初中教育专业是俄亥俄州立大学教学与学习系的七个本科课程之一，该课程为学生提供成为老师所需的培训。该计划的结构和内容旨在帮助学生发展成为教育领域有效的领导者和倡导者所需的知识，技能和性格。每个课程均由世界知名的教职员工和研究生助理领导，他们会监督每个单独的职前教师在深入学习过程中的进度。计划完成后，学生还将获得以下四个重点领域的初步许可，可教授4-9年级：语言艺术，数学，社会研究和科学。该专业在哥伦布，利马，马里恩，曼斯菲尔德和纽瓦克校区提供。<br> <br>初中教育专业为学生提供了4-9年级的教学准备，
The middle childhood education major is one of seven undergraduate programs in Ohio State's Department of Teaching and Learning that provides students the training needed to become a teacher. The structure and content of the program is designed to assist students in developing the knowledge, skills and disposition needed to become effective leaders and advocates for social justice in the field of education. Each program is led by world-renowned faculty, staff and graduate associates who oversee the progress of each individual pre-service teacher as he or she progresses through an intense program of study. Upon completion of the program, students will also obtain initial licensure to teach grades 49 in two of the following areas of concentration: language arts, mathematics, social studies and science. This major is offered on the Columbus, Lima, Marion, Mansfield and Newark campuses.<br><br>The middle childhood education major prepares students to teach in grades 49 leading to licensure in the state of Ohio. The components of this major have been designed to meet state and national standards, licensure requirements and Ohio State's General Education requirements. The principal philosophy behind the curriculum is to provide a liberal education in subjects relevant to teaching students in grades 49 as well as numerous opportunities for the student to experience, learn and reflect on effective pedagogy. This pathway emphasizes disciplinary content knowledge, educational foundations courses and pedagogy and methods courses which focus on early exposure to child development and psychological and social foundations of education.