Political Science

Along with completing the required secondary education courses, students majoring in political science must fulfill the following requirements to obtain social studies and history certification:

• History 200 (or an approved social science methods course), 362
• Political Science 202, 203, 208
• ONE COURSE from African and African American Studies 200, Anthropology 205, Sociology 208
• ONE COURSE from Anthropology 301, 336, 424, 461; History 314, 330, 333; Political Science 309, 317, 336; Secondary Education 461; Social Science 418, 461; Sociology 312, 317; or an appropriate 300- or 400-level course approved by the student's major advisor and department chair
• ONE COURSE from History 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334
• TWO COURSES in political science at the 300- or 400-level

• History 201, 202
• ONE COURSE from History 308, 309, 310, 311, 313, 314
• ONE COURSE from History 340, 341, 342, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349
• (History elective, if needed, to complete 24-credit-hour requirement) Social Studies Component
• Economics 214
• Geography 400
• ONE COURSE from Anthropology 101; Economics 215; Geography 101; Sociology 200

Note: To enroll in Secondary Education 410, students must have completed at least 24 credit hours in the Social Studies and History Components, including Economics 214, Geography 400, History 201 and 202, and Political Science 202. Students are also required to maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.75 in all courses in the program.