Middle Level Teaching Field Endorsement, Bachelor of Arts in Education
Offered by Department of Teacher Education
(Selection of Special Areas in Academic Concentration determines whether degree awarded is BAE or BSE; see Middle Level Academic Concentration, below.)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies | ||
| Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) | ||
| Foundational Core courses | 12 | |
| Including: | ||
| Academic Writing and Research | ||
| Fundamentals of Speech Communication | ||
| Teaching in a Democratic Society | ||
| Portal | ||
| Select one course numbered 188 | 3 | |
| Distribution | ||
| Aesthetics | 3 | |
| Humanities | 6 | |
| Social Sciences | 6 | |
| Including: | ||
| Introduction to American Politics | ||
| Natural Sciences | 8 | |
| Including: | ||
| General Biology | ||
| Physical Science and Physical Science Laboratory | ||
| Analytical and Quantitative Thought | 0 | |
| Wellness | 3 | |
| Including: | ||
| Healthy Wealthy and Wise | ||
| Needed to reach 27 credit hour minimum in Distribution | 1 | |
| Capstone | ||
| Select one course numbered 388 | 3 | |
| Professional Sequence | ||
| Complete all required courses 1 | 24 | |
| Including: | ||
| Inclusive Practices for Students with Exceptionalities in PreK-8 Classrooms | ||
| Management and Assessment in Middle Level Classrooms | ||
| Endorsement | ||
| Complete all required courses | 45-47 | |
| Unrestricted electives | ||
| Needed to reach minimum 120 credit hours | 4-6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 118-122 | |
Endorsement
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Level Core Requirements | ||
| TESE 323 | Partnerships with Families | 1 |
| TE 331 | Intermediate Literacy | 3 |
| TE 333 | Reading in the Content Area in Middle Level Classrooms | 3 |
| TE 471 | History and Philosophy of Middle School | 3 |
| TE 473 | Field Experience in Middle Level Classrooms | 2 |
| CSP 417 | Counseling Skills | 3 |
| TESE 330 | Collaboration, Consultation, and Co-Teaching | 3 |
| Select one method course that matches selected concentration area: | 3 | |
| Teaching Secondary School English | ||
| Teaching of Secondary Mathematics | ||
| Social Science of the High School | ||
| Methods in Secondary Science Teaching | ||
| Methods in Secondary Science Teaching | ||
| Middle Level Academic Concentration | ||
| Students must have 24 distinct credit hours in one specialization area: | 24 | |
| English Language Arts (24 hours required) | ||
| Take all of the following: | ||
| Reading and Writing about Literature | ||
| Grammar I | ||
| Advanced Writing I | ||
| Children's Literature | ||
| Literature for Adolescents | ||
| Electronic Literacy | ||
Select one of the following American Literature courses: | ||
| Survey of US Literature I | ||
| Survey of US Literature II | ||
| Literature of the American West | ||
Select one of the following British Literature courses: | ||
| Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature I | ||
| Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature II | ||
| Seminar in Shakespeare | ||
| Mathematics (24-26 hours required) | ||
| Math for Elementary Teachers I | ||
| Math for Elementary Teachers II | ||
| Middle School Mathematics | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Take one of the following: | ||
| Plane Trigonometry | ||
| Finite Mathematics | ||
| Take one of the following options: | ||
| Take all of the following: | ||
| Mathematics for Liberal Arts | ||
| Applied Calculus I | ||
| Applied Statistics I | ||
| OR | ||
| Take the following: | ||
| Calculus I with Analytic Geometry | ||
| and TWO of the following: | ||
| Mathematics for Liberal Arts | ||
| History of Mathematics | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Applied Statistics I | ||
| Science (24-25) | ||
| Human Physiology | ||
| Advanced Physical Science | ||
Select one of the following options: | ||
| Introductory Chemistry | ||
| OR | ||
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Take a minimum of 8 hours from the following: | ||
| Physical Geography I: The Atmosphere | ||
| Physical Geography II: The Lithosphere | ||
| The Dynamic Planet: Hazards in the Environment | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Meteorology | ||
| Earth Science | ||
| Astronomy and General Astronomy Laboratory | ||
| Take one of the following: | ||
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| General Physics I and Physics I Laboratory | ||
| Social Science (24 hours required) | ||
| Take all of the following: | ||
| GEOG 103 | The Dynamic Planet: Hazards in the Environment | 3 |
| HIST 210 | Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 211 | Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 250 | American History | 3 |
| HIST 251 | American History | 3 |
| HIST 479 | Nebraska and the Great Plains History | 3 |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| Contemporary Economic Issues | ||
| Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics | ||
| Take one of the following: | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| Human Geography | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 63 | |
| 1 | Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs. |