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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Secondary Education - Middle School Generalist 5-9 (B.S.Ed.)


Program: B.S.Ed.
School of Education   

Neff Hall 240 ~ 260-481-4146


The B.S.Ed. in secondary education-middle school generalist (grades 5-9) is intended to prepare students for successful careers as teachers of children in middle school/junior high. Upon satisfactory completion of the program, and the other requirements listed under Teacher Licensure in the Special Academic Regulations, you are eligible to apply for an Indiana teaching license. 

To earn the B.S.Ed. in secondary education-middle school generalist (grades 5-9), you must satisfy the requirements of Purdue University Fort Wayne (Regulations ) and the School of Education.


Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of a major in Secondary Education-Middle School Generalist students will:

  • Become more caring, humane and functional citizens in a global, multicultural, democratic society 
  • Improve the human condition by creating positive learning environments
  • Become change agents by demonstrating reflective professional practice
  • Solve client problems through clear, creative analyses
  • Assess client performance, creating and executing effective teaching, counseling, and educational leadership by utilizing a variety of methodologies reflecting current related research
  • Utilize interdisciplinary scholarship, demonstrating technology and critical literacies, and effectively communicating with all stakeholders.

Accreditation:

  • The Secondary Education Middle School Generalist program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and nationally recognized as a high-quality program through the Association of Middle Level Education (AMLE).  Because of these statuses, students who meet specified requirements are eligible for a middle school teaching license in one or more content areas in the state of Indiana.  Indiana holds reciprocal licensing agreements with other states.

Program Delivery:

  • This program is available on campus

Declaring This Major:


General Education Requirements Credits: 33


General Education Requirements    

Some of the following General Education courses may be included in your major.  See your Education advisor.

Category A: Foundational Intellectual Skills


Category B: Interdisciplinary or Creative Ways of Knowing


4. Scientific Ways of Knowing


  • Cr. 3.
  • Second Science course (not BIOL; Refer to Approved Gen. Ed. B4 List)  Cr. 3-5.
  • In addition/conjunction with the above 2 science courses, complete one science Lab  Cr. 0-1. (See below)

  • BIOL 10001, 10800, 10900, 11700, 11900, 20300
  • CHM 11100, 11500, 12000
  • EAPS 10002, 10300, 10401
  • PHYS 11501, 13101, 15200, 21800 22000

5. Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing


6. Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing


  • HIST (Refer to Approved List)  Cr. 3.
  • Refer to Approved List (not HIST) (Literature Recommended)  Cr. 3.

7. Interdisciplinary or Creative Ways of Knowing


(at least 3 credits and all outcomes in approved courses)

Category C: Capstone


8. Capstone Experience


(at least 3 credits and all outcomes in approved courses)

Education Requirements Credits: 39


Pre-Professional Education (6 cr)


Criminal History Background reports must be ordered by the students each year they are taking EDU courses that require field placements in school settings.

Block 1: Fall Only, Professional Education (6 cr)


P: Pre-Professional Education
P: 12 crs in each concentration

Student Teaching (12 cr)


P: Block 3
P: No more than 6 credits remaining in your degree besides student teaching

P: Take Licensure Content Exam

Electives Variable Credits (to bring total credits to 120) Suggested in certification areas or to add additional area


Middle School Generalist Content Concentrations: 57 Credits


In addition to the above courses, you must complete 27 credit hours in two of four concentrations (54 credits total), plus an additional 3-credit hour elective in one of these two concentrations (Primary) for a grand total of 57 credits.

Language Arts (27 credits)


One of the following: Credits: 3


Methods Course: Credits: 3


Mathematics (27 credits)


  • Computer science elective Credits: 3
  • Mathematics, computer science, or statistics elective Credits: 2-3 (Excluding MA 11100, MA 11101, and MA 12401)

Additional Elective in One Concentration (Primary) (3 credits)


Choose one additional elective from a one primary concentration of Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, or Social Studies.  Note: if Science is the primary concentration, please select EAPS 12100 Meteorites and Planets or ASTR 10000 The Solar System.

Total Credits: 120


Student Responsibility


You are responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all graduation requirements specified for each selected program.  Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies, and procedures governing your academic career.  If you cannot complete all program requirements by your stated graduation date but fail to remove those from your plan of study, the Registrar’s Office in consultation with your academic advisor will remove unmet pursuits from your plan of study. Changing curricular records during the graduation term of application may affect state or federal financial aid awards. All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean.