Education with Teaching Certification in Grades 4-8 (B.S.) Science and Social Studies Concentration

Program Overview

The Education with Grade 4-8 Teaching Certification program prepares students to teach all subjects in grades four through six and to specialize in one or two subject areas for grades seven and eight. Through the academic program, faculty advising, and extensive field experiences, students are broadly prepared for effective teaching in upper elementary and middle school grades. Thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities are developed in critical areas such as instructional planning and delivery, assessment, and classroom management. Particular attention also is given to subject matter preparation. Students in this program take the same core of courses. Additionally, they select one of nine subject tracks in which to concentrate. These tracks are:

Option I (12 credits in three subject areas and 30 credits in one of the following):

Option II: (12 credits in two subject areas and 21 in two of the following, one of which must be mathematics or science):

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Education program can:

1. Develop skills common to the liberal arts and sciences: research, analysis, reflection, and communication.
2. Develop knowledge common to the liberal arts and sciences in the fields of arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Students will also develop specialized knowledge and disciplinary expertise.
3. Develop informed and mature convictions about Christian faith and practice.
4. Become proficient in the scholarship of their discipline and demonstrate specialized skills needed to pursue a career and/or graduate school.
5. Gain awareness of identity, character, and vocational calling.
6. Demonstrate a commitment to service, reconciliation, and justice, and lead effectively and ethically within the complexities of an increasingly diverse and interdependent world.

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

Three or four credits of the following:

Three credits from the following:

Three to four credits from the following, determined by concentration:

Professional Semester Requirements

Science and Social Studies Concentration (18-21)

Nine to twelve credits from the following:

A second, additional course in U.S. History:

At least three credits from the following:

QuEST Requirements