Middle Childhood Education
Middle Childhood Education prepares students for a license to teach in grades 4 - 9 in upper elementary grades, middle school, and junior high school.
Middle Childhood Education News
Advising for Middle Childhood Education Students:
For program advising, contact the adviser listed on your DARS report. For course selection advising, please always review your own DARS and make a list of the courses that you have the prerequisites for and that meet your schedule before bringing it to your advisor.
Application for Admission into Teacher Candidacy [PDF]:
Apply online at this website: https://webapps.ohio.edu/cems
EDTE 1000 must be taken by everyone before you are allowed to take an other education courses.
Take the following courses in order to be admitted to Teacher Candidacy:
- PSY 1010
- Tier I Math Course
- Tier I Composition Course
You must also meet the following requirements for admission to Teach Candidacy:
- Accumulation of 45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours of coursework with a GPA of 3.00 or higher (effective Fall, 2014)
- Passing scores on the Praxis test of Core Academic Skills for Educators (Reading 156, Writing 162, Math 150)
- or an ACT score of 21 or above
- or a SAT score of 990 or above
- Valid FBI and BCI clearance
Admission to Advanced Standing requires you to have completed 60 Semester Hours of coursework with a GPA of 2.75. You must have completed each of the following courses with a grade of C or better: EDTE 1000, EDTE 2000, EDTE 2010, and EDTE 2020
Advanced Standing Application Form
You may submit this form in the semester that you complete all the requirements for Advanced Standing status. Make sure you have the current BCI&I and or FBI background reports on file at Athens. Always review your DARS to see where you stand and what you need to fulfill the requirements. Advanced standing status is required to take any education course at or above the 3000 level.
Link to Application for Admission to Advanced Standing
Clinical Field Experiences
The following junior and senior level Middle Childhood Education Courses require clinical field experiences throughout the semester:
EDMC 3000
EDMC 3010
EDCS 3010
EDMC 3300L
EDMC 3400L
EDMC 3500L
EDMC 3100L
EDTE 3250
EDTE 4200
EDTE 4210
Be prepared to commit 40 hours (one half day a week) throughout the semester if you are registered for one of these classes during a single semester.
Be prepared to commit 80 hours (one whole day or two half days a week) throughout the semester if you are registered in two or more of these classes during a single semester.
To be eligible for clinical experience, you must have been admitted to Teacher Candidacy and have already completed EDTE 1000 and EDTE 2000. You must have a valid BCI/FBI clearance in the Field Experience Coordinator's Office at Ohio University Lancaster before you will be placed in a field experience classroom.
It is your responsibility to be sure that your BCI/FBI Clearances are up to date before each semester that you are registered for a course that includes a clinical field experience. An expired security clearance will delay the beginning of your field experience and may even result in your having to withdraw from the class.
Please contact Janis Smeltzer at 335 Brasee Hall or email smeltzer@ohio.edu for field experience information and placement for your clinical experiences.
Professional Internship
The Professional Internship is the culminating clinical experience in your Middle Childhood Education Program. You are required to submit the Professional Internship Application by Nov. 1 of the academic year prior to your intended internship year. The application form will be completed online. The Professional Internship is an Athens course and Athens tuition fees will apply. You should register for the section of the course that is taught by the Lancaster supervisor of the Professional Internship, Dr. Joyce Thompson.
Link to Application for Professional Internship
Educator Licensure Examinations
Praxis II examinations are no longer accepted for the purposes of teacher licensure in the State of Ohio. If you have passed a Praxis II licensure exam before September, 2013, the passing scores are valid, and you will not need to retake that portion of the test. However, any tests that were not passed before September, 2013, will be required to be taken and passed using the new Assessments for Ohio Educators. You can find information about which new tests you need to take on the Ohio Department of Education website using the following link:
Reading Endorsement: This endorsement is now offered only through completion of a graduate level course sequence. Please be aware that your Middle Childhood license already qualifies you to teach reading in grades 4-8. The graduate reading endorsement further qualifies you as a reading specialist.
Middle Childhood Generalist Endorsement: In addition to your middle childhood education degree, you may be able to add a 4th through 6th grade teaching endorsement, adding other content areas to the two areas already included in your MCE license. However, please be aware that this endorsement may not continue to be offered indefinitely in Ohio. For current information please check the website for the Ohio Department of Education.
The MCE Generalist Endorsement currently requires you to add both of the two content areas not included in the teacher license you are seeking. The course requirements for the Middle Childhood Generalist Endorsement are listed on the website of the Patton College of Education.
Information About the Faculty
Middle Childhood Education
Field Experience and Internship Personnel
| Janis Smeltzer | Clinical Experience Coordinator | 335 Brasee Hall | 740-681-3328 | smeltzer@ohio.edu |
| Dr. Joyce Thompson | Proessional Internship in Teaching Supervisor | 335 Brasee Hall | thompj@ohio.edu |
Useful Links
Recommended Course Sequence for Middle Childhood Majors
Middle Childhood Education page, Patton College of Education
Tentative Semester Planner Information
| Subject | Course Name | F1 | SP1 | F2 | SP2 | F3 | SP3 | F4 | SP4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDMC 3000 | Introduction to Middle Childhood Education | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDMC 3010 | Curriculum Development in Middle Childhood | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDMC 3100 | Teaching Middle Childhood Language Arts | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDMC 3100L | Teaching Middle Childhoos Language Arts - Lab | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDMC 3210 | Children's Literature for Middle Childhood | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDMC 3300 | Teaching Middle Childhood Mathematics | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDMC 3300L | Teaching Middle Childhoos Mathematics - Lab | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDMC 3400 | Teaching Middle Childhood Science | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDMC 3400L | Teaching Middle Childhood Science - Lab | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDMC 3500 | Teaching Middle Childhood Social Studies | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDMC 3500L | Teaching Middle Childhoos Social Studies - Lab | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDTE 1000 | Introduction to Teacher Education | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| EDTE 2000 | Learning and Human Development | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| EDTE 2010 | Characteristics of Learners with Exceptionalities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| EDTE 2020 | Field Experience in Education | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| EDTE 2200 | Phonics and the Structure of Language | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| EDTE 3250 | Literature-Centered Developmental Reading | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDTE 3720 | Instructional Adaptations for Middle Childhood Learners | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDTE 4200 | Teaching Reading in the COntent Areas & English | X | X | X | X | ||||
| EDTE 4210 | Foundations of Reading Instruction, Diagnosis, and Remediation for Classroom Teachers | X | X | X | X |