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 Secondary Classroom - 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.

1. 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
2. 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.