B.A. in Political Science and Education with an Endorsement in Elementary Education

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Major Requirements/Political Science (33 credits)
(PS101 and PS103 Satisfies 6 credits for Social Science Survey Requirements in General Education)
PS-101	Introduction to Political Science: Power and Globalization	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 (42 credits) ¹
ED-250	Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
EDS-330	Foundations of Special Education: Development Across the Lifespan	3
EDS-336	Classroom Management	3
EDL-326	Literacy Instruction in K-6 Educational Settings I	3
ED-320	Teaching English Language Learners in Mainstream Classroom	3
(Satisfies Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD) in General Education)
EDL-327	Literacy Instruction in K-6 Educational Settings II	3
ED-360	Methods of Teaching Elementary Mathematics	3
ED-361	Methods of Teaching Science for Elementary School	3
EDS-337	Special Education Strategies in P-6 Social Studies and Content Instruction	3
EDS-338	Assessment Approaches, P-12	3
EDS-350	Individualizing Curricula and Systematic Instruction for Special Education	3
Select 9 credits as follows: ²
ED-416 & 416S	Clinical Practice and Clinical Practice Seminar	9
Education Interdisciplinary Requirements (6 credits)
(Satisfies Mathematics in General Education)
MA-203	Foundations of Elementary Mathematics I	3
MA-204	Foundations of Elementary Mathematics II	3
Free Electives (9 credits) ³
Complete up to 9 credits of free electives. ³		9
General Education Requirements (30 credits) ⁴
Complete 30 credits as outlined on the General Education table. ⁴		30
Total Credits		120

Minimum grade of "C" required for Education Courses

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

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

ESL - English as a Second Language - Elementary
P-3 Early Childhood Endorsement
MID-SS - Middle School Social Sciences

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
Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV)	3	PS-103 American National Government (Gen*Ed Social Science Survey (SS.SV))	3
PS-101 Introduction to Political Science: Power and Globalization (Gen*Ed Social Science Survey (SS.SV)	3	ED-250 Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
Gen*Ed Aesthetics (AT) AR,DA,MU,TH	3	Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL	3
FO-xxx Gen*Ed World Language	3	Free Electives	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ED-320 Teaching English Language Learners in Mainstream Classroom (Gen*Ed Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD) and Writing Intensive (WT)	3	EDS-330 Foundations of Special Education: Development Across the Lifespan (Gen*Ed WT)	3
PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSPA	3	EDL-326 Literacy Instruction in K-6 Educational Settings I	3
PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSIP	3	PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSAL	3
EN-2xx Gen*Ed Literature (LIT)	3	Political Science Course Type PSCG	3
MA-203 Foundations of Elementary Mathematics I (Gen*Ed Mathematics)	3	MA-204 Foundations of Elementary Mathematics II	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ED-361 Methods of Teaching Science for Elementary School	3	EDS-350 Individualizing Curricula and Systematic Instruction for Special Education	3
EDS-336 Classroom Management	3	EDS-338 Assessment Approaches, P-12	3
PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSAM	3	PS-250 Fundamentals of Social Science Research (Gen*Ed Technological Literacy (TL)	3
PS-221 Early Political Thought or 222 (Gen*Ed Writing Intensive (WT)	3	Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL	3
Gen*Ed Cultural Diversity (CD) or Global Understanding (GU)	3	Free Elective	6
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	18
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EDL-327 Literacy Instruction in K-6 Educational Settings II (Gen*Ed WT)	3	ED-416 Clinical Practice (Gen*Ed EX)	8
ED-360 Methods of Teaching Elementary Mathematics	3	ED-416S Clinical Practice Seminar	1
EDS-337 Special Education Strategies in P-6 Social Studies and Content Instruction	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
PR-4xx Gen*Ed Interdisciplinary Studies (ISP)	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	12
Total Credits 120