Middle Childhood Education (Grades 4-9)
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Curriculum
The sample course sequence below illustrates class offerings for the Middle Childhood Education (Grades 4-9) major. Consult the official Xavier University course catalog for detailed registration and advising information.
Fall
- CORE 100 First-Year Seminar............ 3cr.
- ENGLISH 100/115 Composition/Rhetoric............ 3cr.
- EDUCATION 110 Human Development and Learning............ 3cr.
- Natural Science elective............ 3cr.
- MATH 120............ 3cr.
- Second Language I............ 3cr.
- CORE 101 Goa: First-Year Co-Curriculum Program I............ 0cr.
Spring
- EDUCATION 100 Intro to Education............ 3cr.
- EDUCATION 260 Cultural Diversity in Education............ 3cr.
- MATH 150............ 3cr.
- THEOLOGY 111 Theological Foundations............ 3cr.
- Second Language II............ 3cr.
- Scientific Perspectives............ 3cr.
- CORE 102 Goa: First-Year Co-Curriculum Program II............ 0cr.
Fall
- EDMC 212 Nature and Needs of Adolescence............ 3cr.
- MATH 211 Foundation of Arith. in MCED............ 3cr.
- EDUCATION 251 Instructional Technology ............ 3cr.
- EDCH 326 Children's Literature for MCED ............ 3cr.
- PHILOSOPHY 100 Intro to Ethics ............ 3cr.
- CHEM 102,103 ............ 3cr.
Spring
- EDSP 200 Special Ed. Identification & Issues ............ 3cr.
- MATH 212 Geometry & Measurement in MCED ............ 3cr.
- CHEM 104,105 ............ 3cr.
- EDRE 269 Phonics & Foundations of Literacy ............ 3cr.
- PHILOSOPHY 200 Philosophical Perspective ............ 3cr.
- Historical Perspectives ............ 3cr.
Fall
- EDMC 340 Middle School Philosophy & School Org ............ 3cr.
- Theological Perspectives ............ 3cr.
- MATH 116 Elementary Statistics ............ 3cr.
- EDRE 314 Reading Methods for Middle Grades ............ 3cr.
- EDMC 345 Intro to EDMC Classroom Mgmt. ............ 3cr.
- MATH 213 Algebra Concepts MCED ............ 3cr.
Spring
- ENGLISH 205 Literature & Moral Imagination ............ 3cr.
- MATH 214 Math Prob. Solving MCED ............ 3cr.
- EDMC 325 Arts in Middle Childhood Education ............ 3cr.
- EDMC 351 Middle School Methods I ............ 3cr.
- EDMC 354 Middle School Methods II ............ 3cr.
- BIOL 120, 127 ............ 3cr.
Fall
- EDMC 455 Student Teaching Middle Childhood ............ 9cr.
- EDMC 456 Seminar: Current Issues in EDMC ............ 1cr.
- EDRE 471 Content Area Literacy ............ 3cr.
Spring
- Creative Perspectives Elective ............ 3cr.
- EDRE 478 Diagnosis/ Reading Disabilities ............ 3cr.
- EDUCATION 351 Instructional Strategies for ELL ............ 3cr.
- PHYS 116, 117 ............ 3cr.
- Science Elective ............ 3cr.
- ER/S Elective ............ 3cr.
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As a student in the Middle Childhood Education major, you’ll earn over 200 hours of field experience in urban, suburban and rural schools in the Cincinnati region, starting your first year. Field experiences and internships/student teaching occur in both selected subject areas and at two age levels.
Kickstart Your Teaching Career in Cincinnati, Ohio
Xavier has long-term partnerships with over 50 regional school districts where students in the Middle Childhood Education major are placed for classroom observations and student teaching starting freshman year. These local partnerships provide you with invaluable hands-on teaching experiences and networking opportunities.
99% Teaching Licensure Exam Pass Rate
At Xavier, small class sizes ensure you get the personal attention needed to succeed as an educator. Because of this attention to the individual needs of our students, our Middle Childhood Education major yields favorable outcomes, with 99% of Xavier’s teacher licensure students passing their state exams. Additionally, More than a quarter of Xavier education graduates stay for graduate degrees in education.