2023-2024 Catalog

Middle Level Education C.G.S.

Completion of the C.G.S. in Middle-Level Education plus specific content coursework will lead to RIDE eligibility for certification in Middle Grades Education.

Admission Requirements

  1. A completed application form accompanied by a $50 nonrefundable application fee.
  2. Completion of all Feinstein School of Education and Human Development admission requirements (standardized test scores are not required).
  3. A teaching certificate.
  4. Applicants should have a minimum of 21 hours of undergraduate work in their subject content area with a 3.00 GPA. Consideration will be given to students who may lack sufficient credits in their content, but have experience working in schools.

Retention Requirement

Students must earn a B or better in all C.G.S. course work. Students who receive a grade below a B in any of the four courses must meet with the program coordinator. If it is recommended that the student continue, the student must retake the course.

Course Requirements

Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
MLED 531Critical Inquiry in Middle Level Education

2

Summer.
MLED 532Contextualizing Young Adolescent Development

4

Fall.
MLED 533Disciplinary Literacies with Young Adolescents I

2

Fall.
MLED 534Disciplinary Literacies with Young Adolescents II

2

Spring.
MLED 535Curriculum and Assessment for Young Adolescents

4

Spring.
MLED 536Seminar in Middle School Education

1

Summer.

Total Credit Hours: 15