General Science - A valid elementary or secondary teaching certificate with twenty-four (24) semester hours in science to include credit in the areas specified below:

Language Arts/Reading - A valid elementary teaching certificate with twenty-four (24) semester hours in language arts/reading to include credit in the areas specified below:

Social Studies - A valid elementary teaching certificate with twenty-four (24) semester hours in social studies to include at least three (3) credit hours in the areas specified below:

Mathematics - 7- 8th Grade Only – A valid elementary or secondary teaching certificate with a passing score on the Middle Grades Mathematics (37) Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessment (AEPA) **

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Physical/Earth/Space Sciences (12 semester hours)AstronomyChemistryEarth Science GeologyMeteorologyPhysical GeographyPhysics

CompositionEnglishGrammarLinguisticsLiteratureReading (including methods)

Life Sciences (12 semester hours)AgricultureAnatomyBiologyBotanyBiochemistryEcologyEnvironmental ScienceMicrobiologyPhysiologyZoology

EconomicsGeographyHistoryPolitical Science/Government

** NOTE:** NOTE: The Middle Grades Mathematics exam is now available. As of April 8, The Middle Grades Mathematics exam is now available. As of April 8, 2006, we will no longer accept twenty-four (24) semester hours in the content area.2006, we will no longer accept twenty-four (24) semester hours in the content area.

Middle Grades Approved Areas

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