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Offered by Department of Teacher Education:  

Special Education Major

Mild/Moderate 7-12 Teaching
Field Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education

ED BAE 2818

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education
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:
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 including:
Take 1 course from:
MATH 430, Middle School Mathematics - 3 hours  (Prereq: MATH 104 or permission)
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
PSCI 110, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hour
Take 1 course from:
PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 3
PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
Professional Sequence = 29
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 = 44
Minimum total hours required coursework = 118
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 7`
Minimum total hours required for BAE in Mild/Moderate 7-12 Teaching Subject 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.
 
Mild/Moderate 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement Requirements (44 hours required)
Take all of the following:
TE 321, Reading and Inclusion in Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
TE 331, Intermediate Literacy - 3 hours
TE 332, Collaboration, Consultation, and Teamwork- 2 hours
TE 431, Medical Aspects of Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours
TE 461, Legal Issues in Special Education - 3 hours
TE 462, Academic and Behavior Assessment in Special Education - 4 hours
TE 463, Instructional Strategies for Individuals with Disabilities - 4 hours
TE 464, Field Experience in Special Education - 2 hours (Take 1 hour class twice.)
TE 465, Methodology for Secondary Students with Disabilities - 4 hours
TE 466, Transitional Issues for Individuals with Disabilities - 5 hours
CDIS 356, Communication Disorders of the Adolescent - 3 hours
MATH 104, Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics - 3 hours
MATH 430, Middle School Mathematics - 3 hours
     (If this course is taken as part of the General Studies requirements, total hours for the endorsement will be reduced by 3 hours.)
PSY 455, Adolescent Psychology - 3 hours
 

11 May 2006
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