Middle Grades majors must select two academic areas of concentration from: language arts, social science, mathematics, science, business education, modern language (German, Spanish, or French), health and physical education, or special education (k-6 or 7-12).
First Year
First Semester
|
Hours |
Second Semester |
Hours
|
| English Composition I |
3 |
English Composition II |
3 |
| Introduction to Education |
3 |
College Algebra* |
3 |
| Teacher Education Field Exp. (Meets SL Project Requirement) |
1 |
Personal Health |
3 |
| General Biology*** |
4 |
Western Civilization
or American History |
3 |
| Speech Fundamentals |
3 |
Art Appreciation, Art Structure or Music Appreciation
|
3 |
| Hours |
14 |
Hours |
15 |
**Second Year
First Semester
|
Hours |
Second Semester |
Hours
|
Human Growth & Development
|
3 |
American Government |
3 |
| Social Science General Studies Elective other than Political Science |
3 |
American Literature |
3 |
| Physical Science*** |
4 |
Technology for the Pre-Service Teacher |
3 |
| Elective, Academic Area |
3 |
Earth Science*** or GEOG 101 w/ Lab, GEOG 102 w/ Lab, or GEOG 103 |
3-4 |
| Hours |
13 |
Hours |
12-13 |
|
|
TESE 421(an online or satellite spring semester & summer course from UNK) To be applied as 1/2 credit for TE 204 |
3 |
* College Algebra required of students who do not have four years of high school mathematics including two years of high school algebra, 1 year of geometry, a senior level math course, and a MATH ACT of 20 plus.
|
** The student should take the Praxis I test during the second year and prior to transferring to UNK.
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| ***Must have at least two lab components with science courses for a minimum of 8 hours. Additional 3 hours of science required for Middle Grades endorsement. |
For additional information contact:
Chris Knuell, Middle Grades Advisor
Telephone: (308) 865-8339
E-mail: knuellcm@unk.edu
or
Julie Agard, Department Advisor
Telephone: (308) 865-8556
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, Nebraska 68849
E-mail: agardj@unk.edu