Middle Grades Education Major
Middle Grades Teaching
Field Endorsement
Bachelor of Arts in Education
Bachelor of Science in Education
(Selection of Special Areas in Academic Concentration determines whether degree awarded is BAE or BSE; see
B. Middle Grades Academic Concentration, below.)
- General Studies Program Hours = 45
General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 47
- Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
- ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
- SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
- Portal = 3
- Distribution = 29
- Aesthetics minimum = 3 including:
- Humanities minimum = 6
- Social Sciences minimum = 6 including:
- PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
- Natural Sciences minimum = 11 including:
- BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
- PHYS 100GS, Physical Science - 3 hours
- PHYS 100LGS, Physical Science Laboratory - 1 hour
- 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)
- PHYS 201GS, Earth Science - 4 hours
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
- Wellness minimum = 3 including:
- PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
- Capstone = 3
- Additional Course Required by Teacher Education = 3
- 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 (Prereq: TE 311, admission to Teacher Education)
- 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 = 65-102
- 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 = 144-181
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
- Minimum total hours required for BAE/BSE in Middle Grades Teaching Field Endorsement = 144-181
- 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.
- Middle Grades Core Requirements (29 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
- 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 230GS, Math for Elementary Teachers I - 3 hours
- OR take 2 courses:
- MATH 430, Middle School Mathematics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 230GS)
- MATH 470**, Teaching of Secondary Mathematics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 260 or permission of instructor; admission to Teacher Education)
- 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:
- SOSC 370**, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours
- Take one from the following:
- Fine Arts Component
- Take one from the following:
- ART 360, Elementary Art Methods - 3 hours (Prereq: ART 100GS, non-art majors)
- MUS 330, Music Methods for the Elementary Teacher - 3 hours
- Middle Grades Academic Concentration (36-73 hours required)
- Students must have 18 distinct hours in each of two specialization areas:
- BUSINESS EDUCATION (24 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- ACCT 250, Beginning Accounting I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS or equivalent; sophomore standing)
- BSAD 115, Introduction to Business - 3 hours
- BSAD 295, Business Communications - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101)
- BSED 302, Automated Office Systems - 3 hours
- BSED 470, Vocational Business Methods - 3 hours
- ECON 100GS*, Contemporary Economic Issues - 3 hours
- FSID 160GS, Personal Money Management - 3 hours
- MGT 301, Principles of 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
- *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic
Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.
- 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
- *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic
Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.
- 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
- *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic
Concentration requirement. Consult advisor.
- HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (25 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- PE 160, 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 260, 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
- LANGUAGE ARTS (30 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 of the following:
- *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic Concentration
requirement. Consult advisor.
- MATHEMATICS (24 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- MATH 104***, Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics - 3 hours
- MATH 230GS*, Math for Elementary Teachers I - 3 hours
- MATH 330GS*, Math for Elementary Teachers II - 3 hours
- MATH 430, Middle School Mathematics - 3 hours
- STAT 241GS* Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
- ***Students with sufficient mathematics background (4 years of high school math plus an ACT math
score of 20 or higher) may register for MATH 230GS. Consult advisor.
- 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:
- *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic Concentration
requirement.
- NATURAL SCIENCES (29 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- 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:
- Take 1 course from:
- 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 (Prereq: MATH 102GS OR Math ACT score of 20 or better OR permission of instructor)
- CHEM 160LGS*, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- OR take two courses:
- Take 1 course from:
- Take 1 course from:
- *Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement as well as Academic Concentration
requirement. Consult advisor.
- SOCIAL SCIENCES (33 hours required)
- Take all the following:
- 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:
- Take 1 course from:
- *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.
