Offered by Department of Teacher Education:

Elementary Education Major

Middle Grades Teaching
Field Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education
OR Bachelor of Science in Education

ED BAE 2405
ED BSE 2405
(Selection of Special Areas in Academic Concentration determines whether degree awarded is BAE or BSE; see B. Middle Grades Academic Concentration, below.)

• Minimum General Studies = 45
  + General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 47
  • 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:
    • ART 100GS, Art Structure- 3 hours
    • 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
    • Take 1 course from:
    • MATH 230, Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 104)
    • MATH 430, Middle School Mathematics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 104)
  • Natural Sciences minimum = 11
    • PHYS 100GS, Physical Science - 4 hours
    • Take 1 course from:
    • 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 1 course from:
    • BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
    • BIOL 109GS, Classroom Biology - 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
  • TE 472, Management and Assessment in Middle Level Classrooms - 2 hours
  • Take ONE of the following options:
    • Take 1 course:
    • TE 411, Inclusive Practices for Students with Exceptionalities in PreK-8 Classrooms - 3 hours
    • OR
    • Take 2 courses:
    • TE 306, Reading and Inclusion in K-12 Classrooms - 2 hours
    • TE 320, Field Experience in Secondary Classroom - 0-2 hours (see advisor)
    • Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
• Endorsement = 61-90
  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 = 124-166
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0-1
• Minimum total hours required for BAE or BSE in Middle Grades Education Teaching Field Endorsement = 125-166
  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.

1. Middle Grades Core Requirements (25-28 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
   • TE 323, Partnerships with Families - 1 hour
   • TE 471, History and Philosophy of Middle School - 3 hours
   • TE 473, Field Experience in Middle Level Classrooms - 1-2 hours

   NOTE: Students must take at least one secondary methods course (designated by ** below). Choice may add hours to the endorsement. Work closely with advisor.

   • Language Arts and Reading Component
   • ENG 426, Literature for Adolescents - 3 hours
   • Take 1 from the following:
   • TE 331, Intermediate Literacy - 3 hours
   • **ENG 424, Teaching Secondary School English - 3 hours (Prereq: 15 hours of English beyond the freshman level)
   • Math Component
   • MATH 104, Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics - 3 hours
   • Take ONE of the following options:
     • Take 3 courses:
     • TE 311, Math Methods I - 2 hours
     • TE 313, Field Experience: Math - 1 hour (take 0.5 hour class twice)
     • MATH 230, Math for Elementary Teachers I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 104 or permission)
     • OR take 2 courses:
     • MATH 430, Middle School Mathematics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 104 or permission)
     • **MATH 470, Teaching of Secondary Mathematics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 260, MATH 202, MATH 115, MATH 102, MATH 103)
   • Science/Social Studies Methods Component
   • Take ONE of the following options:
     • Take 4 courses:
     • 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
     • OR take 1 course:
     • **SOSC370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours
     • Take one from the following:
     • **BIOL 471, Methods in Secondary Science Teaching - 3 hours (Prereq: work equivalent at least to a Biology minor)
     • **PHYS 471, Methods in Secondary Science Teaching - 3 hours
   • Fine Arts Component
   • Take one from the following:
   • ART 360, Elementary Art Methods - 3 hours (Prereq: ART 100GS)
   • MUS 330, Music Methods for the Elementary Teacher - 3 hours
2. Middle Grades Academic Concentration (48-54 hours required)
   Students must have 18 distinct hours in each of two specialization areas:
   • BUSINESS EDUCATION (22 hours required)
     • Take all the following:
     • BACC 250, Beginning Accounting I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102, sophomore standing)
     • ECON 100GS*, Contemporary Economic Issues - 3 hours
     • BSAD 115, Introduction to Business - 3 hours
     • BSED 295, Business Communications - 3 hours
     • BSED 302, Automated Office Systems - 3 hours
     • BSED 470, Vocational-Business Methods - 4 hours
     • BMGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours
     • FSID 160GS, Personal Money Management - 3 hours
     • *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.
   • FOREIGN LANGUAGES
     • FRENCH (21 hours required)
       • Take all of the following:
       • FREN 200GS, Intermediate French I - 3 hours
       • FREN 201GS, Intermediate French II - 3 hours
       • FREN 303, French Phonetics - 3 hours
       • FREN 304, Culture, Conversation, Composition - 3 hours
       • FREN 401, Advanced Composition and Grammar Review - 3 hours
       • FREN 414, Advanced French Conversation - 3 hours
       • FORL 472, Foreign Language Pedagogy - 3 hours
     • GERMAN (21 hours required)
       • Take all of the following:
       • GERM 200GS, Intermediate German I - 3 hours
       • GERM 201GS, Intermediate German II - 3 hours
       • GERM 204GS, Culture, Conversation and Composition - 3 hours
       • GERM 303, Advanced German Grammar - 3 hours
       • GERM 304, Advanced Composition and Conversation I - 3 hours
       • GERM 414, Advanced Composition and Conversation II - 3 hours
       • FORL 472, Foreign Language Pedagogy - 3 hours
     • SPANISH (21 hours required)
       • Take all of the following:
       • SPAN 200GS, Intermediate Spanish I - 3 hours
       • SPAN 201GS, Intermediate Spanish II - 3 hours
       • SPAN 204GS, Spanish Conversation - 3 hours
       • SPAN 302, Spanish Phonetics/Phonology - 3 hours
       • SPAN 303, Advanced Spanish Grammar - 3 hours
       • SPAN 304, Advanced Conversation and Composition - 3 hours
       • FORL 472, Foreign Language Pedagogy - 3 hours
   • HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (22 hours required)
     • Take all of the following:
     • PE 160GS*, Healthful Living - 3 hours
     • PE 220, Teaching Aerobic and Anaerobic Activities - 1 hour
     • PE 221, Teaching Sport and Leisure Activities - 2 hours
     • PE 241, Rhythmic Activities for Elementary Schools - 2 hours
     • PE 260GS, First Aid, Responding to Emergencies - 2 hours
     • PE 325, Motor Learning and Development - 3 hours
     • PE 369, Remedial and Adaptive Physical Education - 3 hours
     • PE 420, Methods in Health and Physical Education - 3 hours
     • PE 450, Curriculum and Assessment for Physical Education - 3 hours
     • PE 464, Secondary School Health - 3 hours
     • *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as Academic Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.
   • LANGUAGE ARTS (21 hours required)
     • Take the following course:
     • ENG 234GS, Reading and Writing about Literature - 3 hours
     • Take one from the following American Literature courses:
     • ENG 352A, Survey of U.S. Literature I - 3 hours
     • ENG 352B, Survey of U.S. Literature II - 3 hours
     • ENG 358, Literature of the American West - 3 hours
     • Take one from the following British Literature courses:
     • ENG 362A, Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature I - 3 hours
     • ENG 362B, Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature II - 3 hours
     • ENG 463, Seminar in Shakespeare - 3 hours
     • Take all the following:
     • ENG 102GS*, Introduction to Expository Prose - 3 hours
     • ENG 303, Introduction to Linguistics - 3 hours
     • ENG 304, Grammar I - 3 hours
     • ENG 311, Advanced Writing I - 3 hours
     • ENG 424, Teaching Secondary School English - 3 hours (Prereq: 15 hours of English beyond the freshman level)
     • ENG 426, Literature for Adolescents - 3 hours (Taken as part of A. Middle Grades Core Requirements)
     • SPCH 100GS*, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
     • *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.
   • MATHEMATICS (18 hours required)
     • Take all of the following:
     • MATH 104***, Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics - 3 hours
     • MATH 230*, Math for Elementary Teachers I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 104 or permission)
     • MATH 330*, Math for Elementary Teachers II - 3 hours
     • MATH 430, Middle School Mathematics - 3 hours
     • STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
     • Take ONE of the following options:
       • Take 3 courses:
       • TE 311, Math Methods I - 2 hours
       • TE 312, Math Methods II - 2 hours
       • TE 313, Field Experience: Math - 1 hour (Take 0.5 hour class twice)
       • OR take 1 course:
       • MATH 470, Teaching of Secondary Mathematics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 260 or instructor's permission)
     • Take 6 hours from:
     • MATH 103, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
     • MATH 120, Finite Mathematics - 3 hours
     • MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
     • TE 474, Problem Solving in the Elementary and Middle School Classroom - 3 hours
     • *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic Concentration requirement.
     • ***Students with sufficient mathematics background (4 years of high school math plus an ACT math score of 20 or higher) may register for MATH 230.
     • Consult advisor.
   • NATURAL SCIENCES (21 hours required)
     • Take all the following:
     • PHYS 100GS*, Physical Science - 4 hours
     • PHYS 301, Advanced Physical Science - 4 hours
     • Take 1 course from:
     • GEOG 101GS*, Physical Geography I: The Atmosphere - 4 hours
     • GEOG 102GS*, Physical Geography II: The Lithosphere - 4 hours
     • GEOG 103GS*, The Dynamic Planet: Hazards in the Environment - 3 hours
     • PHYS 201GS*, Earth Science - 4 hours
     • Take 1 course from:
     • BIOL 103GS*, General Biology - 4 hours
     • BIOL 109GS*, Classroom Biology - 4 hours
     • Take 1 course from:
     • BIOL 105GS, Biology I - 4 hours
     • BIOL 106GS, Biology II - 4 hours
     • BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
     • Take ONE of the following options:
       • Take 1 course from:
       • CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours
       • CHEM 150GS, Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry - 3 or 4 hours
       • OR take two courses:
       • CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (see prerequisites)
       • CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
       • OR take two courses:
       • CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
       • CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
     • Take 1 course from:
     • GEOG 207GS, Physical Geology - 3 hours
     • GEOG 209GS, Meteorology - 3 hours
     • PHYS 210GS, Astronomy - 3 hours
     • Take 1 course from:
     • BIOL 471, Methods in Secondary Science Teaching - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 105GS and BIOL 106GS and BIOL 290 and admission to Teacher Education)
     • PHYS 471, Methods in Secondary Science Teaching - 3 hours
     • TE 353, Elementary Science Methods - 3 hours
     • *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.
   • SOCIAL SCIENCES (18 hours required)
     • Take all the following:
     • ECON 100GS*, Contemporary Economic Issues - 3 hours
     • HIST 210GS*, Western Civilization - 3 hours
     • HIST 211GS*, Western Civilization - 3 hours
     • HIST 212GS*, Non-Western World History - 3 hours
     • HIST 250GS*, American History - 3 hours
     • HIST 251GS*, American History - 3 hours
     • HIST 479, Nebraska and the Great Plains History - 3 hours
     • PSCI 110GS*, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
     • Take 1 course from:
     • 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)
     • GEOG 207, Physical Geology - 3 hours
     • Take 1 course from:
     • GEOG 104GS*, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
     • GEOG 106GS*, Cultural Geography - 3 hours
     • GEOG 340, Developing Nations - 3 hours
     • Take 1 course from:
     • TE 352, Elementary Social Studies Methods - 3 hours
     • SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours
     • *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.
   • SPECIAL EDUCATION (27-40 hours required)
     • An endorsement in any of Nebraska Special Education endorsements, which includes any portion of grades 4 through 9, may be accepted in lieu of one Content Area of Specialization.
     • Mild/Moderate Disabilities K-6 Teaching Field Endorsement Option
     • Mild/Moderate Disabilities 7-12 Teaching Field Endorsement Option