Curriculum in the College of Education is designed to be student-centered and intellectually challenging, while preparing students through field and internship experiences that offer real life education opportunities.
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TE 100 - Teaching in a Democratic Society
TE 204 - Typical and Atypical Growth & Development
TE 206 - Instructional Technology & the Pre-Service Teacher
TE 318 - Management/Assessment in Preschool/Elementary Classrooms
TE 411 - Inclusive Practices for Students with Exceptionalities in PreK8 Classrooms
TE 400 - Student Teaching (12 credit hours)
TE 816A - Practicum (Taken in lieu of TE 400 Student Teaching for Additional Endorsement Students only)
TE 311 - Math Methods I
TE 313 - Field Experience: Math
TE 314 - Phonics and Word Study
TE 315 - Literacy Assessment
TE 316 - Primary Grades Literacy
TE 317 - Field Experience: Literacy
TE 349 - Support Young Child/Family
TE 341 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education
TE 342 - Literacy Methods for the Preschool Teacher
TE 343 - Methods of Inclusive Educating: Birth to Age 3
TE 343L - Field Experience: Early Childhood Inclusive
TE 344 - Methods of Inclusive Education: Ages 3-5
TE 344L - Field Experience: Early Childhood Inclusive
TE 346 - ChildCare Administration
TE 348 - Math, Science and Social Studies for Children 0-8
MATH 104 - Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics or MATH 102 College Algebra
MATH 230 - Math for Elementary Teachers I
MUS 404 - Early Childhood Music and Movement
PE 247 - Nutrition, Health and Safety for Young Children
TESE 333 - Young Child Special Needs
TESE 334 - Assess/Intervention
TESE 334L - Field:Assess/Intervention
Pick one of the following specializations:
Specialization Birth - K
FSID 302 - Parent Education
TE 336 - Methods for Preschool and Kindergarten Classrooms
TE 338 - Infant and Toddler Mental Health
TE 339 - Infant and Toddler Curriculum
TE 347 - Literacy Methods 0 - 3
Specialization Age 3 - Grade 3
Math 330 - Math for Elementary Teachers II
TE 312 - Math Methods II
TE 313 - Field Experience: Math
TE 335 - Inclusive Methods K-3
TE 335L - Field Experience: Inclusive Methods K-3
TE 336 - Methods for Preschool and Kindergarten Classrooms
Courses are rotated regularly and by demand. Full course descriptions are listed in the UNK undergraduate catalog.
Transfer Students: If you would like to see what will transfer in for Early Childhood Inclusive Program, please click here.
TE 100 (Teaching in a Democratic Society) - 3 hours; Prerequisite: None - Online Fall
TE 204 (Typical/Atypical Growth and Development) - 4 hours; Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing or above - Online Spring
TE 311/313 (Math Methods I with Field Experience) - 2.5 hours; Prerequisite: TE 204; Co-requisite: MATH 230 - Online Summer
TE 312/313 (Math Methods II with Field Experience) - 2.5 hours; Prerequisite: TE 311/313 and Admission to Teacher Education; Co-requisite: MATH 330 - Online Spring
TE 314, 315, 316, 317 (Primary Literacy Block) - 7 hours; Prerequisite: TE 318 and Admission to Teacher Education - Online Fall
TE 343/343L (Inclusive Methods 0-3) - 3.5 hours; Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education - Online Spring, Summer, and Fall
TE 344/344L (Inclusive Methods 3-5) - 3.5 hours; Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education - Online Spring and Fall
TE 335/335L (Inclusive Methods K-3) - 3.5 hours; Prerequisite: TESE 333, TE 334/334L, and Admission to Teacher Education - Online Fall
TESE 334/334L (Assessment/Intervention) - 3.5 hours; Prerequisite: TESE 333 - Online Spring
TE 400 (Student Teaching) - 12-14 hours - Online Spring and Fall
NOTE: Students will be required to complete at least (30) clock hours with each age group across the entire developmental period of early childhood (infants and toddlers, preschool-kindergarten, and the primary grades 1-3) under a variety of settings that offer early childhood education such as child care centers and homes, Head Start programs, public or private centers, or community agencies and schools. For more information, see the Early Childhood Inclusive requirements listed in RULE 24 by the Nebraska Department of Education.
NOTE: For further information about class and field experience requirements, please refer to the “Field Experience Handbook”. You can download the handbook for free as an iBook on iTunes or it is available on the Early Childhood Inclusive Online Program web page.
1. Your first step is to fill out the Request Unofficial ECI Transcript Review form. To initiate the review, you must also email unofficial copies of your transcripts from all previous colleges you have attended to the Chilene Black.
2. You will need to apply to UNK through the Undergraduate Admissions Office (Bachelors) or through the Graduate Admissions Office (Initial Certification or Additional Endorsement). Send your official transcripts from every institution that you have attended to the following addresses (High School transcripts are needed for Undergraduates only):
For Bachelors:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Memorial Student Affairs Building
2504 9th Avenue
Kearney, NE 68849
308-865-8526
For Initial Certification or Additional Endorsement:
Office of Graduate Admissions
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Warner Hall, Room 2131
Kearney, NE 68849
800-717-7881
gradstudies@unk.edu
3. After you have confirmed your admission with the Undergraduate or Graduate Admissions, contact Chilene Black for online program advising or Dr. Dawn Mollenkopf for campus program advising.
The Early Childhood Inclusive program contains field experiences (time spent observing and/or teaching in early childhood programs and primary grade school settings). The field experiences component of earning a teaching endorsement at UNK includes:
The Nebraska Department of Education requires all teachers to pass two tests prior to receiving a Nebraska teaching certificate. The tests are as follows:
For Undergraduate and Initial Certificate students only.
Complete ENG 102, SPCH 100, TE 100, and TE 204 or TE 206 with a “C” or higher (2.0 GPA)
Establish and maintain a 2.75 GPA or higher.
Successfully pass all three components of the PRAXIS Core exam: Reading, Math, and Writing.
Visit our Educator Certification Office webpage for a complete list of requirements.
Application forms are due to the Educator Certification Office in the College of Education by the first Tuesday of February for Fall placements and the first Tuesday in September for Spring placements. Other prerequisites to student teaching that must have been successfully addressed are:
Central Community College
Little Priest Tribal College
Metro Community College
Mid-Plains Community College
Nebraska Indian Community College
Northeast Community College
Southeast Community College
Western Nebraska Community College
For assistance, please reach out to one of the following: