Transfer students in Special Education need to complete the general studies core and preferably the Special Education course, Individuals with Exceptionalities, during their first two years. The program is basically a Junior/Senior program.
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 |
|
|
| Hours |
14 |
Hours |
12 |
**Second Year
First Semester
|
Hours |
Second Semester |
Hours
|
Human Growth & Development
|
3 |
Intro to American Politics |
3 |
| Social Science General Studies Elective other than Political Science |
3 |
Aesthetics elective
(art structure preferred) |
3 |
| Physical Science*** |
4 |
General Literature |
3 |
| Collaboration, Consultation, Team Work/Famiies |
2-3 |
Technology for the
Pre-Service Teacher |
3 |
| Hours |
12-13 |
Hours |
12 - 15 |
|
|
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, and a senior level math course and an ACT math score of 20 plus.
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** The student should take the Praxis I test during the second year and prior to transferring to UNK.
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***SPED majors must have at least one lab component with science courses for a minimum of 7 hours. Many SPED majors are also ELED majors; ELED requires two lab science classes.
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For additional information contact:
Julie Agard, Department Advisor
Teacher Education
Telephone: (308) 865-8556
E-mail: agardj@unk.eduCollege of Education Building
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, Nebraska 68849
OR
Dr. Donna Montgomery
Special Education
Telephone: (308) 865-1546
E-mail: montgomerydj@unk.eduCollege of Education Building
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, Nebraska 68849