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
Oral Communication
Mathematics
Systematic Study of the Bible
Finding Your Place at UPIKE
*Personal Place
*Physical and Natural Place
*Historical Place
*Cultural and Global Place
*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
Degree (B.A. or B.S.) Option Requirements
Specialization Knowledge Interdisciplinary
Candidates seeking middle grades certification must choose Option 1 or Option II
Option I: Specialization Knowledge with One Teaching Field
(Select one teaching field)
Professional Knowledge
Option II: Specialization Knowledge with Two Teaching Fields
(Select two teaching fields)
*Middle education mathematics majors are required to take MTH 113 and MTH 114 since the content covered in these courses is a significant part of the curriculum they will be required to teach.