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.)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 10 | |
| Including: | ||
| LOPER 7: Social Science | ||
| Introduction to American Politics | ||
| LOPER 8: Natural Science | ||
| General Biology | ||
| Dispositional Requirements (LOPERs 9-10) 2 | 6 | |
| Including: | ||
| LOPER 9: Civic Competency and Engagement | ||
| Introduction to American Politics | ||
| LOPER 10: Respect for Human Diversity | ||
| Teaching in a Democratic Society | ||
| Wellness (LOPER 11) Optional | 3 | |
| Healthy Wealthy and Wise | ||
| Program Specified Requirements | 7 | |
| Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research | ||
| Physical Science and Physical Science Laboratory | ||
| 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 | 49 | |
| Unrestricted electives | ||
| Needed to reach minimum 120 credit hours | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Endorsement
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Level Core Requirements | ||
| TESE 323 | Partnerships with Families | 1 |
| TE 328 | Content Methods in English as a Second Language | 3 |
| 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 | Practicum in Middle Level Classrooms | 1 |
| CSP 404 | Counseling & Mental Disorders | 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 | ||
| Social Studies Teaching Methods | ||
| 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 | ||
| Children's Literature | ||
or ENG 255 | Introduction to 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 | ||
| Social Science (24 hours required) | ||
| Take all of the following: | ||
| The Dynamic Planet: Hazards in the Environment | ||
| Western Civilization I | ||
| Western Civilization II | ||
| American History I | ||
| American History II | ||
| Nebraska and the Great Plains History | ||
or HIST 111 | 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 Hours | 49 | |
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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.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | ||
| TE 100 | Teaching in a Democratic Society | 3 |
| SPCH 100 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 3 |
| PSCI 110 | Introduction to American Politics | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 |
| LOPER 1: First-year Seminar | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 2 | ||
| LOPER 6: Humanities | 3 | |
| ENG 102 | Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| LOPER 5: Visual or Performing Arts | 3 | |
| LOPER 4: Mathematics, Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| KSS 150 | Healthy Wealthy and Wise | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 3 | ||
| ENG 234 | Reading and Writing about Literature | 3 |
| ENG 352A | Survey of US Literature I | 3 |
| or ENG 352B | Survey of US Literature II | |
| or ENG 358 | Literature of the American West | |
| TE 204 | Growth & Development/Introduction to Exceptionalities | 4 |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 4 | ||
| PHYS 100 & 100L | Physical Science and Physical Science Laboratory | 4 |
| ENG 304 | Grammar I | 3 |
| CSP 417 | Counseling Skills | 3 |
| TE 471 | History and Philosophy of Middle School | 3 |
| TE 206 | Instructional Technology and the Preservice Teacher | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 5 | ||
| TESE 323 | Partnerships with Families | 1 |
| TE 472 | Management and Assessment in Middle Level Classrooms | 2 |
| TE 333 | Reading in the Content Area in Middle Level Classrooms | 3 |
| ENG 311 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
| ENG 425 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| or ENG 255 | Introduction to Children's Literature | |
| TE 473 | Practicum in Middle Level Classrooms | 1 |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 6 | ||
| TESE 330 | Collaboration, Consultation, and Co-Teaching | 3 |
| TE 331 | Intermediate Literacy | 3 |
| ENG 427 | Electronic Literacy | 3 |
| ENG 426 | Literature for Adolescents | 3 |
| CSP 404 | Counseling & Mental Disorders | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 7 | ||
| TE 411 | Inclusive Practices for Students with Exceptionalities in PreK-8 Classrooms | 3 |
| ENG 424 | Teaching Secondary School English | 3 |
| ENG 362A | Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature I | 3 |
| or ENG 362B | Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature II | |
| or ENG 463 | Seminar in Shakespeare | |
| BIOL 103 | General Biology | 4 |
| TE 328 | Content Methods in English as a Second Language | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 8 | ||
| TE 400 | Student Teaching | 12 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
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.
& 100L
and Physical Science Laboratory