University of Nebraska at Kearney
College of Education

1994-96 UNK Undergraduate Catalo

Department of Professional Teacher Education

The Department of Professional Teacher Education administers the professional education component of all undergraduate and graduate teaching programs.

PTE 200 Developmental Behavior

PTE 290 Field Experience: Human Services

PTE 300 Learning and Evaluation

PTE 390 Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience

ELED 402 Survey of Reading Principles

PTE 400E Student Teaching - Elementary

PTE 400EC Student Teaching - Early Childhood

PTE 400ECSE Student Teaching - Preschool Children with Disabilities

PTE 400S Student Teaching - Secondary

PTE 400M/M Student Teaching - Mild/Moderate Disabilities

PTE 400S/M Student Teaching - Severely Multiple Handicapped

PTE 430 Comparative Education

PTE 464 Contemporary Issues in Education

FORL 401 Multi-Cultural Understanding or

PTE 401 Multi-Cultural Education

SPED 333 Mainstreaming the Exceptional Child

Descriptions of these courses can be found in the respective sections of the College of Education section of this undergraduate catalog and in the Professional Teacher Education section.

Admission to Teacher Education

Students entering a program for initial certification for teaching will apply for admission to the Professional Education program during their enrollment in PTE 200. The requirements for admission to the Professional Education program are listed in the Academic Information section of this catalog under the headings "Bachelor of Arts in Education Degree" and "Bachelor of Science in Education Degree."

Student Teaching:

Plans have been developed with a number of schools in Nebraska to permit UNK students who have met all requirements to participate in student teaching on the secondary or elementary level. Under this plan the student spends the entire school day for a period of 10 or 11 weeks in the school system selected and receives 10 hours of college credit. Students may choose to student teach on an all-day, all-semester basis and receive 15 hours of college credit.

The application for admission to student teaching must be filed by February 1 preceding the academic year the student teaching will occur.

All UNK student teachers under this program are obligated and pledge themselves to observe local rules and regulations. Any student teacher may be removed at any time upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools or his designated representative. Student teachers will have an opportunity to observe and participate on a full-day basis and become acquainted with the activities of the public school in which they are doing their student teaching. Student teaching is graded credit/no credit.

Requirements for admission to student teaching as recommended by the College of Education and approved by the Academic Affairs Committee are as follows:

Present a complete application for student teaching to the Teacher Education Office (Founders Hall 2001) by February 1 preceding the academic year the student teaching will occur. Since the application must contain data from the office of the Registrar, students are encouraged to initiate the process the first week of the second semester.

The specific requirements for an approvable application for student teaching are:

1. Full admission to the specific teacher education program(s), and satisfactory scores in PPST Examinations.
2. A minimum of 24 hours completed or in progress in subject endorsements or 80% of requirements of field endorsement.
3. Special methods courses completed or in progress.
4. Departmental approval of the application. This is provided by the advisor's signature on the application.
5. Completion of professional education prerequisites.
6. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5.
7. A minimum grade of C in English 101GS, English 102GS, and Speech 100GS.
8. Completion of all Education General Studies requirements.

Applications for student teaching during the following fall semester must be approved no later than June 1.

Applications for student teaching during the spring semester must be approved no later than October 1. Work in progress cannot be accepted toward the specific requirements for admission to student teaching.

Secondary Education

The programs leading to certification to teach in the secondary schools are jointly administered by the College of Education and the respective academic departments. Students planning to become a secondary teacher should:

1. Inform their advisor of their intention as soon as they have made a decision to become a secondary teacher.
2. Plan, in cooperation with the staff in the College of Education and their academic department, a program of study that will meet the Professional Education, Teaching Endorsement(s), and General Studies requirements necessary for certification to teach.

Detailed information on the Professional Education requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Education and the Bachelor of Science in Education may be found at the beginning of the Education section of this catalog. Special General Studies requirements are also listed at the beginning of this section of the catalog as well as in the General Studies section. Both the College of Education (Founders Hall 2001) and the academic departments involved may be consulted for information on the requirements for teaching endorsements.