Middle School Generalist
updated 10-02-08

NOTE: Students planning on taking this endorsement MUST student teach AND apply for their teaching license
BEFORE June 5, 2010.

Students planning on teaching at the Middle School level in states other than IOWA should consult the Education Department.

Grade Level  5 - 8
Special Endorsement Program

Completion of an endorsement in elementary education or a subject matter secondary level endorsement.

Required:

 

History PAI 111 The Western Tradition

2 s.h.

History PAI 111 The Modern World

2 s.h.

English 121 Literature and Expression I

2 s.h.

English 122 Literature and Expression II

2 s.h.

ED 332 The Middle School Learner

3 s.h.

ED 333 Middle School Methods

3 s.h.

History 136 Principles of Geography

3 s.h.

Science: One Life and One Physical Science

6-8 s.h.

 

Total 24-26 s.h.

One of the following :

 

Math 121 Mathematics for Elementary Teaching I and
Math 130 Pre Calculus I

3 s.h.
4 s.h.

Math 122 Mathematics for Elementary Teaching II and
Math 130 Pre Calculus I

3 s.h.
4 s.h.

 

Total 7 s.h.

One of the following courses:

 

Ling 131 Introduction to Language

3 s.h.

Ling 242 Introduction to the English Language

4 s.h.

Anthro 103 Linguistic Anthropology

3 s.h.

 

Total 3-4 s.h.

One of the following courses

 

C/L 132 Public Adress

4 s.h.

C/L 236 Small Group Communication

4 s.h.

 

Total 4 s.h.

One of the following courses:

 

History 123 Introduction to the History of the United States

4 s.h.

History 233 Colonial and Revolutionary America, 1500-1800

3 s.h.

History 234 Reform, Civil War and Reconstruction in the United States

3 s.h.

History 237 Emergence of the Modern United States, 1870-1945

3 s.h.

History 238 The United States Since World War II

3 s.h.

 

Total 3-4 s.h.