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2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Political Science, Teacher Licensure, B.S.


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Political Science and International Relations  

Students who want to teach government in high school should minor in Secondary Education; complete 12 hours of history (may include General Education requirements); minor in History (highly recommended), Economics, or  Geography; and take 36 hours in political science. These must include PS 1005 PS 1010 , PS 3210 , PS 3220 ; three of the following: PS 3050 , PS 3060 , PS 3330 , PS 3370 ; one of the following: PS 4230 , PS 4700  (highly recommended), PS 4920 , PS 4930 ; and 12 hours PS electives. Students must also complete additional teacher licensure requirements including COMM 2200  and either HIST 1010 , HIST 1020 , HIST 1110 , or HIST 1120 .

Students seeking an add-on endorsement in Political Science must take PS 1005 , PS 1010 , PS 3210 , PS 3220 , and three of the following courses: PS 3050 , PS 3060 , PS 3330 , PS 3370 , PS 4700  (highly recommended), or PS 4920 .

Please see Secondary Education Minor  for minor requirements and additional information.

Degree Requirements


General Education 41 hours
Major Requirements 36 hours*
History Requirements 12 hours
Secondary Education Minor 30 hours
Electives 1-4 hours
TOTAL 120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

General Education (41 hours)


General Education  requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

Political Science electives (12 hours)


History Requirement (12 hours)


  • Upper-division European 3 credit hours
  • Upper-division Global 3 credit hours
  • Upper-division United States 3 credit hours
  • Upper-division HIST elective 3 credit hours

Secondary Education Minor (30 hours)


See Secondary Education Minor  for further information.

Electives (1-4 hours)


Curriculum: Political Science Teacher Licensure


Curricular listings include General Education  requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman


Subtotal: 31 Hours


Subtotal: 32 Hours


Junior


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Senior


Subtotal: 27 Hours


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