University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Special Education/Communication Disorders:

Mild/Moderate K-12 -
Teaching Field 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:

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

Professional Sequence = 30

Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.

Endorsement = 58

Minimum total hours required coursework = 133

Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BAE in Mild/Mod K-12 - Teaching Field Endorsement = 133

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.

A. Mild/Moderate K-12 Subject Endorsement Requirements

Take in the following sequence

Take all of the following:

SPED 234, Individuals with Exceptionalities - 3 hours

SPED 418, Introduction to Learning Disabilities - 3 hours

PE 369, Remedial and Adaptive Physical Education - 3 hours (Prereq: PE 360, recommended)

Take 1 course from:

CDIS 352, Normal and Disordered Language: 6-12 Years - 3 hours

CDIS 353, Communication Disorders of the Adolescent - 3 hours

Take all the following:

ENG 425, Children's Literature - 3 hours

SPED 312, Families, Professionals, and Collaborative Consultation - 3 hours

SPED 367, Behavior Analysis and Intervention Strategies - 3 hours

SPED 410, Introduction to Mental Retardation - 3 hours

VOED 420, Vocational Evaluation and Assessment in School Settings - 3 hours

ENG 426, Literature for Adolescents - 3 hours

ELED 370, Teaching Elementary School Mathematics - 3 hours

ELED 474, Teaching Reading in the Content Areas - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

ELED 374, Teaching Elementary School Reading - 3 hours

ELED 405, Analysis and Correction of Reading Difficulties - 3 hours (Prereq: ELED 374)

Take 1 course from:

ELED 372, Teaching Elementary School Science - ..3 hours (Prereq: Four hours of physical or biological sciences)

ELED 373, Teaching Elementary School Social Sciences - 3 hours (Prereq: PTE 300)

Take all the following:

SPED 475, Methods for Moderate Disabilities - 3 hours

SPED 466, Secondary Methods for Mild Disabilities - 3 hours

SPED 446, Assessment of Individuals with Disabilities - 4 hours

SPED 476, Program Development for Inclusive Education - 3 hours

SPED 455, Elementary Methods for Mild Disabilities - 3 hours