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Offered by Department of Elementary/Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education Major

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:

  1. Fine and Practical Arts,
    Home Economics*
  2. Humanities,
    Language Arts*
    Modern Languages
    French*
    German*
    Spanish*

    World Civilizations*
    Communication*

  3. Sciences,
    Health and Physical Education*
    Mathematics*
    Natural Sciences*
  4. Social Sciences.
    Business Education*
    Global Awareness*
    History*
    Social Sciences*

*Italics indicate Special Areas.

16 May 2005

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