Middle Level 5-9 Teaching Subject Endorsement, Bachelor of Arts in Education
Offered by Department of Teacher Education
(Selection of specific Academic Concentration determines whether degree awarded is BAE or BSE; see Middle Level Academic Concentration, below.)
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
General Studies | ||
Foundational Requirements (LOPERs 1-4) | 12 | |
Including: | ||
LOPER 2: Writing Skills | ||
Introduction of 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 | 50 | |
Unrestricted electives | ||
Needed to reach minimum 120 credit hours | 8 | |
Total Credit Hours | 120 |
Endorsement
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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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 | Field Experience in Middle Level Classrooms | 2 |
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 Science of the High School | ||
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 | ||
Social Science (24 hours required) | ||
Take all of the following: | ||
The Dynamic Planet: Hazards in the Environment | ||
Western Civilization | ||
Western Civilization | ||
American History | ||
American History | ||
Nebraska and the Great Plains History | ||
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 | 50 |
1 | Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs. |