Biology Major
Biology 7-12 Teaching
Subject Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Science in Education
NSS BSE 5105
- Minimum General Studies = 45
+General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 51
- 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:
- Take 1 course from:
- Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 6
- See advisor for math placement.
- MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- MATH 103*, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program
at a higher level.
- Natural Sciences minimum = 12
- Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
- Personal Development minimum = 3
- Professional Sequence = 30 including:
- Endorsement = 45
- Second Subject Endorsement Option-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 = 156
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
- Minimum total hours required for BSE in Biology 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement =
156
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 minimum 2.5 GPA is required in all courses counting toward this endorsement.
- Biology Subject Endorsement Core Requirements (30 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- BIOL 105GS, Biology I - 4 hours
- BIOL 106GS, Biology II - 4 hours
- BIOL 201, Fundamental Tools for Biological Studies - 2 hours
- BIOL 290, Evolution - 3 hours
- BIOL 307, Ecology - 3 hours
- BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours
- BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours
- BIOL 375, Scientific Communication - 1 hour
- BIOL 420, Biology Research - 2 hours
- BIOL 471, Methods in Secondary Science Teaching - 3 hours
- Biology Subject Endorsement Electives (6 hours required)
- Take 3 hours of Field electives:
- BIOL 330, Wildlife Conservation - 3 hours
- BIOL 405, Range and Wildlife Management - 3 hours
- BIOL 406, Plant Ecology - 3 hours
- BIOL 418, Plant Taxonomy - 3 hours
- BIOL 435, Herpetology - 3 hours
- BIOL 462, Animal Behavior - 3 hours
- BIOL 470, Insect Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 472, Fresh Water Biology - 4 hours
- BIOL 473, Ornithology - 3 hours
- BIOL 474, Mammalogy - 3 hours
- Take 3 hours of Laboratory electives:
- BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 400, Microbiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 211 or BIOL 400; and BIOL 309 or CHEM 351)
- BIOL 403, Plant Physiology - 3 hours
- BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of college biology)
- BIOL 416, Plant Diversity and Evolution - 3 hours
- BIOL 440, Infectious Diseases - 4 hours
- BIOL 452, Techniques in Molecular Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours
- Biology Option Supporting Course Requirements (9 hours required)
- Take ONE of the following Chemistry options:
- Take 1 course:
- CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 5 hours
- OR take 4 courses:
- CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 361, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 361L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- Take ONE of the following Physics options:
- Take 1 course:
- PHYS 301, Advanced Physical Science - 4 hours
- OR take 1 course from:
- OR take 1 course from:
