Major Equivalency Endorsement for Middle Level Teachers Grades Five Through Eight
Middle school teachers must hold a minimum equivalent of twenty-four (24) semester hours of content area preparation and methods in the subject area specializations in which they are teaching, or may demonstrate major equivalency in subject areas as noted in the ESPB administrative rules.
Requirements
Middle School English Education Grades 5-8
Middle School Mathematics Education Grades 5-8
Electives to total 24 credits:
| MATH 265 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 420 | History and Philosophy of Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 435 | Theory Of Numbers | 3 |
| MATH 443 | Algebraic Structures with Programming For Majors | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Middle School Science Education Grades 5-8
Middle School Social Studies Education Grades 5-8 (Prerequisites: ECON 105, GEOG 103, SOC 110)
| EDUC 324 | North Dakota Studies | 1 |
| EDUC 398 | Secondary Education Field Experience | 1 |
| EDUC 485 | Secondary Methods for Social Science | 2 |
| GEOG 262 | The Geography of North Dakota and North America | 3 |
| GEOG 300 | World Region Geography and Anthropology | 3 |
| HIST 101 | Western Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 103 | U.S. To 1877 | 3 |
| | History Electives | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Note: A list of approved major equivalency requirements is available from the Education Standards and Practice Board (ESPB).
ESPB administrative rules are available on the ESPB Website: www.nd.gov/espb/licensure/majorequivreq.html