Political Science, Teacher Licensure, B.S.

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 33 hours in political science. These must include PS 1005 , PS 1010 , PS 3001 , PS 4800 ; PS 3210 or PS 4220 ; PS 4230 , PS 4700 , PS 4920 , or PS 4930 ; and 15 elective hours with at least one course in three of four specified areas—American Government, Public Law, Public Administration, and Comparative Government. Students must also complete additional teacher licensure requirements including COMM 2200 and either HIST 1010 , HIST 1020 , HIST 1110 , or HIST 1120 .

Students with teacher licensure in History, Geography, and Economics who are seeking an add-on endorsement in Government must take PS 1010 , PS 1005 (formerly PS 2010), PS 2440 , PS 3210 or PS 4300 , PS 2020 or PS 4120 , and an upper-division class in political theory for a total of 18 hours. Students without licensure in History, Geography, and Economics who are seeking an add-on endorsement in Government must take the classes above plus 3 additional hours of political science (a total of 21 hours).

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

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

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
PS 1005 - American Government and Politics 3 credit hours
PS 1010 - Foundations of Government 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
PS 3001 - Research Methods in Political Science 3 credit hours
YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours
Elective 1 credit hour (PHED activity rec.)
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
PS elective 3 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
PS 3210 - International Relations 3 credit hours OR
PS 4220 - World Politics 3 credit hours
PS 4230 - Classical Political Theory 3 credit hours OR
PS 4700 - American Political Thought 3 credit hours OR
PS 4920 - Modern Political Theory 3 credit hours OR
PS 4930 - Introduction to Contemporary Political Philosophy 3 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

YOED 3000 - Classroom Management 3 credit hours
YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies 3 credit hours
PS electives 12 credit hours (at least one from three subfields)
HIST upper-division Global 3 credit hours
HIST upper-division U.S. 3 credit hours
HIST upper-division European 3 credit hours
HIST upper-division elective 3 credit hours

Political Science, Teacher Licensure, B.S.

Curriculum: Political Science Teacher Licensure

Freshman

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 27 Hours

Total hours in program: 120