Offered by Department of Sociology, Geography and Earth Science

Geography Major

Geography 7-12 Teaching
Subject Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 49
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
    • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 31
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 9 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
    • Social Sciences minimum = 9 including:
      • GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
      • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
      • Take any ECON GS course - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7 including:
      • GEOG 101GS, Physical Geography I: The Atmosphere - 4 hours
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 3 including:
      • PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
  • Capstone = 3
• 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 = 33
• 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 = 142
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
• Minimum total hours required for BAE in Geography 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 142
• 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. Geography Subject Endorsement Requirements (27 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • GEOG 102GS, Physical Geography II: The Lithosphere - 4 hours
     • 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 300, Map Investigation - 3 hours
     • GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours
     • SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours
   • Take a minimum of 5 hours from any GEOG 300-GEOG 499
2. Geography Subject Endorsement Electives (6 hours required)
   • Take 6 hours from ECON, HIST, PSCI, PSY or SOC