Middle School Licensing Program (6-8)

Degree:	No specific degree is given; this is a licensing only program
Teaching Standards:	Content Teaching Standards of Primary Licensure Area(s)
School Level:	Middle School (6-8)
Developmental Standards:	Early Adolescent Generalist

Standards for Teachers of Early Adolescence:

Standard 1: The early adolescence generalist understands the range of developmental characteristics of early adolescence within social, cultural, and societal contexts and uses this knowledge to facilitate student learning.

Standard 2: The early adolescent generalist demonstrates an understanding of the risk behaviors of young adolescents and the changes in family setting and society that affect their development by establishing a learning environment that promotes positive, productive, healthy development

Standard 3: The early adolescent generalist understands the philosophical foundations of developmentally responsive middle schools and the unique school organization these schools employ and can work successfully within these organizational features.

Standard 4: The early adolescence generalist understands and can implement the established middle school curriculum

Standard 5: The early adolescence generalist understands the breadth of instructional options available to the middle school teacher and the research base that underlies these options and employs a variety of instructional strategies which are developmentally appropriate for the varying learning abilities and styles of young adolescents.

Standard 6: The early adolescence generalist has a thorough understanding of the role of family in a student’s educational development and is able to use this knowledge to assist and support both young adolescents and their families in the young adolescent’s education.

Standard 7: The early adolescence generalist understands the importance of the community in the education of the young adolescent and can work cooperatively with resource persons and community groups to promote student learning.

Standard 8: The early adolescence generalist understands and performs the complex role of the teacher of young adolescents within the context of young adolescent development, middle school curriculum, instruction, and school organization.

Standard 9: The early adolescence generalist understands the importance of collaboration with colleagues, families, resource persons, and community groups, and collaborates to improve schools for young adolescents.

Required Testing for Indiana licensing
Specialized middle school tests will be required for teacher candidates adding Middle School to the Elementary license.  See “PRAXIS Information” in the School of Education web site.

Requirements for Successful Completion of the Licensing Program

• Successful completion of performance assessments in first licensing area(s) through Phases 1, 2, and 3
• Minimum of “C” in required courses in the content area and licensing programs
• 2.5 Minimum GPA
• Successful completion of middle school work sample portfolio the semester before student teaching as part of Phase 3

Courses required for content area:
Students must meet the content area standards. The school will work with each department to determine whether a work sample portfolio or a standardized test is best for determining proficient knowledge in the content area. Students in the elementary program will need to work with Dr. Grissom and their advisor to ensure content standards are met in an additional subject area.

Courses required to teach middle school:
Fourteen additional hours are added for elementary students, including student teaching. Students in the primary intermediate program should count on one additional semester to complete requirements for middle school licensing.

Required Courses for Add-On Licensing

EDU 163 Middle School Field Experience (1) EDU 168 Middle School Seminar (1) EDU 263 Middle School Environments (2) EDU 351 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (3 cr) EDU 352 Content Area Literacy Seminar (1) EDU 457 Middle School Teaching (1 cr) EDU 458 Middle School Content Methods (2 cr)

Middle school licenses added to an elementary license
Professional education courses are also required. See above list.

Science

ENV 170 & 171	Intro to ENV Science and lab	(4cr)
BIO 150	Biology I-General Biology	(4cr)
BIO 270	Biology II- zoology	(4cr)
SCI 101 *	Earth sciences	(4cr)
CHE 100	Elements of General and Biological Chemistry	(4cr)
BIO 300	Histology	(4cr)
BIO 370	Evolution	(3cr)

*General education requirement for elementary education majors

Social Studies

SOC 101	*Introduction to Sociology	(3 cr)
POL 101	*Introduction to Political Science	(3 cr)
ECN 200	*Introduction to Economics	(3 cr)
Or ECN 201 and ECN 202	*Principles of Macroeconomics and *Principles of Microeconomics	(3 cr)
HIS 216	United States History	(3 cr)
HIS 102	*History of the Modern World	(3 cr)
PSY 101	*Introduction to Psychology	(3 cr)
GEO101	Introduction to Geography (Geographical Perspectives)	(3 cr)
	*Intercultural Course (World Cultures)	(3 cr)

English

ENG 115	Written Analysis of Literature	(3 cr)
ENG 214 or 215	American Literature	(3 cr)
ENG 222 or 223	British Literature	(3 cr)
ENG 239 or 302	Professional Writing or Advanced Writing	(3 cr)
ENG 304 or 307	History of Eng. Lang. or Principles of Linguistics	(3 cr)
ENG 347	Adolescent Literature	(3 cr)
Plus one other 300 level English course		(3 cr)

Math

For students that do not test into MAT 230
MAT 116	Math for Elementary Teachers II Sudents need an additional 5 hours then for ED Major since we can't count twice.	5 cr
MAT 140	College Algebra	4 cr
MAT 142	Trigonometry	2 cr
MAT 215	Fundamentals of Calculus or MAT 230 Calculus I	3 or 4 cr
MAT 200	Topics in Middle School Math	3 cr
For students who test into MAT 230
MAT 116	Math for Elementary Teachers II Sudents need an additional 5 hours then for ED Major since we can't count twice.	5 cr
MAT 230	Calculus I	4 cr
MAT 231	Calculus II	4 cr
MAT 200	Topics in Middle School Math	3 cr
One additional math course above the 200 level		3 cr

Art
Only additional courses needed are Professional EDU courses for middle school license.

Music
Only additional courses needed are Professional EDU courses for middle school license

22 hours including 6 hours of applied music and:
MUS 125	Theory I	4 hours
MUS 126	Theory II	4 hours
MUS 330	Conducting	2 hours
MUS 338	History of Western Music I	3 hours
MUS 339	History of Western Music II	3 hours

Also required: participation in one musical organization, and recital attendance each semester.

For more information, contact:
Karen Bevis, Ed.D., Director of Middle School Education
317.955.6094
kbevis@marian.edu