Program Overview

Middle Childhood Education Program

The Middle Childhood Education major is no longer accepting new students. However, the program details are provided below for informational purposes.

Overview

The Middle Childhood Education program at Xavier University prepares graduates for careers as teachers in public and private schools. Many graduates also work in other educational settings such as hospitals and child care centers, or outdoor education and nature centers.

Curriculum

The curriculum for the Middle Childhood Education program is as follows:

• First Year:
  • Fall:
    • CORE 100 First-Year Seminar (3cr.)
    • ENGLISH 100/115 Composition/Rhetoric (3cr.)
    • EDUCATION 110 Human Development and Learning (3cr.)
    • Natural Science elective (3cr.)
    • MATH 120 (3cr.)
    • Second Language I (3cr.)
    • CORE 101 Goa: First-Year Co-Curriculum Program I (0cr.)
  • Spring:
    • EDUCATION 100 Intro to Education (3cr.)
    • EDUCATION 260 Cultural Diversity in Education (3cr.)
    • MATH 150 (3cr.)
    • THEOLOGY 111 Theological Foundations (3cr.)
    • Second Language II (3cr.)
    • Scientific Perspectives (3cr.)
    • CORE 102 Goa: First-Year Co-Curriculum Program II (0cr.)
• Sophomore:
  • Fall:
    • EDMC 212 Nature and Needs of Adolescence (3cr.)
    • MATH 211 Foundation of Arith. in MCED (3cr.)
    • EDUCATION 251 Instructional Technology (3cr.)
    • EDCH 326 Children's Literature for MCED (3cr.)
    • PHILOSOPHY 100 Intro to Ethics (3cr.)
    • CHEM 102,103 (3cr.)
  • Spring:
    • EDSP 200 Special Ed. Identification & Issues (3cr.)
    • MATH 212 Geometry & Measurement in MCED (3cr.)
    • CHEM 104,105 (3cr.)
    • EDRE 269 Phonics & Foundations of Literacy (3cr.)
    • PHILOSOPHY 200 Philosophical Perspective (3cr.)
    • Historical Perspectives (3cr.)
• Junior:
  • Fall:
    • EDMC 340 Middle School Philosophy & School Org (3cr.)
    • Theological Perspectives (3cr.)
    • MATH 116 Elementary Statistics (3cr.)
    • EDRE 314 Reading Methods for Middle Grades (3cr.)
    • EDMC 345 Intro to EDMC Classroom Mgmt. (3cr.)
    • MATH 213 Algebra Concepts MCED (3cr.)
  • Spring:
    • ENGLISH 205 Literature & Moral Imagination (3cr.)
    • MATH 214 Math Prob. Solving MCED (3cr.)
    • EDMC 325 Arts in Middle Childhood Education (3cr.)
    • EDMC 351 Middle School Methods I (3cr.)
    • EDMC 354 Middle School Methods II (3cr.)
    • BIOL 120, 127 (3cr.)
• Senior:
  • Fall:
    • EDMC 455 Student Teaching Middle Childhood (9cr.)
    • EDMC 456 Seminar: Current Issues in EDMC (1cr.)
    • EDRE 471 Content Area Literacy (3cr.)
  • Spring:
    • Creative Perspectives Elective (3cr.)
    • EDRE 478 Diagnosis/ Reading Disabilities (3cr.)
    • EDUCATION 351 Instructional Strategies for ELL (3cr.)
    • PHYS 116, 117 (3cr.)
    • Science Elective (3cr.)
    • ER/S Elective (3cr.)

Related Programs

• Related Majors:
  • Montessori Education
  • P-5 Primary Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Special Education
  • Teaching Integrated Sciences
• Related Minors:
  • Professional Education
• Related Graduate Programs:
  • Educational Administration (MEd)
  • Elementary Education (MEd)
  • Montessori Education (MEd)
  • School Counseling (MA)
  • Secondary Education (MEd)
  • Special Education (MEd)
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MEd)

Program Features

The Middle Childhood Education program at Xavier University offers several features, including:

• Experiential learning that begins in the first year
• Mentorships with practicing middle school teachers
• Partnerships with over 50 school districts in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky for field experiences and student teaching
• A fully accredited program by the Ohio Department of Education and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation

About Xavier University

Xavier University is a private university located in Cincinnati, Ohio, providing a liberal arts education in the Jesuit Catholic tradition. The University has been ranked among the top 10 master's-level universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report for the past two decades. The Princeton Review names it one of the "Best 385 Colleges in America."