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
    • ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
    • 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
  • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
    • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
    • Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
    • Take 1 course from:
      • PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
      • PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
  • Personal Development minimum = 3 including:
    • PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
• Professional Sequence = 28 including:
  • TE 306, Reading and Inclusion in K-12 Classrooms - 2 hours
  • TE 319, Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
  • Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
• Endorsement = 45-51
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 118-124
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 1-7
• 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.

1. Mild/Moderate 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement Requirements (27 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • TESE 437, Medical Aspects of Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours
     • TESE 461, Legal Issues in Special Education - 3 hours
     • TESE 462, Assessment and Program Planning in Special Education - 4 hours
     • TESE 463, Instructional Strategies for Individuals with Disabilities - 2 hours
     • TESE 464, Field Experience in Special Education - 1 hour
     • TESE 467, Behavioral Interventions for Individuals with Disabilities - 2 hours
     • TESE 468, Assistive Technology Interventions - 2 hours
     • TESE 474, Field Experience in Secondary Special Education - 1 hour
     • TESE 475, Curriculum Content for Secondary Students with Disabilities - 3 hours
     • TESE 476, Transitional Issues for Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours
     • TESE 479, Developing Social and Personal Skills in Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours
2. Academic Concentration (18-24 hours required)
   Take one of the following Academic Concentrations:
   • BUSINESS EDUCATION (18 hours required)
     
     • Take 18 hours from:
       • BACC 250, Beginning Accounting I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102 or equivalent; sophomore standing)
       • 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 - 3 hours
       • BMGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours
       • ECON 100GS*, Contemporary Economic Issues - 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 (18 hours required)
     • FRENCH
       
       • Take 18 hours from:
         • FREN 200GS, Intermediate French I - 3 hours (Prereq: FREN 101 or equivalent)
         • FREN 201GS, Intermediate French II - 3 hours (Prereq: FREN 101 or equivalent)
         • FREN 303, French Phonetics - 3 hours
         • FREN 304, Culture, Conversation, Composition - 3 hours (Prereq: FREN 201GS)
         • FREN 401, Advanced Composition and Grammar Review - 3 hours
         • FREN 414, Advanced French Conversation - 3 hours (Prereq: FREN 201GS or equivalent)
         • FORL 472, Foreign Language Pedagogy - 3 hours
     • GERMAN
       
       • Take 18 hours from:
         • GERM 200GS, Intermediate German I - 3 hours (Prereq: GERM 101 or equivalent)
         • GERM 201GS, Intermediate German II - 3 hours (Prereq: GERM 101 or equivalent)
         • GERM 204GS, Culture, Conversation and Composition - 3 hours (Prereq: GERM 101 or equivalent)
         • GERM 303, Advanced German Grammar - 3 hours (Prereq: GERM 201GS or equivalent)
         • GERM 304, Advanced Composition and Conversation I - 3 hours (Prereq: GERM 201GS or equivalent)
         • GERM 414, Advanced Composition and Conversation II - 3 hours (Prereq: GERM 201GS or equivalent)
         • FORL 472, Foreign Language Pedagogy - 3 hours
     • SPANISH
       
       • Take 18 hours from:
         • SPAN 200GS, Intermediate Spanish I - 3 hours (Prereq: SPAN 101 or equivalent)
         • SPAN 201GS, Intermediate Spanish II - 3 hours (Prereq: SPAN 200GS or equivalent)
         • SPAN 204GS, Spanish Conversation - 3 hours (Prereq: SPAN 200GS or equivalent)
         • SPAN 302, Spanish Phonetics/Phonology - 3 hours (Prereq: SPAN 201GS or equivalent)
         • SPAN 303, Advanced Spanish Grammar - 3 hours (Prereq: SPAN 201GS or equivalent)
         • SPAN 304, Advanced Conversation and Composition - 3 hours (Prereq: SPAN 204GS or equivalent)
         • FORL 472, Foreign Language Pedagogy - 3 hours
   • HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (18 hours required)
     
     • Take 18 hours from:
       • PE 160GS*, Healthful Living - 3 hours
       • PE 220, Teaching Aerobic and Anaerobic Activities - 1 hour
       • PE 221, Teaching Sport and Leisure Activities - 2 hours (Prereq: completion of required PE 110GS courses)
       • PE 241, Rhythmic Activities for Elementary Schools - 2 hours (Prereq: completion of required PE 110GS courses)
       • 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 (Prereq: PE 100 or PE 221)
       • PE 464, Secondary School Health - 3 hours
       • *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.
   • LANGUAGE ARTS (18 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 9 hours from:
       • 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
       • ENG 426, Literature for Adolescents - 3 hours
       • *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.
     • MATHEMATICS (21 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
         • 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 permission of instructor; admission to Teacher Education)
       • 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. Consult advisor.
     • NATURAL SCIENCES (22 hours required)
       
       • Take all of 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 - 4 hours
         • OR take two courses:
           • CHEM 160GS*, General Chemistry - 3 hours
           • CHEM 160LGS*, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
       • Take 1 course from:
         • GEOG 207GS*, Physical Geology - 3 hours
         • GEOG 209GS*, Meteorology - 3 hours
         • PHYS 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, BIOL 106GS, BIOL 290, admission to Teacher Education)
         • PHYS 471, Methods in Secondary Science Teaching - 3 hours
         • TE 353, Elementary Science Methods - 3 hours (Coreq: TE 351, TE 352, TE 354)
       • *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.
     • SOCIAL SCIENCES (20 hours required)
       
       • Take all of 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
       • Take 1 course from:
         • PSCI 140GS, Introduction to Comparative Politics - 3 hours
         • PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Relations - 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 207GS*, 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 (Prereq: GEOG 104GS or GEOG 106GS)
       • Take 1 course from:
         • TE 352, Elementary Social Studies Methods - 3 hours (Coreq: TE 351, TE 353, TE 354)
         • 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.
     • PSYCHOLOGY (18 hours required)
       • Take all of the following:
         • PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
         • PSY 250, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
         • PSY 270, Experimental Psychology - 4 hours
         • PSY 430, Memory and Cognition - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
         • PSY 430L, Memory and Cognition Laboratory - 1 hour
         • PSY 455, Adolescent Psychology - 3 hours
     • SPECIAL EDUCATION (24 hours required)
       
       • Take all of the following:
         • TE 311, Math Methods I - 2 hours
         • TE 312, Math Methods II - 2 hours
         • 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
         • TESE 430, Collaboration, Consultation, and Teamwork - 2 hours
         • MATH 230, Math for Elementary Teachers I - 3 hours
         • MATH 330, Math for Elementary Teachers II - 3 hours
       • Take 1 hour from:
         • TE 313, Field Experience: Math - 0.5 hour (Take 0.5 hour class twice)