Middle Level 5-9 Teaching Subject Endorsement, Bachelor of Arts in Education

Offered by the Department of Teacher Education

(Selection of specific Academic Concentration determines whether the degree awarded is BAE or BSE; see Middle Level Academic Concentration, below.)

General Education
Foundational Requirements (LOPERs 1-4)12
Including:
LOPER 2: Writing Skills
Introduction to Academic Writing
LOPER 3: Oral Communication Skills
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERs 5-8)12
Including:
LOPER 7: Social Science
Introduction to American Politics
Dispositional Requirements (LOPERs 9-10) 26
LOPER 9: Civic Competency and Engagement
Introduction to American Politics
LOPER 10: Respect for Human Diversity
Teaching in a Democratic Society
Wellness (LOPER 11) Optional0
Program Specified Requirements3
Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research
Professional Sequence 1
TE 204Growth & Development/Introduction to Exceptionalities4
TE 206Instructional Technology and the Preservice Teacher3
TE 411Inclusive Practices for Students with Exceptionalities in PreK-8 Classrooms3
TE 319Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms2
TE 320Field Experience in Secondary Classroom2
TE 400Student Teaching12
Endorsement
Complete all required courses36
Unrestricted Electives
Needed to reach minimum 120 credit hours25
Total Credit Hours120

Endorsement

Middle Level Core Requirements
TE 306Inclusive Literacy3
TESE 330Collaboration, Consultation, and Co-Teaching3
CSP 417Counseling Skills3
TE 471History and Philosophy of Middle School3
Middle Level Academic Concentration
Students must have 24 distinct credit hours in one specialization area:24
English Language Arts
Take all of the following:
Reading and Writing about Literature
Introduction to Children's Literature
Grammar I
Teaching Secondary School English
Literature for Adolescents
Electronic Literacy
Select one of the following American Literature courses:
Survey of US Literature I
Survey of US Literature II
Select one of the following British Literature courses:
Heroes, Monsters, and Lovers in Early British Literature
Paradises Lost and Found: British Literature Milton to Romantics
Social Science
Take all of the following:
Social Studies Teaching Methods
World History to 1600
World History since 1600
American History I
American History II
Nebraska and the Great Plains History
Nebraska in the World
Take one of the following:
Contemporary Economic Issues
Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics
Take one of the following:
World Regional Geography
Human Geography
Total Credit Hours36
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Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.

This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with this major. Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with your academic advisor. Advisors can also help you plan other experiences to enrich your undergraduate education such as internships, education abroad, undergraduate research, learning communities, and service learning and community-based learning.

Semester 1
LOPER 1: First-year Seminar3
ENG 101Introduction to Academic Writing3
TE 100Teaching in a Democratic Society3
PSCI 110Introduction to American Politics3
LOPER 8: Natural Science3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 2
LOPER 4: Mathematics, Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning3
LOPER 5: Visual or Performing Arts3
SPCH 100Fundamentals of Speech Communication3
ENG 102Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 3
LOPER 6: Humanities3
ENG 234Reading and Writing about Literature3
TE 204Growth & Development/Introduction to Exceptionalities4
Unrestricted Elective3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours16
Semester 4
ENG 255Introduction to Children's Literature3
TE 206Instructional Technology and the Preservice Teacher3
TE 471History and Philosophy of Middle School3
CSP 417Counseling Skills3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 5
TESE 330Collaboration, Consultation, and Co-Teaching3
ENG 304Grammar I3
ENG 426Literature for Adolescents3
ENG 352ASurvey of US Literature I3
or ENG 352B Survey of US Literature II
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 6
ENG 362AHeroes, Monsters, and Lovers in Early British Literature3
or ENG 362B Paradises Lost and Found: British Literature Milton to Romantics
TE 319Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms2
TE 320Field Experience in Secondary Classroom2
TE 306Inclusive Literacy3
ENG 427Electronic Literacy3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours16
Semester 7
ENG 424Teaching Secondary School English3
TE 411Inclusive Practices for Students with Exceptionalities in PreK-8 Classrooms3
Unrestricted Elective4
Unrestricted Elective3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours16
Semester 8
TE 400Student Teaching12
Total Credit Hours12

This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with this major. Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with your academic advisor. Advisors can also help you plan other experiences to enrich your undergraduate education such as internships, education abroad, undergraduate research, learning communities, and service learning and community-based learning.

Semester 1
LOPER 1: First-year Seminar3
ENG 101Introduction to Academic Writing3
TE 100Teaching in a Democratic Society3
PSCI 110Introduction to American Politics3
LOPER 8: Natural Science3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 2
LOPER 4: Mathematics, Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning3
LOPER 5: Visual or Performing Arts3
SPCH 100Fundamentals of Speech Communication3
ENG 102Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 3
LOPER 6: Humanities3
HIST 230World History to 16003
TE 204Growth & Development/Introduction to Exceptionalities4
Unrestricted Elective3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours16
Semester 4
HIST 231World History since 16003
TE 206Instructional Technology and the Preservice Teacher3
TE 471History and Philosophy of Middle School3
CSP 417Counseling Skills3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 5
TESE 330Collaboration, Consultation, and Co-Teaching3
HIST 250American History I3
HIST 479Nebraska and the Great Plains History3
or HIST 111 Nebraska in the World
GEOG 104World Regional Geography3
or GEOG 106 Human Geography
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 6
ECON 100Contemporary Economic Issues3
or ECON 270 Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics
TE 319Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms2
TE 320Field Experience in Secondary Classroom2
TE 306Inclusive Literacy3
HIST 251American History II3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours16
Semester 7
SOSC 370Social Studies Teaching Methods3
TE 411Inclusive Practices for Students with Exceptionalities in PreK-8 Classrooms3
Unrestricted Elective4
Unrestricted Elective3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours16
Semester 8
TE 400Student Teaching12
Total Credit Hours12