Special Education Major
Special Education K-6 Teaching
Subject 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
- 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 = 44.5
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 115.5
- Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 4.5
- Minimum total hours required for BAE in Special Education K-6 Teaching Subject 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.
- Special Education K-6 Teaching Subject Endorsement Requirements (44.5 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
- TESE 330, Collaboration, Consultation, and Co-Teaching - 3 hours
- TESE 437, Medical Aspects of Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours
- MATH 104, Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics - 3 hours
(for students without sufficient preparation at a higher level)
- Take 1 hour from:
- TE 313, Field Experience: Math - 0.5 hour
(Take 0.5 hour class twice)
- Take all of the following in specified sequence:
- 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 - 3 hours
- TESE 464, Field Experience with K-8 Students - 1 hour
- TESE 467, Behavioral Interventions - 3 hours
- TESE 468, Assistive Technology - 2 hours
- TESE 471, Field Experience with Students with Multiple Disabilities - 0.5 hour
- TESE 472, Strategies for Teaching Students with Intellectual Disabilities - 2 hours
- TESE 473, Teaching Students with Multiple Disabilities - 2 hours
- TESE 479, Teaching Social Skills to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder - 3 hours
4 Apr 2016
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