Offered by Department of Teacher Education

Special Education Major

Special Education K-12 Teaching
Field Endorsement
Bachelor of Arts in Education

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 46
  • 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 = 28
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • 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:
        • 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
        • HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
        • HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6 including:
      • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
      • Take any approved ECON, GEOG, PSY, or SOC GS course - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7 including:
      • Take any two approved BIOL, CHEM, GEOG, or PHYS GS courses
    • 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 = 23 including:
  • TE 206, Instructional Technology and the Preservice Teacher - 3 hours
  • Take 1 course from:
    • TE 318, Management and Assessment in Preschool/Elementary 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 = 51
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 120
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 0
• Minimum total hours required for BAE in Special Education K-12 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.

1. Special Education K-12 Teaching Field Endorsement Requirements (15 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
     • MATH 104, Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics - 3 hours
   • Take 1 hour from:
     • TE 313, Field Experience: Math - 0.5 hour (Take 0.5 hour class twice)
2. SPED Specific Courses (36 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • TESE 330, Collaboration, Consultation, and Co-Teaching - 3 hours
     • TESE 437, Medical Aspects of Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours
     • TESE 461, Legal Issues in Special Education - 3 hours
     • TESE 462, Assessment and IEP Development - 4 hours
     • TESE 463, Instructional Strategies for Individuals with Disabilities - 2 hours
     • TESE 464, Field Experience with K-8 Students - 1 hour
     • TESE 467, Behavioral Interventions - 2 hours
     • TESE 468, Assistive Technology - 2 hours
     • TESE 471, Field Experience with Students with Multiple Disabilities - 1 hour
     • TESE 472, Strategies for Teaching Students with Intellectual Disabilities - 3 hours
     • TESE 473, Teaching Students with Multiple Disabilities - 2 hours
     • TESE 474, Field Experience - 1 hour
     • TESE 475, Preparing Adolescents for the Post-Secondary World - 3 hours
     • TESE 476, Transitional Issues for Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours
     • TESE 479, Teaching Social Skills to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder - 3 hours