Bachelor of Middle Grades Education at East Carolina University

International students can study the Middle Grades Education at East Carolina University at its main campus in Greenville , United States of America. This Bachelor degree is available as a Full Time program delivered on campus in English. The program has a duration of 4 years and is offered at the university's main campus. Students can apply for the next intake starting on August 21, 2027.

About Bachelor of Middle Grades Education

Do you have a passion for a subject area that you'd like to share with adolescents?

The Bachelor of Science in middle grades education program at East Carolina University is a great way to develop this aspect of your personality. Becoming a middle grades teacher allows you to gain expertise in two of your preferred areas of the curriculum (math, science, history, or English/language arts) and receive teacher licensure in grades 6–9.

As a student in the middle grades program, you will receive individualized attention from the expert faculty in the program as you work toward your degree. Throughout the program, your education will be offered through a blend of online and face-to-face settings. Your program culminates in a yearlong internship placement in a middle grades classroom. In the first semester, you will spend one day a week in your placement getting to know the students, teaching lessons and collaborating with the teacher. In the second semester, you will attend your internship every day and gradually pick up teaching responsibilities until you are teaching all day long. As a student intern, you will have the support of ECU faculty, the classroom teacher, and a university supervisor as you finish program requirements and prepare to enter the workforce.

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Program Coordinator: Jamin Carson (136 Speight Building; 252-328-5711; [email protected])

A minimum GPA of 2.7 is required for admission to the program. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required in each of the professional studies and specialty area courses for middle grades licensure.

The degree requires a minimum of 120 s.h. as follows:

1. General education requirements - 40 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry general education credit view the General Education Program section.)

Note: Some academic concentration courses may be double-counted towards the general education requirements.

2. Professional studies - 27-28 s.h.

EDTC 4001 - Technology in Education
EDUC 3200 - Foundations of American Education

EDUC 3002 - Introduction to Diversity OR
PSYC 2777 - Ethnocultural Psychology OR
SOCI 1010 - Race, Gender, Class

EDUC 4400 - Foundations of School Learning, Motivation, and Assessment OR
PSYC 4305 - Educational Psychology

MIDG 2123 - Early Experiences for the Prospective Teacher
MIDG 4324 - Internship in the Middle Grades
MIDG 4325 - Internship Seminar: Issues in Middle Grades Education

READ 3990 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas in the Secondary School OR
READ 5317 - Adolescent Literacy in the Content Areas

SPED 4010 - Effective Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms

3. Specialty area - 17 s.h.

MIDG 3005 - Curriculum I
MIDG 3010 - Curriculum II
MIDG 3011 - Instruction I
MIDG 3022 - Middle Grades Instruction II
MIDG 4001 - Organization, Management, and Motivation in the Middle Grades Classroom
MIDG 4010 - Instructional Evaluation in Middle Grades

4. Academic concentration - 32*-48 s.h.

Middle grades majors are required to complete two academic concentrations appropriate for licensure. A methods course is required for certification in each of the two academic concentrations leading to middle grades licensure. No substitutions for methods classes may be made without special middle grades program approval.

Middle Grades education majors must have a minimum grade of C (2.0) in each of the concentration courses.

*Some academic concentration courses may be double-counted towards the general education requirement.

English (24 s.h.)

ENGL 2000 - Interpreting Literature

ENGL 2200 - Major American Writers OR
ENGL 3020 - History of American Literature to 1900

ENGL 3810 - Advanced Composition OR
ENED 3815 - Composition Instruction in Grades 9-12

ENGL 3950 - Literature for Children OR
LIBS 4950 - Literature for Children

ENED 4319 - Teaching English and Language Arts in the Middle Grades
ENED 4970 - Literature for the Younger Adolescent
LING 2710 - English Grammar
ENGL or LING elective over 2999

General Science (24 s.h.)

BIOL 1050 - General Biology or higher approved BIOL course
CHEM 1120 - Introduction to Chemistry for the Allied Health Sciences or higher approved CHEM course
GEOL 1500 - Dynamic Earth or higher approved GEOL course
PHYS 1050 - Physics and the Environment or higher approved PHYS course
SCIE 3602 - Investigations in Physical Science
SCIE 3604 - Investigations in Life and Environmental Science
SCIE 3606 - Investigations in Earth and Space Science
SCIE 4319 - Teaching Science in the Middle Grades

Mathematics (24 s.h.)

MATE 1267 - Functional Relationships
MATE 2700 - Applications in Statistics and Probability
MATE 2800 - Discrete Mathematics: Explorations and Applications
MATE 3067 - Algebra and Number Foundations
MATE 3300 - Foundations of Geometry
MATE 3367 - Mathematical Modeling
MATE 4319 - Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades
MATH 2119 - Elements of Calculus

Social Studies (24 s.h.)

ECON 2113 - Principles of Microeconomics

GEOG 2100 - World Geography: Developed Regions OR
GEOG 2110 - World Geography: Less Developed Regions

HIED 4319 - Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades

HIST 1030 - World Civilizations to 1500 OR
HIST 1031 - World Civilizations Since 1500 OR

HIST 1050 - American History to 1877
HIST 1051 - American History Since 1877

HIST 3100 - North Carolina History OR
MIDG 3200 - North Carolina History Standards Curriculum and Planning in the Middle Grades Classroom

POLS 1010 - National Government

5. Electives to complete requirements for graduation.

For more information about this degree visit the university's academic catalogs.

Requirements and Admission Criteria for Bachelor of Middle Grades Education at East Carolina University

Entry Requirements

Please select one of the following:

First-Year University Student/Freshman
Less than 24 hours of completed college-level coursework

Official academic records from all secondary schools attended
- These records must be sent directly from the school or an official school representative.

College or University Transfer Students
24 or more hours of completed university-level coursework

All official third-level transcripts
- Transcripts from U.S. colleges or universities (if applicable)
- An official course-by-course evaluation of university-level courses taken outside the U.S. (if applicable).
  - We accept evaluations from agencies that are members of NACES. We have online portals for electronic receipt of the completed evaluation from the following agencies:
    - SpanTran: The Evaluation Company
    - World Education Services (WES)
    - International Education Evaluations (IEE)

or ECU Language Academy (ECULA).

English Requirements

IELTSMin 6
TOEFLMin 71

Career Opportunities after Completing Bachelor of Middle Grades Education

Graduates with this degree are successful in many fields and careers, including the following:

Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Ed
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Ed

Career Opportunities

ECU has developed resources to help you learn more about career opportunities and job market outlook. In addition, the websites below provide specific information on careers in the various majors from which students may choose:

NC Tower

This website provides graphs and tables of in-depth information on employment rates, wages and ongoing higher education enrollment of graduates from the North Carolina Community College System and from the University of North Carolina system schools. NC Tower includes data on former UNC students who are working in roughly 90% of all jobs in North Carolina. This database excludes information for graduates who are:

Self-employed;
Work for the federal government, including the military: or
Work outside of North Carolina.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook

This website also provides in-depth information regarding pay, projected new jobs, required education, growth rate and on-the-job training information on various occupations.

Degree-specific internships

For information on internship information for specific majors, go to the home page of the department in which the major is located and, as available, find the link to the information on internships in that major.

Tuition and Fee Information for Bachelor of Middle Grades Education at East Carolina University

Application Fee 75

How to Apply for Bachelor of Middle Grades Education at East Carolina University

Completed online application – ECU Application, CFNC, or Common App
Nonrefundable $75 application fee
Official high school transcript including senior year courses in progress and current grade point average

Note: Please use your full legal name and the same email address throughout the admissions process. If you applied via CFNC or Common App, create an account to view your application status.

Bachelor of Middle Grades Education at East Carolina University

East Carolina University

United States of America, Greenville