Elementary Education Major
Elementary Education
Teaching Field Endorsement
Bachelor of Arts in Education
- 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
- MATH 230GS, Math for Elementary Teachers I - 3 hours
- SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
- TE 100GS, Teaching in a Democratic Society - 3 hours
- Portal = 3
- Distribution = 29
- Aesthetics minimum = 3 including:
- Humanities minimum = 6 including:
- Take 1 course from:
- ENG 250GS, Introduction to Literature: British Literature - 3 hours
- ENG 251GS, Introduction to Literature: American Literature - 3 hours
- ENG 252GS, Introduction to Literature: Western Civilization - 3 hours
- ENG 253GS, Introduction to Literature: Non-Western Civilization - 3 hours
- ENG 254GS, Introduction to Literature: Special Topics - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- Social Sciences minimum = 6 including:
- Natural Sciences minimum = 8 including:
- BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
- Take one of the following:
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 3 including:
- MATH 330GS, Math for Elementary Teachers II - 3 hours
- Wellness minimum = 3 including:
- PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
- Capstone = 3
- Professional Sequence = 24 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 = 40
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 111
- Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 9
- Minimum total hours required for BAE in Elementary Education Teaching Field Endorsement = 120
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 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.
- Elementary Education Requirements (25 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, Literary Assessment - 2 hours
- TE 316, Primary Grades Literacy - 2 hours
- TE 317, Field Experience: Literacy - 1 hour
- TESE 323, Partnerships with Families - 1 hour
- TE 331, Intermediate Literacy - 3 hours
- 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
- Take 1 hour from:
- TE 313, Field Experience: Math - 0.5 hour (Take 0.5 hour class twice)
- Supporting Course Requirements (15 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- ART 360, Elementary Art Methods - 3 hours
- ENG 425, Children's Literature - 3 hours
- MATH 104, Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics - 3 hours
- MUS 330, Music Methods for the Elementary Teacher - 3 hours
- PE 226, Elementary School Health Teaching - 1 hour
- PE 340, Non-Rhythmic Physical Education - 1 hour
- PE 361, Integrating Movement and Dance - 1 hour
Note to all Elementary Majors: Any methods courses taken at the Lower Division Level (Jr. College), or more
than ten years prior to the establishment of the program must be repeated. A program will be honored for five years, at which time
it is subject to revision.
