Offered by Department of Biology

Biology Major

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

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
    • MATH 102GS*, College Algebra - 3 hours
    • *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level, reducing the total hours needed. See advisor for math placement.
    • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
    • TE 100GS, Teaching in a Democratic Society - 3 hours
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6 including:
      • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 8 including:
      • CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
      • CHEM 160LGS, 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 = 25 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 = 41
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 111
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 9
• Minimum total hours required for BSE in Biology 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 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 305, BioStatistics - 3 hours
     • BIOL 307, Ecology - 3 hours
     • BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours
     • BIOL 375, Scientific Communication - 2 hours
     • BIOL 420, Biology Research - 2 hours
     • BIOL 471, Methods in Secondary Science Teaching - 3 hours
2. Biology Option Supporting Course Requirements (11 hours required)
   • Earth Science (0 additional hours required)
     • Fulfilled by General Studies requirements above.
   • Chemistry (4 additional hours required)
     • CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
     • CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
   • Math (3 additional hours required
     • MATH 103GS, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
   • Statistics (0 additional hours required)
     • Fulfilled by Biology Subject Endorsement Core requirements above.
   • Physics (4 additional hours required)
     • 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 score of 23 or better)
       • AND PHYS 275LGS, General Physics I (Calculus) Laboratory - 1 hour