Offered by Department of Elementary/Early Childhood Education:

Elementary Education Major

Elementary Education
Teaching Field Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education

ED BAE 2404
Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement
English Language minimum = 9 including:
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech - 3 hours
Humanities minimum = 12 including:
ART 100GS, Art Structure - 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
Take 1 course from:
HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
*Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.
Natural Sciences minimum = 8
Take 1 course from:
BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
BIOL 109GS, Plants and Animals and their Environment - 4 hours
Take 1 course from:
PHYS 100GS, Physical Science - 4 hours
PHYS 201GS, Earth Science - 4 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Take any GS course from:
Social Perspective,
Geographical Perspective or
Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 3
PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours

Professional Sequence = 30
Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
Endorsement = 36
Second Endorsement/Minor = normally, 24
Minimum total hours required coursework = 135
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BAE in Elementary Education Major Teaching Field 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.

A. Elementary Methods Requirements (18 hours required)
Take all of the following:
ELED 370, Teaching Elementary School Mathematics - 3 hours
ELED 371, Teaching Elementary School Language Arts - 3 hours
ELED 372, Teaching Elementary School Science - 3 hours
ELED 373, Teaching Elementary School Social Sciences - 3 hours
ELED 374, Teaching Elementary School Reading - 3 hours
ELED 405, Analysis and Correction of Reading Difficulties - 3 hours

B. Supporting Course Requirements (18 hours required)
Take all of the following:
ART 360, Elementary Art Methods - 3 hours
ENG 425, Children's Literature - 3 hours
MATH 230, Math for Elementary Teachers I - 3 hours
MATH 330, Math for Elementary Teachers II - 3 hours
PE 226, Elementary School Health Teaching - 1 hour
MUS 330, Music Methods for the Elementary Teacher - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PE 240, Non-Rhythmic Activities for Elementary Schools - 2 hours
PE 241, Rhythmic Activities for Elementary Schools - 2 hours
PE 441, Elementary School Physical Education - 3 hours
Supporting Minor/Second Endorsement = 24 hours
The following are minors and/or second endorsement programs of study for Elementary Education majors:
Art Education Minor
Early Childhood-Second Endorsement and/or Minor
English Minor
Mathematics Minor
Music Minor
Physical Education Minor -Second Endorsement
Science Minor
Social Science Minor
Special Education Endorsement and/or Minor
Speech Theatre Minor

Note to all Elementary Majors: Any methods courses taken at the Lower Division Level (Jr. College), or more than ten years prior to the establishment of the program must be repeated. A program will be honored for five years, at which time it is subject to revision.

External Degree in Elementary Education

Working under the N-PAC agreement with Mid-Plains Area Community College in North Platte, and Central Community College Campus in Columbus, the Department of Elementary/Early Childhood Education has developed an external degree program in elementary education. This program has been developed to permit the completion of the first two years of the Baccalaureate Degree Program at either of the community colleges with the balance of the requirements for the elementary education program delivered to the respective sites from UNK. Students desiring admission to this program should contact the local campus advisor or Barb Flaherty, (308)865-8588, or Gloria Vavricka, (800)865-6388, at UNK. Students will satisfy the same admission requirements and course requirements as students in the campus-based program.

Students in the external degree program will complete a special professional minor rather than the choice of minors available to campus-based students:

External Degree in Elementary Education/Professional Minor


MN 1087
Minimum Required for minor = 24 hours
Take all of the following (21 hours required)
C&SP 410, Psychology of Classroom Discipline - 3 hours
ELED 262, Introduction to Early Childhood Education - 3 hours
ELED 463, Home, School, and Community Relations in Early Childhood Education - 3 hours
PTE 110, Survey of Instructional Technology - 3 hours
SPED 333, Serving Individuals with Disabilities in Integrated Settings - 3 hours
SPED 400, Psychology and Education of Gifted Learners - 3 hours
SPED 434, Instructional Needs of Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings - 3 hours

Take 1 course from: (3 hours required)
ELED 420, Problem Solving in the Elementary and Middle School Classroom - 3 hours
or
ELED 474, Teaching Reading in the Content Areas - 3 hours
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