Middle Education

Program Requirements

Teacher candidates are required to meet competencies identified by the state of Virginia as well as additional competencies required by the teacher education unit at JMU. In Virginia and many other states, middle grades teachers must have concentrations in two core subject areas. Candidates are advised to major in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies (IDLS) as undergraduates to meet the necessary subject-matter competencies.

The requirements for the undergraduate and graduate degrees are as follows:
BA/BS Undergraduate Degree	credit hours
General Education	46
Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Major	36-42
Pre-Professional Studies in Education	36

MAT Degree
Graduate Level Professional Studies	32
	150-151

Graduate admission requirements include:

Personal qualities and dispositions that reflect effective development as a professional educator
An overall gpa of 2.7 beginning Summer 2010
Pass the Praxis II before completing 12 hours of graduate work

To be recommended for licensure, all candidates must:

Meet all middle education pre-professional (undergraduate) and professional (M.A.T.) degree requirements
Meet all admission, retention, and completion criteria for teacher education including satisfactory Praxis I & II scores
Meet performance and behavior standards as indicated by ratings on the program Professional Behaviors Checklist

Click here for a packet of information about the requirements for program admission and completion.

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