Offered by Department of Sociology, Geography and Earth Science:

Sociology Major

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

NSS BSE 6504

• Minimum General Studies = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and the endorsement
  • 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
  • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including
    • PSCI 110, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
    • Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
    • SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 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 (in addition to General Studies) = 31
• 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 = 136
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
• Minimum total hours required for BSE in Sociology Teaching Subject Endorsement = 136
  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. Sociology Requirements (37 hours required)
   • (3 hours may count as General Studies)
   • Take all of the following:
     • SOC 124GS, Social Problems - 3 hours
     • SOC 201, Social Inequality - 3 hours
     • SOC 237, Sociological Inquiry - 3 hours
     • SOC 300, Sociological Theory - 3 hours
     • SOC 420, Race and Minority Relations - 3 hours
     • SOWK 170GS, Introduction to Social Welfare - 4 hours
     • SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course with collective behavior emphasis from:
     • SOC 369, Sociology of Gender - 3 hours
     • SOC 442, Sociology of Religion - 3 hours
     • SOC 462, Sociology of Health and Illness - 3 hours
   • Take 1 additional course with policy emphasis from:
     • SOC 335, The Aged in American Society - 3 hours
     • SOC 369, Sociology of Gender - 3 hours
     • SOC 430, Sociology of Family - 3 hours
     • SOC 462, Sociology of Health and Illness - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course from:
     • SOC 225, Global Cultures and Diversity - 3 hours
     • SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
     • SOC 275, Social Psychology - 3 hours
     • SOC 349, Sociology of Work - 3 hours
2. Sociology Supporting Courses
   This Requirement can be met by selecting General Studies courses required by Teacher Education.
   • Take 6 hours from:
     1. Economics:
        • ECON 100GS, Contemporary Economic Issues - 3 hours
        • ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
        • ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
     2. Geography:
        • GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
        • GEOG 106GS, Human Geography - 3 hours
        • GEOG 206GS, Geography of the United States and Canada - 3 hours
        • GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 104GS or GEOG 106GS)
        • GEOG 340, Developing Nations - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 104GS or GEOG 106GS)
     3. Political Science:
        • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
        • PSCI 140GS, Introduction to Comparative Politics - 3 hours
        • PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Relations - 3 hours
        • PSCI 170GS, Introduction to Political Thought - 3 hours
        • PSCI 325, Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 300)
        • PSCI 351, The American Congress - 3 hours
     4. Psychology:
        • PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
        • PSY 231, Abnormal Behavior and Society - 3 hours
        • PSY 318, Experimental Social Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
        • PSY 374, Psychology of Gender - 3 hours
        • PSY 403, Motivation - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
        • PSY 410, Industrial Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
     5. History:
        • HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
        • HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
        • HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
        • HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
        • HIST 483, The Gilded Age, 1870-1898 - 3 hours