Offered by Department of Teacher Education:

Special Education Major

Mild/Moderate K-6 Teaching
Field Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education

ED BAE 2817

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

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 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 = 45

Minimum total hours required coursework = 119

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 6

Minimum total hours required for BAE in Mild/Moderate K-6 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 K-6 Teaching Subject Endorsement Requirements (45 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, Literacy 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 332, Collaboration, Consultation, and Teamwork- 2 hours
TE 431, Medical Aspects of Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours
CDIS 352, Normal and Disordered Language: 6-12 Years - 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
 

Take all of the following in specified sequence:

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 - 1 hour