Offered by Department of Special Education/Communication Disorders:

Special Education Major

Mild/Moderate K-6 Teaching
Subject Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education

ED BAE 2804
Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education
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:
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
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
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 = 31
This endorsement also requires both ELED 370, Teaching Elementary School Mathematics, and ELED 374, Teaching Elementary School Reading, to meet the 40 hours State Department of Education endorsement requirement. As most students selecting this endorsement will take these methods courses as a part of their other endorsement in Elementary Education or Middle Grades Education, 31 hours will normally complete the endorsement.
Second Subject Endorsement, normally = 30
The Mild/Moderate 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement can not be used as the second endorsement for this program. Students may take both Mild/Moderate Special Education endorsements, but are still required to complete an additional endorsement.
Should required hours of the second endorsement also meet other requirements, the total required hours may be reduced.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 136
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BAE in Mild/Moderate K-6 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 136
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.

Mild/Moderate K-6 Teaching Subject Endorsement Requirements (31 hours required)

Take in the following sequence
Take all of the following:
SPED 234, Individuals with Exceptionalities - 3 hours
PE 369, Remedial and Adaptive Physical Education - 3 hours
CDIS 352, Normal and Disordered Language: 6-12 Year - 3 hours
SPED 312, Families, Professionals, and Collaborative Consultation - 3 hours
SPED 367, Behavior Analysis and Intervention Strategies - 3 hours
SPED 434, Instructional Needs of Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings - 3 hours
SPED 476, Program Development for Inclusive Education - 3 hours
SPED 475, Methods for Moderate Disabilities - 3 hours
SPED 446, Assessment of Individuals with Disabilities - 3 hours
SPED 455, Elementary Methods for Mild Disabilities - 3 hours
SPED 498, Special Topics - 1 hour

ELED 370, Teaching Elementary School Mathematics, and ELED 374, Teaching Elementary School Reading are also required. See note above.
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