Political Science 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement, Bachelor of Arts in Education
Offered by Department of Political Science
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies | ||
| Foundational Requirements (LOPERs 1-4) | 12 | |
| Including: | ||
LOPER 2: Writing Skills | ||
| Introduction of Academic Writing | ||
LOPER 3 Oral Communication Skills | ||
| Fundamentals of Speech Communication | ||
| Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERs 5-8) | 9 | |
| Including: | ||
LOPER 7 Social Science | ||
| Introduction to American Politics | ||
| Dispositional Requirements (LOPERs 9-10) 1 | 6 | |
| Including: | ||
LOPER 9: Civic Competency and Engagement | ||
| Introduction to American Politics | ||
LOPER 10 Respect for Human Diversity | ||
| Teaching in a Democratic Society | ||
| LOPER 11: Wellness | 3 | |
| Including: | ||
| Healthy Wealthy and Wise | ||
| Program Specified Requirements | 3 | |
| Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research | ||
| Professional Sequence | ||
| Complete all required courses 2 | 25 | |
| Including: | ||
| Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms | ||
| Field Experience in Secondary Classroom | ||
| Endorsement | ||
| Complete all required courses | 33 | |
| Unrestricted electives | ||
| Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum | 29 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Endorsement
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science Subject Endorsement Requirements | ||
| PSCI 361 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| PSCI 370 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| PSCI 385 | Foundations of Public Policy | 3 |
| Select 2 of the following: | 6 | |
| American Constitutional Law | ||
| The American Congress | ||
| The American Presidency | ||
| Select 1 of the following: | 3 | |
| Campaigns and Elections | ||
| Political Parties and Interest Groups | ||
| Select 1 of the following: | 3 | |
| Environmental Politics & Policy | ||
| Topics in Comparative Politics | ||
| Politics of the Drug War | ||
| Politics of Globalization | ||
| Race & Politics | ||
| Topics in American Politics | ||
| International Law and Organization | ||
| International Political Economy | ||
| Topics in International Relations | ||
| Public Opinion and Political Problems | ||
| War in World Politics | ||
| Select 1 of the following: | 3 | |
| Religion & Politics | ||
| Ancient Political Thought | ||
| Modern Political Thought | ||
| Democratic Political Thought | ||
| 20th & 21st Century Political Thought | ||
| Topics in Political Thought | ||
| Feminist Political Thought | ||
| Political Science Subject Endorsement Supporting Courses | ||
| SOSC 370 | Social Science of the High School | 3 |
| Select 6 credit hours from the following: 3 | 6 | |
ECON, HIST, GEOG, PSY, SOC | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 33 | |
| 1 | Designated courses with the appropriate content may be approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements plus LOPER 9 or Broad Knowledge plus LOPER 10. Courses may be approved to satisfy LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone. (Courses satisfying LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone must be 3 credit hours.) Students applying this option will need to take additional hours in other categories to meet the required GS hours. |
| 2 | Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs. |
| 3 | Except ECON 188, ECON 388, HIST 188, GEOG 188, GEOG 388, PSY 188, PSY 388, SOC 188. |