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Want to teach grades 4-9? The Middle Childhood Education (MCE) major in Arts and Sciences may be the major for you.

Degree Requirements for Bachelor of Arts in Middle Childhood Education

Under Ohio licensure requirements, a Middle Childhood teacher must specialize in two of four subject-matter fields in any combination. These areas of concentration (AOC) are:

  • Mathematics
  • Reading and Language Arts
  • Science
  • Social Studies

Completion of this program provides:

  • initial preparation to teach 4th - 9th grade
  • first-hand experience in 4th - 9th grade classrooms
  • experience with active learning methods in college courses
  • in-depth course work in subject-matter fields
  • Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with an Education minor

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