Physics and Physical Science Major
Physics 7-12 Teaching
Subject Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Science in Education
NSS BSE 6207
- Minimum General Studies = 45
- + General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education = 52
- English Language minimum = 9 including:
- ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq:
ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)
- ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
(Prereq: ENG 101GS* or
ACT English score of 30 or above)
- SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 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 = 11 (Maximum of 6 hours in
this section will count toward the 45 hours General Studies requirement.)
- MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- MATH 103*, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
- MATH 115, Calculus I with
Analytic Geometry -
5 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher
level, reducing the hours needed for General Studies, and increasing the hours of
unrestricted Electives.
- Natural Sciences minimum = 8:
- BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1
hour
- Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
- Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
- Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours
- Take any GS course from:
- Social Perspective,
- Geographical Perspective or
- Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours
- Personal Development minimum = 3
- PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
- Professional Sequence = 30
including:
- TE 319,
Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
- TE 320,
Field Experience in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2
hours
- TE 321,
Reading and Inclusion in Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
- Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education
programs.
- Endorsement = 37
- 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 = 149
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
- Minimum total hours required for BSE in Physics 7-12 Teaching Subject
Endorsement = 149
- 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. Physics Subject Endorsement Requirements (37 hours required)- Take all of the following:
- PHYS 201GS, Earth Science - 4
hours
PHYS 275GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5
hours
- PHYS 276GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5
hours
- PHYS 301, Advanced Physical Science - 4 hours
- PHYS 346, Modern Physics I - 4 hours
- PHYS 347, Modern Physics II - 4 hours
- PHYS 471, Methods in Secondary Science Teaching
- 3 hours
Take 2 courses totaling 8 hours from:
- PHYS 300-499
14 Aug 2006
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