University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Biology:

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

NSS BSE 5105

General Studies = 49

General Studies required by Teacher Education:

ENG 101GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

ENG 102GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours

Take one from the following:

HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours

HIST 215GS, Intro Latin America - 3 hours

Take one from the following:

HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours

HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours

Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours

Take any GS course from:
Social Perspective,

Geographical Perspective
or Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours

General Studies required by endorsement:

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

Take ONE of the following options:

Take 2 courses:

MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours

MATH 103*, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours

OR take 1 course:

MATH 112*, Scientific Topics in Mathematics - 5 hours

*Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.

Professional Sequence = 30

Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.

Endorsement = 41

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 = 150

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BSE in Biology 7-12 - Teaching Subject Endorsement = 150

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 the Biology Subject Endorsement.

A. Biology Subject Endorsement Core Requirements

Take all of the following:

BIOL 104GS, General Botany - 4 hours

BIOL 107GS, General Zoology - 4 hours

BIOL 307, Ecology - 3 hours

BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours

BIOL 375, Scientific Communication - 1 hour

BIOL 471, Methods in Secondary Science Teaching - 3 hours

BIOL 490, Evolution - 2 hours

Take 2 hours from:

BIOL 420, Biology Research - 2 hours

B. Biology Subject Endorsement Electives

Take 1 course from:

BIOL 407, Limnology - 3 hours

BIOL 418, Plant Taxonomy - 3 hours

BIOL 435, Vertebrate Natural History - 3 hours

BIOL 470, Insects and Man - 3 hours

BIOL 473, Ornithology - 3 hours

BIOL 474, Mammalogy - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

BIOL 460, Genetics - 4 hours

BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours

BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours

Take 1 course from:

BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours

BIOL 400, Microbiology - 5 hours

Take ONE of the following options:

Take 1 course:

CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 5 hours

OR take 2 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