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 True Blue Core 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 Government 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.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Political Science, Teacher Licensure, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	36 hours*
History Requirements	18 hours*
Secondary Education Minor	30 hours
Electives	0-4 hours
TOTAL	120-125 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the program of study may be completed in 120 hours.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the program meet True Blue Core requirements:

PS 1005 (HSSR) and PS 1010 (HSSR)
HIST 1010 , HIST 1020 , HIST 1110 , or HIST 1120 (CCE)
COMM 2200 (NWC)

Major Requirements (36 hours)

PS 1005 - Introduction to American Politics 3 credit hours
PS 1010 - Introduction to Global Politics 3 credit hours
PS 3210 - International Relations 3 credit hours
PS 3220 - Comparative Politics 3 credit hours
Choose 3 courses from:
PS 3050 - The U.S. Presidency 3 credit hours OR
PS 3060 - The U.S. Congress 3 credit hours OR
PS 3330 - Political Parties 3 credit hours OR
PS 3370 - American Constitutional Law I: Government Powers 3 credit hours
Choose 1 course from the following:
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

Political Science electives (12 hours)

Licensure Requirement (18 hours)

HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Audience-Centered Communication 3 credit 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 (0-4 hours)

Curriculum: Political Science Teacher Licensure

Freshman

Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
PS 1005 - Introduction to American Politics 3 credit hours (HSSR)
PS 1010 - Introduction to Global Politics 3 credit hours (HSSR)
HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I 3 credit hours (CCE) OR
HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II 3 credit hours (CCE) OR
HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I 3 credit hours (CCE) OR
HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II 3 credit hours (CCE)

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

COMM 2200 - Audience-Centered Communication 3 credit hours (NWC)
Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 6 credit hours
Elective 1 credit hour (PHED activity rec.)
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
PS 3210 - International Relations 3 credit hours
PS 3220 - Comparative Politics 3 credit hours
YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 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
PS 3050 - The U.S. Presidency 3 credit hours OR
PS 3060 - The U.S. Congress 3 credit hours OR
PS 3330 - Political Parties 3 credit hours OR
PS 3370 - American Constitutional Law I: Government Powers 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 6 credit hours
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
Choose 6 hours from:
PS 3050 - The U.S. Presidency 3 credit hours OR
PS 3060 - The U.S. Congress 3 credit hours OR
PS 3330 - Political Parties 3 credit hours OR
PS 3370 - American Constitutional Law I: Government Powers 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

YOED 4030 - Residency I: Grades 7-12 9 credit hours
YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours
PS electives 6 credit hours