A candidate who completes a program in middle grades education will be prepared to teach in grades five through nine in Kentucky. Candidates are required to complete courses in general knowledge, in specialized knowledge with the option of one or two teaching fields, and professional knowledge.
General Knowledge
First Year Studies
Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
2
Oral Communication
Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3
Mathematics
Course Code
Title
Credits
3
-
4
Sub-Total Credits
3-4
Systematic Study of the Bible
Course Code
Title
Credits
3
Sub-Total Credits
3
Finding Your Place at UPIKE
*Personal Place
Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
6
*Physical and Natural Place
Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
7
*Historical Place
Course Code
Title
Credits
3
Sub-Total Credits
3
*Cultural and Global Place
Course Code
Title
Credits
3
Sub-Total Credits
3
*General Education Curriculum requires that these 15 credits be from five different disciplines and must include three credits of humanities/fine arts and three credits of social science.
Engaging our World Requirement
Course Code
Title
Credits
3
Sub-Total Credits
36-37
Degree (B.A. or B.S.) Option Requirements
Course Code
Title
Credits
4
-
6
Sub-Total Credits
4-6
Specialization Knowledge Interdisciplinary
Course Code
Title
Credits
3
4
3
-
4
3
3
Sub-Total Credits
74-75
Professional Knowledge
Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
46
Total Credits
193-198