Offered by Department of Physics and Physical Science:

Physics and Physical Science Major

Physical Science 7-12 Teaching
Field Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Science in Education

NSS BSE 6206

Minimum General Studies = 45

+ General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 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

Take 2 courses from:

BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours

BIOL 105GS, Biology I  - 4 hours

BIOL 106GS, Biology II - 4 hours

BIOL 109GS, Plants and Animals and their Environment - 4 hours

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 Secondary Classroom - 2 hours

Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.

Endorsement = 52

Minimum total hours required coursework = 134

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BSE in Physical Science 7-12 Teaching Field Endorsement = 134

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. Physical Science Chemistry Requirements (17 hours required)

Take all of the following:

CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours   (see prerequisites)

CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour

CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours

CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour

CHEM 301, Techniques of Chemical Analysis - 4 hours

Take ONE of the following options:

Take 1 course:
CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 5 hours
OR take 2 courses:
CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour

B. Physical Science Physics & Physical Science Requirements (21 hours required)

Take all of the following:

PHYS 301, Advanced Physical Science - 4 hours

PHYS 346, Modern Physics I - 4 hours

PHYS 471, Methods in Secondary Science Teaching - 3 hours

Take ONE of the following options:

Take 2 courses:
PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours
OR take 2 courses:
PHYS 275GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 hours
PHYS 276GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 hours

C. Physical Science Earth Science Requirements (14 hours required)

Take all of the following:

PHYS 201GS, Earth Science - 4 hours

PHYS 210GS, Astronomy - 3 hours

GEOG 207GS, Physical Geology - 3 hours

BIOL 301, Introduction to Soils - 4 hours