philosophy (Required course) | 3 |
| EDMG-4900 | Content and Methods for Middle Grades Literacy (Required course) | 3 |
| Select remaining 21 hours from the following: | 21 | |
| Speech Communication (Included in Ged Ed or program requirement) 1 | ||
| Content and Methods for Elementary Literacy | ||
| Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas (Included in Ged Ed or program requirement) 1 | ||
| Content and Methods of Middle/Secondary English | ||
| Theoretical Foundations of Teaching ESL Students | ||
| Linguistics and Language Development for Diverse Learners | ||
| Literature for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults (This may satisfy a general education requirement) | ||
| Foundations of Literacy (Included in Ged Ed or program requirement) 1 | ||
| English Composition (Included in Ged Ed or program requirement) 1 | ||
| Writing About Literature (Included in Ged Ed or program requirement) 1 | ||
| Linguistics | ||
| Non-Western Literature (meets Global Emphasis requirement) | ||
| U.S. Latina/o Literature(s) | ||
| Greek & Roman Mythology | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Classical World Literature | ||
| Modern World Literature | ||
| British Literature to 1785 | ||
| Major American Authors | ||
| Literary Theory & Criticism (recommended course) | ||
| Literature/Related Media for Adolescents (Included in Ged Ed or program requirement) 1, 3 | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Twentieth Century American Fiction | ||
| Twentieth Century Poetry | ||
| Total Hours | 27 | |
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Included in General Education or program requirements above.
- 2
Required for Literacy Content Area or ENG-4150 Literature/Related Media for Adolescents
- 3
Required for Literacy Content Area or EDUC-2400 Literature for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults.
Mathematics Education Coursework (27-30 Hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| EDMG-3000 | Middle Grades: Development and Philosophy | 3 |
| EDMG-4905 | Content and Methods for Middle Grades Math | 3 |
| MAT-1411 | Mathematics for Teachers: Number and Measurement (prerequisites and required) 1 | 3 |
| MAT-1820 | Pre-Calculus (prerequisites and required, but may be satisfied by placement) 1 | 3 |
| MAT-2000 | Statistics | 3 |
| MAT-2400 | Calculus for Business and Life Sciences | 3 |
| or MAT-2500 | Calculus I | |
| MAT-3700 | College Geometry | 3 |
| Select two additional Math courses from the list below (select a third if MAT-1820 is waived): | 6-9 | |
| Discrete Mathematics | ||
| Problem Solving with Number Theory | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Calculus III | ||
| Differential Equations | ||
| History of Mathematics | ||
| Mathematical Proof | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Number Theory | ||
| Group Theory | ||
| Probability Theory | ||
| Mathematical Statistics | ||
| Real Analysis | ||
| Complex Analysis | ||
| Total Hours | 27-30 | |
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Courses are Prerequisites for methods.
Science Education (STEM Emphasis) Coursework (27 hours)
Prerequisite: EDUC-3400 Integrated Sciences – STEM
Integrated Sciences: STEM (Required for Middle Grades Science majors. Recommended for Secondary Biology.) Must include physical science, life science AND earth/space science. General Education and pre-requisite courses may be applied.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| EDMG-3000 | Middle Grades: Development and Philosophy | 3 |
| EDSC-4618 | Content and Methods of Middle/Secondary Science | 3 |
| Select remaining 21 hours from the following: | 21 | |
| Integrated Sciences – STEM (prerequisites and required) | ||
| Biology in the World Today (With Lab) | ||
| General Biology I (With Lab) | ||
| General Biology II (With Lab) | ||
| Microbiology (With Lab) | ||
| General Ecology (With Lab) | ||
| Consumer Chemistry (With Lab) | ||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry (With Lab) | ||
| General Chemistry I (With Lab) | ||
| General Chemistry II (With Lab) | ||
| Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry (With Lab) 2 | ||
| Elements of Earth Science (With Lab) | ||
| Physics of Things We Use (With Lab) | ||
| Elementary Physics I (With Lab) | ||
| Elementary Physics II (With Lab) | ||
| Electives | ||
| As needed to meet the 120-hour degree requirement | ||
| Total Hours | 27 | |
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Courses are prerequisites and required.
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CHE-2300 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry (With Lab) must be taken if CHE-2200 Fundamentals of Chemistry (With Lab) is selected above.
Social Sciences Coursework (27 hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| EDMG-3000 | Middle Grades: Development and Philosophy (Pre-requisite and Required course) | 3 |
| EDSC-4619 | Content and Methods of Middle/Secondary Social Science (Pre-requisite and Required course) | 3 |
| HIS-1200 | History of the American People to 1877 (Pre-requisite and Required course) | 3 |
| HIS-1250 | History of the American People since 1877 (Pre-requisite and Required course) | 3 |
| GEO-1200 | World Geography: Culture Patterns (Pre-requisite and Required course) | 3 |
| HIS-2800 | A History of Illinois | 3 |
| 9 Additional hours from the categories of: Economics, Geography, History, and/or Civics/Government in relation to Illinois, United States, and/or the world. | 9 | |
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Elements of Earth Science (With Lab) | ||
| Geography of North America | ||
| The Developing World | ||
| Survey of World History to 1350 | ||
| Survey of the World Since 1350 | ||
| Seminar in Writing and Researching History | ||
| African History | ||
| Introduction to Sustainability (With Lab) | ||
| The Age of Reform, 1400-1650 | ||
| Europe In Our Time: 1918-Present | ||
| Rise and Decline of Modern Europe: 1799-1918 | ||
| Antebellum America | ||
| Contemporary America | ||
| The American Religious Experience | ||
| Twentieth Century World History | ||
| Non-Western Historical Studies | ||
| American Government and Politics | ||
| Total Hours | 27 | |