Offered by Department of Chemistry:

Chemistry Major

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

NSS BSE 5206

• Minimum General Studies = 45
  + General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education = 49
  • 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 = 3
    • MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
  • *Students with sufficient mathematics preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level, reducing hours required for the endorsement and increasing hours of unrestricted Electives.
  • Natural Sciences minimum = 13
    • 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
    • Take 1 course from:
      • PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
      • PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours
      • PHYS 275GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 hours (Prereq. or concurrently with: MATH 115 or equivalent)
      • PHYS 276GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 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 = 49
• 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 = 158
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
• Minimum total hours required for BSE in Chemistry Teaching Subject Endorsement = 158
  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.

1. Chemistry Subject Endorsement Requirements (38 hours required)
   • Take all of the following courses:
     • CHEM 301, Techniques of Chemical Analysis - 4 hours
     • CHEM 430, Inorganic Chemistry - 4 hours
     • CHEM 480, Physical Chemistry - 4 hours (Prereq: MATH 202, PHYS 205GS)
   • Take all of the following prerequisite courses:
     • MATH 103, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
     • Students with sufficient mathematics preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level, reducing hours required for the endorsement.
     • MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
     • MATH 202, Calculus II with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
   • Take 1 course from:
     • CHEM 251, Essentials of Biochemistry - 4 hours (Prereq: CHEM 250*)
     • CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 hours (Prereq: CHEM 250* or CHEM 361GS* and CHEM 361L*)
   • Take ONE of the following 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 any other courses from the following to reach the total of 38 hours:
     • CHEM 300, Environmental Chemistry - 3 hours or 4 hours
     • CHEM 352, Biochemistry II - 4 hours
     • CHEM 399, Chemistry Apprenticeship - 1 hour
     • CHEM 469, Chemistry Seminar - 1 hour
     • CHEM 470, Advanced Organic Chemistry - 3 hours
     • CHEM 481, Physical Chemistry - 4 hours
2. Chemistry Subject Endorsement Other Science Requirements (8 hours required)
   • Earth Science:
     • Take ONE of the following options:
       • Take 2 courses:
         • Take 1 from:
           • PHYS 209GS, Meteorology - 3 hours
           • OR
           • GEOG 209GS, Meteorology - 3 hours
           • OR
           • PHYS 210GS, Astronomy - 3 hours
         • Take 1 course:
           • GEOG 256, Geology Field Study - 1 hour
       • OR take 1 course
         • PHYS 201GS, Earth Science - 4 hours
   • Biology:
     • Take 1 course from:
       • BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
       • BIOL 105GS, Biology I - 4 hours
       • BIOL 106GS, Biology II - 4 hours
       • BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours
   • Physics (0 additional hours required)
     • Fulfilled by General Studies requirements above.
3. Chemistry Subject Endorsement Methodology Requirement (3 hours required)
   • PHYS 471, Methods in Secondary Science Teaching - 3 hours