MDLG 3800. Individual Study in Middle Grades Education.  (1-6) Prerequisite: Permission of the student's advisor.  Independent study under the supervision of an appropriate faculty member.  May be repeated for credit. (Fall, Spring, Summer) 

Note:  Students are required to complete a year-long internship beginning the semester prior to student teaching and ending upon the successful completion of student teaching. 

MDLG 4430.  Student Teaching/Seminar: 6-9 Middle Grades Education.  (15) (O) Prerequisite: Completion of all coursework and approval of an Application for Student Teaching.  Planned sequence of experiences in the student’s two areas of content specialization conducted in an approved middle school setting under the supervision and coordination of a University supervisor and a cooperating teacher.  The student must demonstrate the competencies identified for his/her specific teaching fields in appropriate grade-level settings.  Approximately 35 to 40 hours per week in an assigned school setting, teaching in two areas of concentration and 10-12 on-campus seminars scheduled throughout the semester.  (Fall, Spring)