Teaching middle school can be a very exciting and challenging journey. Teaching young adolescents gives you the opportunity to be a positive influence during a very formative period of a student’s life. The Middle School Education Program is a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree program. The programs will prepare you to become a certified teacher for middle school students in grades 5-9 in two curriculum content areas (English/Communications, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies). You will take approximately 121-137 hours, including University Studies courses, professional education courses, and content area courses drawn from one or two curriculum areas. You will focus on specific course content and teaching methods appropriate for the middle school student. Coursework and practicum experiences (field-based learning activities) provide access to current best practices and research in the middle school education field. The culminating experience is a semester-long student teaching experience in two classroom settings in a public middle school.