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Dec 10, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Middle Level Education, Social Studies 6-8 Teacher Licensure Concentration, B.S.
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Elementary and Special Education
615-898-2680
Stacy Fields, program coordinator
Stacy.Fields@mtsu.edu
All students pursuing the Middle-Level Education, Social Studies 6-8 Teacher Licensure program are required to complete True Blue Core requirements, content area concentration and middle level core coursework, and residency experiences. The Middle Level Education program offers preparation for individuals to teach their content area while supporting English Language Learners. The program leads to initial teacher license in Middle Grades Education Social Studies 6-8 and English as a Second Language PK-12.
Students should meet with their advisors regularly to plan their course schedules and stay on track for graduation and licensure.
NOTE: A grade of C or higher is required for all major courses; a grade of B- or better in EESE 2010 and EESE 2011 is required to apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
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Degree Requirements
| True Blue Core (TBC) | 41 hours | | Major Requirements | 85 hours* | | Middle Level Core | 52 hours | | Social Studies Concentration | 33 hours | | Electives | 0-12 | | TOTAL | 120-126 hours | *This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the program of study may be completed in 120 hours. True Blue Core (41 hours)
True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category. The following courses required by the program meet True Blue Core requirements: Major Requirements (85 hours)
Requirements for the Middle Level Education, Social Studies 6-8 Teacher Licensure Concentration, B.S. major consist of middle level core and content area concentration courses. Middle Level Core Requirements (52 hours)
Middle Level Education, Social Studies 6-8 Teacher Licensure Concentration (33 hours)
Curriculum: Middle Level Education, Social Studies 6-8 Teacher Licensure
Freshman Fall
- Written Communication 3 credit hours
- Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
- Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
- Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
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