Partnership Teach Middle Grades Education Cohort
A bachelor’s degree in middle grades education prepares teachers for classrooms in grades 6-9. Partnership Teach students concentrate in English language arts and social studies.
Partnership Teach students begin at NC community colleges and then transfer to ECU to complete the remaining coursework online. Partnership Teach usually starts part-time cohorts of middle grades education majors each fall. Students are placed in public school classrooms throughout the program to observe and practice teaching methods learned in the courses. A full-time internship in a public school classroom is required for all students in their senior year.
To join Partnership Teach, students must meet the requirements listed on the general description webpage as well as submit a Partnership Teach application to a Partnership Teach Coordinator and a Freshman/Transfer application to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at East Carolina University. Students must have access to the technology required as described in the Technology Requirements.
Traditionally the smallest of the Partnership Teach models, middle grades cohorts must meet a minimum enrollment standard to begin annually.
Program Requirements
| Key Details | Special Education Adapted & General |
|---|---|
| Minimum GPA | 2.5 |
| Prerequisite Courses | Completion of all Community College courses is recommended, but may have 4 or fewer courses at the end of Spring term (EDU 216, EDU 279, & EDU 250 are exceptions) |
| ECU Course Schedule | About 3 classes (7-10 hours) per semester until internship |
| Practicum Requirements | Varies; usually 12-40 hours per semester in a NC public school |
| Internship | Internship I: 1 day/week for one semester Internship II: Full-time for a full semester |
| Recommended For | Working adults and/or students with multiple obligations outside school |
| ECU Plan of Study | 3 years |
| Starting Term | Fall (August) |
| Initial Application Decisions | February 15 |
Next Steps to Enrolling
- Meet with your Regional Partnership Teach Coordinator
- Community College (CC) coursework
- Complete pending pre-requisite courses at the NC CC of your choice
- Establish a cumulative GPA of 2.5+ for the part-time programs of 3.0+ for full-time
- Apply to Partnership Teach (free)
- Applications typically open in October each year
- January 15 — full-time elementary deadline
- February 15 — initial application decisions for all 3 part-time programs
- Apply to ECU
- After acceptance into Partnership Teach, unless you are applying during free application window (September/October)