Middle Grades Teaching Option -
Bachelor of Science in Education
ED BSE 2405
- Minimum General Studies = 45
- + General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 47
- English Language minimum = 9
- ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
- ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
- SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech - 3
hours
- Humanities minimum = 12 including:
- Take one of the following:
- ART 120GS, Art Appreciation - 3 hours
- MUS 100GS, Introduction to Music - 3 hours
- THEA 120GS, Introduction to the Theatre - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
- HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
- HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours
- HIST 215GS, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
- HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
- Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
- MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher
level.
- Natural Sciences minimum = 11
- PHYS 100GS, Physical Science - 4 hours
- Take one of the following:
- PHYS 201GS, Earth Science - 4 hours
- GEOG 101GS, Physical Geography I: The Atmosphere - 4
hours (with lab)
- GEOG 102GS, Physical Geography II: The Lithosphere - 4
hours (with lab)
- GEOG 103GS, The Dynamic Planet: Hazards in the
Environment - 3 hours (without lab)
- Take one of the following:
- BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
- BIOL 109GS, Plants and Animals and their Environment -
4 hours
- Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
- Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
- Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours
- Take any GS course from:
- Social Perspective,
- Geographical Perspective or
- Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours
- Personal Development minimum = 3
- PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
- Professional Sequence = 30
- PTE 390A-390E Must be in middle grades 4-9
- Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
- Endorsement = 57-75
- The lower hour requirements for the Endorsement may be achieved with careful planning
and advising in the selection of General Studies courses and Special Areas of Academic
Concentration.
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 134-152
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
- Minimum total hours required for BAE in Middle Grades Education Teaching Field
Endorsement = 134-152
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for
all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above
taken at a 4-year college or university.
- A. Middle Grades Core Requirements
- Take all of the following:
- ELED 370**, Teaching Elementary School Mathematics - 3
hours
- ELED 371**, Teaching Elementary School Language Arts -
3 hours
- ELED 372**, Teaching Elementary School Science - 3
hours
- ELED 373**, Teaching Elementary School Social Sciences
- 3 hours
- ELED 410, History and Philosophy of the Middle School
- 3 hours
- ELED 474, Teaching Reading in the Content Areas - 3
hours
- MATH 230, Math for Elementary Teachers I - 3 hours
- MATH 330, Math for Elementary Teachers II - 3 hours
- **One corresponding secondary methods course will be selected in lieu of one of these
courses.
- Take 1 course from:
- ENG 425, Children's Literature - 3 hours
- ENG 426, Literature for Adolescents - 3 hours
- B. Middle Grades Academic Concentration
Students must have 18 distinct (i.e., not included in another Special Area) hours in
each of two Special Areas and 12 distinct semester hours in one other. The three Special
Areas must be chosen from at least two of the four Broad Fields:
- Fine and Practical Arts,
- Home Economics*
- Humanities,
- Language Arts*
Modern Languages
- French*
German*
Spanish*
World Civilizations*
Communication*
- Sciences,
- Health and Physical Education*
Mathematics*
Natural Sciences*
- Social Sciences.
- Business Education*
Global Awareness*
History*
Social Sciences*
*Italics indicate Special Areas.
16 May 2005
