FAH BAE 4306
Minimum General Studies= 45
including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education
English Language minimum = 9 including:
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101GS* or ACT English score of 30 or above)
SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 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 including:
TE 319, Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
TE 320, Field Experience in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
TE 321, Reading and Inclusion in Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
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 electives in 125 hour program = 0
Minimum total hours required for BAE in Speech Communication 7-12 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.
Students selecting a subject endorsement in Speech Communication must earn a minimum 2.5 G.P.A. in the Endorsement.
A. Speech Communication Subject Endorsement Core Requirements (12 hours required)
Take all of the following:
SPCH 202, Communication Concepts in Society - 3 hours
SPCH 370, Small Group Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 456, Rhetorical Theory - 3 hours
SPCH 499, Communication Theory - 3 hours
B. Speech Communication Subject Endorsement Additional Requirements (15 hours required)
SPCH 222, Oral Interpretation of Literature - 3 hours
SPCH 231, Introduction to Forensics and Debate - 3 hours
SPCH 300, Interpersonal and Relational Communication - 3 hours
SPCH 400, The Teaching of Speech - 3 hours
SPCH 453, Interviewing - 3 hours
C. Speech Communication Subject Endorsement Electives (3 hours required)
Take 1 course from:
SPCH 240, Public Speaking for Professions and Business - 3 hours
SPCH 360, Persuasion and Propaganda - 3 hours