University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Elementary/Early Childhood Education:

Early Childhood Education -
Teaching Subject Endorsement -
Bachelor of Arts in Education

General Studies = 45

General Studies required by Teacher Education:

ENG 101GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

ENG 102GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours

Take one from the following:

HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours

HIST 215GS, Intro Latin America - 3 hours

Take one from the following:

HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours

HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours

Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours

Take any GS course from:

Social Perspective, Geographical Perspective or Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours

Professional Sequence = 30

Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.

Endorsement = 30

Second Subject Endorsement, normally = 30

Should required hours of the second endorsement also meet other requirements, the total required hours may be reduced.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 135

Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BAE in Early Childhood Education-Teaching Subject Endorsement = 135

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.

Take all of the following:

ELED 262, Introduction to Early Childhood Education - 3 hours (Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in PTE 390A-02 (Early Childhood - PreK) or PTE 390C-02 (K-3))

ELED 362, Early Childhood Curriculum Foundations - 3 hours

ELED 363, Early Childhood Education: Materials and Methods - 3 hours

ELED 371, Teaching Elementary School Language Arts - 3 hours

ELED 375, Emergent Literacy - 3 hours

ELED 463, Home, School, and Community Relations in Early Childhood Education - 3 hours

ELED 467, Administering Early Childhood Education and Care Programs - 3 hours

FCSC 250, Infant Development - 3 hours

FCSC 253, Child Development - 3 hours

SPED 406, Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 453, recommended)