Biology Major
Biology 7-12 Teaching
Subject Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Science in Education
- General Studies Program Hours = 45
General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 57
- Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 15 including:
- (Maximum of 1 MATH course will count in this section.)
- ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
- MATH 102GS*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- MATH 103GS*, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level,
reducing the total hours needed to complete the major. See advisor for math placement.
- SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
- Portal = 3
- Distribution = 36
- Aesthetics minimum = 3
- Humanities minimum = 9 including:
- Take 1 course from:
- Take 1 course from:
- Social Sciences minimum = 9 including:
- Natural Sciences minimum = 12 including:
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
- Wellness minimum = 3 including:
- PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
- Capstone = 3
- Professional Sequence = 30 including:
- Endorsement = 45
- 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 = 162
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
- Minimum total hours required for BSE in Biology 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 162
- 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 433, Invertebrate Zoology - 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 (Prereq: BIOL 225 or permission of instructor)
- BIOL 400, Microbiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 211GS or BIOL 400; BIOL 309 or CHEM 351 OR permission of instructor)
- BIOL 403, Plant Physiology - 3 hours
- BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 416, Plant Diversity and Evolution - 4 hours
- BIOL 440, Infectious Diseases - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 211GS or BIOL 400 or permission)
- BIOL 452, Techniques in Molecular Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours
- BIOL 468, Parasitology - 2 hours
- AND BIOL 468L, Parasitology Laboratory - 1 hour
- Biology Option Supporting Course Requirements (9 hours required)
- Take ONE of the following Chemistry options:
- Take 2 courses:
- CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 250L, Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- 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 one of the following:
- OR take one of the following:
