Elementary/Middle Level Education: Grades 4-8, Science and Social Studies Concentration, BSEd

Elementary/Middle Level Education: Grades 4-8, Science and Social Studies Concentration, BSEd is a Bachelor program taught at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Elementary/Middle Level Education: Grades 4-8, Science and Social Studies Concentration (BSEd) program prepares students to obtain the certification required to teach grades 4-8 in Pennsylvania’s public school system. Students focus on supporting middle level students’ academic growth in science and social studies, with science experiences that include scientific inquiry, life sciences, earth and space sciences, physical sciences, environment and ecology, and technology and engineering.

Social studies learning experiences focus on history, geography, economics, civics, and government. Much of the learning happens through active participation, collaboration, and hands-on experiences in various middle school classrooms. The degree requires core concentration courses in science and social studies, professional core courses covering adolescent development and learning, instructional methods, assessment and intervention, adaptation and accommodations for diverse learners, and literacy, plus a capstone seminar and a practicum in middle level student teaching.

The program requires a total of 120 credit hours, including 46–47 credit hours of general education courses, six credit hours of concentration area courses in science, six credit hours of concentration area courses in social studies, six credit hours of required math courses, and 39 credit hours of core professional courses. Graduates work toward teaching certification for Pennsylvania public schools and may also find work in private academies, as personal tutors, or in social work and child and youth care.

The minimum requirements for admission in Elementary/Middle Level Education: Grades 4-8, Science and Social Studies Concentration, BSEd at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania as pre-requiste for admission in Elementary/Middle Level Education: Grades 4-8, Science and Social Studies Concentration, BSEd.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at http://www.ship.edu/programs/elementary-middle-level-education-grades-4-8-science-social-studies/

• Certification required to teach grades 4-8 in Pennsylvania’s public school system
• Work in private academies
• Work as a personal tutor
• Employment in social work
• Employment in child and youth care

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