Offered by Department of Biology

Biology Major

Biology 7-12 Teaching
Subject Endorsement
Bachelor of Science in Education

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 51
  • 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 = 30
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6 including:
      • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 12 including:
      • CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
      • CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
      • CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
      • CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
      • PHYS 201GS, Earth Science - 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 = 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 = 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.

1. 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
2. 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; either BIOL 309 or CHEM 351, CHEM 351L 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
3. 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:
       • PHYS 205GS, General Physics I - 4 hours
       • AND PHYS 205LGS, Physics I Laboratory - 1 hour
       • PHYS 275GS, General Physics I (Calculus) - 4 hours (Prereq or Coreq: MATH 115 or above OR Math ACT of 23 or better)
       • AND PHYS 275LGS, General Physics I (Calculus) Laboratory - 1 hour
     • OR take one of the following:
       • PHYS 206GS, General Physics II - 4 hours (Prereq: PHYS 205GS, PHYS 205LGS)
       • AND PHYS 206LGS, Physics Laboratory II - 1 hour
       • PHYS 276GS, General Physics II (Calculus) - 4 hours (Prereq: PHYS 275GS, PHYS 275LGS)
       • AND PHYS 276LGS, General Physics II (Calculus) Laboratory - 1 hour