for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Education, Mathematics Concentration
This program prepares teachers for grades five through eight. A minimum of 120 semester hours is necessary for graduation.
Students pursuing teacher licensure programs in the College of Education (COE) must meet requirements in a series of sequential gateways. Included in the gateway requirements are successful completion of specified coursework, achievement of appropriate grade point averages, requirements for clinical experiences, and appropriate tests for the licensure area. Meeting all Gateway requirements leads to degree and licensure completion.
Students are admitted to Middle Grades Education as freshmen. In order to be recommended for licensure, candidates are required to maintain University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, cumulative, content area, and professional grade point averages of 2.5 (A=4.0). Candidates should consult their adviser or the Council on Teacher Education for the list of courses used to compute these grade point averages. Candidates in teaching licensure programs must maintain a C- or better in ALL content and professional education coursework. For teacher education licensure applicable to all curricula, see the Council on Teacher Education.
Licensure requirements are subject to change without notice as a result of new mandates from the Illinois State Board of Education or the Illinois General Assembly.
Students in the Middle Grades Education licensure program must complete the Campus General Education Requirements, the courses for one or more concentration (literacy, social sciences, science or math) and the professional education coursework.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Education, Mathematics Concentration
Degree Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| EDUC 101 | Education Orientation Seminar | 1 |
The following degree requirements also meet general education course requirements and must be selected from the campus general education course list. Some professional education courses and concentration courses can count towards the general education requirements.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 4 |
| 4 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 3-4 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| 3-4 |
| 3-4 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 3-4 |
| 3-4 |
| 3-4 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 6-8 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 3-4 |
| 3-4 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 6 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 37-46 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 0-12 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 0-10 |
| |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 24-27 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CI 404 | Teaching and Assessing Secondary School Students | 3 |
| CI 410 | Middle School Instruction, Philosophy and Structures | 3 |
| CI 415 | Language Varieties, Cultures and Learning | 3 |
| CI 467 | Principles in Teaching Literature to Children and Youth | 3 |
| CI 471 | Principles and Practices to Foster Independence in Reading | 3 |
| CI 476 | Teaching Elementary and Middle Grade Language Arts | 3 |
| EDPR 250 | School & Community Experiences (Section MG) | 4 |
| EDPR 442 | Educational Practice in Secondary Education (Section MG) | 12 |
EDUC 201
& EDUC 202 | Identity and Difference in Education
and Social Justice, School and Society (or program approved equivalent courses) | 6 |
| EPSY 201 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EPSY 430 | Early Adolescent Development | 3 |
| SPED 405 | General Educator's Role in Special Education | 3 |
| Total Hours | 49 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
Concentration Requirements
Some concentration courses can count towards the general education requirements. Courses in concentrations may not be allowed to count for more than two degree requirements. If you have questions, see your adviser.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CI 401 | Introductory Teaching in a Diverse Society ( Math Section) | 3 |
| CI 402 | Teaching Diverse Middle Grade Students ( Math Section) | 3 |
| |
| MATH 117 | Elementary Mathematics | 4 |
| 3-4 |
| Theory of Arithmetic | |
| Number Theory | |
| 3-4 |
| Ideas in Geometry | |
| Non Euclidean Geometry | |
| Euclidean Geometry | |
| 3-4 |
| Statistics | |
| Statistical Analysis | |
| Statistics and Probability I | |
| Statistics and Probability II | |
| 4-5 |
| Calculus | |
| Calculus I | |
| 3-4 |
| Intro Computing: Engrg & Sci | |
| Intro Computing: Non-Tech | |
| Introduction to Computer Science | |
| A Mathematical World | |
| Basic Discrete Mathematics | |
| Calculus II | |
| Calculus III | |
| Teacher's Course | |
| History of Calculus | |
| Applied Linear Algebra | |
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Education, Mathematics Concentration
department office: Curriculum & Instruction
311 Education Building
1310 South Sixth
Champaign, IL 61820
phone: (217) 244-8286
overview of college admissions & requirements: College of Education
