Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Major Requirements/Political Science (33 credits)
(Satisfies Social Science Survey (SS.SV) in General Education
PS-102	International Relations	3
PS-103	American National Government	3
PS-250	Fundamentals of Social Science Research	3
(Satisfies Technological Literacy (TL) in General Education)
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSAM (American Politics)		3
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSAL (American Legal System)		3
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSPA (Public Policy)		3
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSIP (International Relations)		3
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSCG (Comparative Politics)		3
PS-221	Early Political Thought	3
or PS-222	Modern Political Thought
Select one of the following:		3
PS-309	Political Science Internship Seminar
PS-289	Political Science Internship
PS-371	International Service Seminar
PS-383	Model UN Conference
PS-389	Political Science Internship
PS-489	Political Science Internship
PS-401	Seminar in Political Science	3
Major Requirements/Education (24 credits) 1
ED-250	Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
EDS-330	Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3
EDS-336	Classroom Management	3
ED-319	Content Literacy and Assessment	3
ED-320	Teaching Emergent Multilinguals in an Inclusive Classroom	3
(Satisfies Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD) in General Education)
Select 9 credits as follows: 2
ED-416 & 416S	Clinical Practice and Clinical Practice Seminar	9
Education Methods Requirements (6 credits) 1
ED-315	Digital Media and Instructional Technology Skills for Teachers	3
ED-371	Methods of Teaching Social Studies at the Secondary Level	3
Education Interdisciplinary Requirements (27 credits)
GO-100	People, Places, and Environments: Introduction to Geography	3
(Satisfies Cultural Diversity (CD) in General Education)
MA-105	Mathematical Modeling in the Social Sciences	3
(Satisfies Mathematics in General Education)
SO-101	Introduction to Sociology	3
BE-200	Economics for Social Science	3
HS-101	Western Civilization in World Perspective I (Satisfies Historical Perspective (HS.SV) in General Education)	3
(Satisfies Historical Perspective (HS.SV) in General Education)
HS-102	Western Civilization in World Perspective II	3
Satisfies Historical Perspective (HS.SV) in General Education)
HS-201	United States History I	3
HS-202	United States History II	3
Select 1 History Elective Course Type: CD/GU		3
Free Electives (6 credits)
Complete up to 6 credits of free electives 3		6
General Education Requirements (24 credits)
Complete 24 credits as outlined on the General Education table. 4		24
Total Credits		120

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Minimum grade of "C" required for Education Courses 

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Students must complete the appropriate test requirement(s) with a passing score PRIOR to Clinical Practice.

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Please consult with your advisor regarding the required number of free electives that must be completed.

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The General Education curriculum requires the completion of 45 credits. However, students may be able to share credits from within their major or interdisciplinary requirements. Please consult with your advisor to determine which General Education courses must be completed.

Additional Endorsements Available

• TSD - Teacher of Students with Disabilities - Secondary
• ESL - English as a Second Language - Secondary

Notes

• 54 credits must be completed at the 200 level or higher.
• Education majors are required to have an overall GPA of 3.00 for State Certification.
• By state regulation, all Education Majors seeking content area endorsement must complete 30 content credits (12+ credits at the 300+ level).

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EN-101 College Composition I	3	EN-102 College Composition II	3
PS-102 International Relations	3	PS-103 American National Government (Gen*Ed Social Science Survey (SS.SV))	3
HS-101 Western Civilization in World Perspective I (Gen*Ed Historical Perspective (HS.SV))	3	ED-250 Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
GO-100 People, Places, and Environments: Introduction to Geography	3	HS-102 Western Civilization in World Perspective II (Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV))	3
FO-xxx Gen*Ed World Language	3	SO-101 Introduction to Sociology (Gen*Ed Social Science Survey (SS.SV)	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ED-320 Teaching Emergent Multilinguals in an Inclusive Classroom (Gen*Ed Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD) and )	3	EDS-330 Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood (Gen*Ed WT)	3
MA-105 Mathematical Modeling in the Social Sciences (Gen*Ed Mathematics)	3	BE-200 Economics for Social Science	3
HS-201 United States History I	3	Gen*Ed Aesthetics (AT) AR,DA,MU,TH	3
EN-2xx Gen*ED Literature (LIT)	3	HS-202 United States History II	3
Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL	3	PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSAL	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EDS-336 Classroom Management	3	ED-319 Content Literacy and Assessment (Gen*Ed WT)	3
PS-221 Early Political Thought or 222 (Gen*Ed Writing Intensive (WT))	3	PS-250 Fundamentals of Social Science Research (Gen*Ed Technological Literacy (TL)	3
PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSAM	3	PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSCG	3
PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSIP	3	PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSPA	3
HS-xxx Gen*Ed Cultural Diversity (CD) or Global Understanding (GU)	3	Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ED-315 Digital Media and Instructional Technology Skills for Teachers	3	ED-416 Clinical Practice (Gen*Ed EX)	8
ED-371 Methods of Teaching Social Studies at the Secondary Level	3	ED-416S Clinical Practice Seminar	1
PR-4xx Gen*Ed Interdisciplinary Studies (ISP)	3	PS-401 Seminar in Political Science	3
PS-309, PS-371, PS-383, PS-289, PS-389, PS-489 (Gen*Ed Experiential Education (ExEd)	3
Free Elective	6
Semester Credits	18	Semester Credits	12
Total Credits 120