Offered by Department of Geography and Earth Science:
Geography Major

Geography 7-12 Teaching
Subject Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education
Bachelor of Science in Education

NSS BAE 5506
NSS BSE 5506

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement
English Language minimum = 9
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech - 3 hours
Humanities minimum = 12 including:
Take 1 course from:
HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours
HIST 215GS, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7 including:
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 101GS, Physical Geography I: The Atmosphere - 4 hours
GEOG 102GS, Physical Geography II: The Lithosphere - 4 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 3
PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
Professional Sequence = 30
Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
Endorsement = 33
Second Subject Endorsement, normally = 30

Should required hours of the second endorsement also meet other requirements, the total required hours may be reduced.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 138
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
Minimum total hours required for BAE in Geography 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 138
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
A. Geography Subject Endorsement Requirements (27 hours required)
Take all of the following:
GEOG 106GS, Human Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 206GS, Geography of the United States and Canada - 3 hours
GEOG 300, Map Investigation - 3 hours
GEOG 305GS, Environmental Conservation - 3 hours
GEOG 340, Developing Nations - 3 hours
SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 320, Agricultural Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours
Take 2 courses from:
GEOG 220, Geography of Globalization - 3 hours
GEOG 341, Geography of Latin America - 3 hours
GEOG 345, Geography of Europe - 3 hours
GEOG 347, Geography of Africa - 3 hours
GEOG 348, Geography of Asia - 3 hours
GEOG 405, Environmental Consequences of Development - 3 hours
 
B. Geography Subject Endorsement Electives (6 hours required)
Take 6 hours from Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology.

16 May 2005

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