Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Middle Childhood Education degree, at the University of Cincinnati, prepares students for teaching in grades 4-9, in two subjects, and also for working as special education intervention specialists in mild to moderate K-12 settings. This dual-licensure program is dedicated to preparing teachers for meeting the needs of all students in diverse settings.
Our Middle Childhood Education program with a concentration in Language Arts and Mathematics prepares our graduates to create and implement research-informed and engaging curriculum, manage productive learning environments, and support the academic, social, and emotional needs of learners. Math covers number sense, algebraic thinking, geometry, measurement, probability, and statistics. Language Arts cover reading literature and informational texts, listening and speaking, and writing. Students with a middle childhood education degree in these concentrations will be comfortable and confident in their abilities to teach students in these areas.
Career
Graduates of the middle childhood education language arts and mathematics program may teach in public or private schools. The middle childhood license allows teachers to teach language arts and mathematics licensure areas in grades four through nine. There are additional endorsements that allow teachers to teach in additional licensure areas for grades four through six. Graduates of the middle childhood program usually elect to teach in Ohio, but graduates teach across the nation.
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Expected November 2025
Start date
May 2025
UC Uptown West Campus
2600 Clifton Avenue,
CINCINNATI,
Ohio,
45221, United States
First-year applicants (sometimes referred to as freshman) are students who have completed high school and have not earned college course credit since graduating.
English test score requirements: ELS - 112 Graduation; IELTS - 6.0 Overall minimum of 5.5 on each section; PTE - 46; TOEFL - 66 iBT minimum of 15 on each section; Duolingo - 95; Cambridge - 169 minimum, Recommended exam: C1 Advanced.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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