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Offered by Department of Teacher Education:

Elementary Education Major

Elementary Education
Teaching Field Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education

ED BAE 2404

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement
English Language minimum = 9 including:
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101GS* or ACT English score of 30 or above)
SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
Humanities minimum = 12 including:
ART 100GS, Art Structure - 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 230, Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 104)
Natural Sciences minimum = 8
Take 1 course from:
BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
BIOL 109GS, Plants and Animals and their Environment - 4 hours
Take 1 course from:
PHYS 100GS, Physical Science - 4 hours
PHYS 201GS, Earth Science - 4 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
PSCI 110, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
Take any Economic 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 = 29 including:
The remaining hours of the professional sequence are listed in the major requirements.
TE 318, Management and Assessment in Preschool/Elementary Classrooms - 2 hours
TE 411, Inclusive Practices for Students with Exceptionalities in PreK-8 Classrooms - 3 hours
Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
Endorsement = 46
Minimum total hours required coursework = 120
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 5
Minimum total hours required for BAE in Elementary Education Major Teaching Field Endorsement = 125
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. Elementary Education Requirements (25 hours required)
Take all of the following:
TE 311, Math Methods I - 2 hours
TE 312, Math Methods II - 2 hours
TE 313, Field Experience: Math - 1 hours (Take 0.5 hour class twice)
TE 314, Phonics and Word Study - 2 hours
TE 315, Literary Assessment - 2 hours
TE 316, Primary Grades Literacy - 2 hours
TE 317, Field Experience: Literacy - 1 hour
TE 323, Partnerships with Families - 1 hour
TE 331, Intermediate Literacy - 3 hours
TE 351, Reading in the Content Area - 2 hours
TE 352, Elementary Social Studies Methods - 3 hours
TE 353, Elementary Science Methods - 3 hours
TE 354, Field Experiences in Elementary School Science, Social Studies, and Content Area Reading - 1 hour

B. Supporting Course Requirements (21 hours required)
Take all of the following:
ART 360, Elementary Art Methods - 2 hours
ART 361,  Integrating Art across the Curriculum - 1 hour
ENG 425, Children's Literature - 3 hours
MATH 104, Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics - 3 hours
MATH 230, Math for Elementary Teachers I - 3 hours
MATH 330, Math for Elementary Teachers II - 3 hours
MUS 330, Music Methods for the Elementary Teacher - 2 hour
MUS 361,  Integrating Art across the Curriculum - 1 hour
PE 226, Elementary School Health Teaching - 1 hour
PE 340, Non-Rhythmic Physical Education - 1 hour
PE 361, Integrating Movement and Dance - 1 hour

Note to all Elementary Majors: Any methods courses taken at the Lower Division Level (Jr. College), or more than ten years prior to the establishment of the program must be repeated. A program will be honored for five years, at which time it is subject to revision.

11 May 2006
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