B.A. in Middle Level Education

The B.A. in Middle-Level Education provides students with the knowledge, skills, and disposition to be successful teachers in grades 5-8. Students will design curricula based on inquiry, authentic literacy, and standards. Students will work collaboratively with a middle grades team, parents, the school, and the local community.

Students can earn an endorsement from a minimum of one discipline: Social Studies, Math, Science, and/or Language Arts. Students must complete two clinical experiences in grades 5-8 classrooms and full-time student teaching in their endorsement area for 16 weeks.

The program is nationally accredited by the Association for Middle-Level Education.

Program Benefits

Through the B.A. in Middle-Level Education, students qualify for the Illinois Middle-Grade Professional Educator License to teach in their endorsement area(s). Students will have the skills needed to create dynamic, critical, and developmentally responsive middle-grade classrooms.

Minors

• Math and Science Concepts

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Northeastern Illinois University is one of the most diverse universities in the United States with a welcoming community of more than 7,000 students. Small classes mean you will work closely with our excellent faculty who will help you discover and develop ideas that will shape the future. You will learn to think critically, adapt to change, solve problems, and become a leader in your chosen field—qualities employers desire.

Northeastern’s 67-acre Main Campus is located in a safe residential community on the Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois.

As one of the world’s great cities, Chicago is a key location for business, technology, art, food, architecture and sports.

The diversity of Chicago is reflected in the shops and restaurants that are just walking distance from NEIU thus you will never be far from the food and other items that you are used to at home. Northeastern offers students the best of both worlds—access to all Chicago has to offer and a retreat from its hustle and bustle.

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