Teacher candidates who wish to teach in middle childhood
will pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in middle
childhood education. Middle grade teacher candidates are
required to earn two areas of concentration. The four areas
from which teacher candidates may select their concentrations
are math, social studies, science and/or reading/language
arts. At Lake Erie College, each concentration is a minimum of
24 semester hours of coursework. Those teacher candidates
successfully completing the program will receive a license to
teach children in grades 4-9 or ages 9-14. All middle childhood
teacher candidates must complete 12 semester hours in the area
of reading/language arts.
*Also required are two areas of concentration for licensure. Required methods/education courses for concentrations (choose two of EDP 318, EDP 420, EDP 422 or EDP 424).
Bachelor of Arts