Offered by Department of Geography and Earth Science:

Geography Major

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

NSS BAE 5506
NSS BSE 5506
Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement
English Language minimum = 9 including:
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech - 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
GEOG 105GS, Physical Geography: with lab - 4 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 3
PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours

Professional Sequence = 30
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 = 138
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BAE in Geography 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 138
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. Geography Subject Endorsement Requirements (27 hours required)
Take all of the following:
GEOG 106GS, Cultural Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 300, Map Investigation - 3 hours
GEOG 340, Developing Nations - 3 hours
SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 206GS, Geography of Anglo-America - 3 hours
GEOG 343, Geography of Nebraska - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 320, Agricultural Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 305GS, Environmental Conservation - 3 hours
GEOG 407, Resource Management - 3 hours
Take 2 courses from:
GEOG 341, Geography of Latin America - 3 hours
GEOG 344, Geography of the Pacific World - 3 hours
GEOG 345, Geography of Europe - 3 hours
GEOG 347, Geography of Africa - 3 hours
GEOG 401, Urban and Regional Planning - 3 hours
GEOG 440, Seminar in Regional Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 441, Selected Topics - 3 hours

B. Geography Subject Endorsement Electives (6 hours required)
Take 6 hours from Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology.
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