Offered by Department of Political Science:

Political Science Major

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

NSS BAE 6304

Minimum General Studies = 45

including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement

English Language minimum = 9 including:

ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)

ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101GS* or ACT English score of 30 or above)

SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours

Humanities minimum = 12 including:

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, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours

HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:

PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours

Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours

Take any GS course from:

Social Perspective,

Geographical Perspective or

Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours

Personal Development minimum = 3

PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours

Professional Sequence = 30 including:

TE 319, Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours

TE 320, Field Experience in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours

TE 321, Reading and Inclusion in Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours

Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.

Endorsement = 36

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 = 138

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BAE in Political Science 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 138

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 (27 hours required)

Take all of the following:

PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Relations - 3 hours

PSCI 252, The Courts and the Judicial Process - 3 hours

PSCI 351, The American Congress - 3 hours

PSCI 352, The American Presidency - 3 hours

PSCI 361, State and Local Government - 3 hours

PSCI 365, Campaigns and Elections - 3 hours

PSCI 400, Public Administration - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

PSCI 344, Politics of the Developed World - 3 hours

PSCI 345, Politics of Developing Nations - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

PSCI 373, Ancient Political Thought - 3 hours

PSCI 374, Modern Political Thought - 3 hours

PSCI 375, Democratic Political Thought - 3 hours

PSCI 376, Post-Modern Political Thought - 3 hours

B. Political Science Subject Endorsement Supporting Courses (9 hours required)

Take:

SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours

Take 6 hours from the areas of Economics, History, Geography, Sociology, and Psychology.