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Political Science Major

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

NSS BAE 6304

General Studies = 45
General Studies required by Teacher Education:
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours
PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
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, Intro Latin America - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Take any GS course from:
Social Perspective, Geographical Perspective or Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours
General Studies required by endorsement:
ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics,Macroeconomics - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PSCI 100GS, Introduction to Political Science - 3 hours
PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
Professional Sequence = 30
Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
Endorsement = 30
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 = 135
Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 0
Minimum total hours required for BAE in Political Science 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 135
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. Political Science Subject Endorsement Requirements
Take 4 courses:
PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Politics - 3 hours
PSCI 361, State and Local Government - 3 hours
PSCI 400, Public Administration - 3 hours
PSCI 450, Nations in Transition - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PSCI 250, The American Congress - 3 hours
PSCI 254, The American Presidency - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PSCI 344, Politics of Industrial Democracies - 3 hours
PSCI 346, Latin American Politics - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PSCI 373, Development of Political Thought I - 3 hours
PSCI 374, Development of Political Thought II - 3 hours
B. Political Science Subject Endorsement Supporting Courses
Take:
SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours
Take 6 hours from the areas of Economics, History, Geography, Sociology, and Psychology.

09 May 2006
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