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2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Political Science (B.A., B.S.)


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Political Science


The Political Science program is designed for students who want to work in campaigns and government; teach government and history in high school; or who want a traditional liberal arts major which prepares them to think critically and enter a wide variety of business and other nongovernmental organizations. Our majors are also prepared for law school and graduate school. Courses cannot be counted in both the major and minor. A departmental exit exam is required the last semester before graduation.

* For this degree a student must complete at least 39 hours upper division (3000-4999) credit hours.

* A minor is required should the student not declare legal studies as a concentration.

* Six hours of foreign language at the intermediate-level are required for the B.A. degree. Students may be required to enroll in elementary-level, foreign language classes to satisfy the prerequisites for intermediate-level foreign language classes. 

  Credit Hours
General Education (see TBR Common Core )
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement
41
1

Specific General Education Requirements


Upper Division Major Requirements: 6 Credit Hours


Major Electives: 18 Credit Hours


Legal Studies Concentration


This concentration is recommended for students who wish to have careers in the legal field.

This concentration does not require a minor.

Note


Select 9 additional upper division hours, excluding POLS 4540  and above except by permission of the chair. No minor is required. A departmental exit exam is taken during the last semester before graduation.

Courses below will not be options for the Constitutional Law I or II and will be considered upper division electives:

POLS 4300 - Judicial Politics and Behavior  3

POLS 4370 - Juvenile Law  3

POLS 4380 - Constitutional Analysis  3

Political Science Teaching Licensure Specialization


Professional Education Minor: 21 Credit Hours


  • Student Teaching  12

Other Licensure Options through the College of Education


In addition to the teacher licensure options noted above (K-6, 4-8, and Special Education), licensure is also available in the following secondary and K-12 specialty fields.

Art (K-12)
Biology (7-12)
Chemistry (7-12)
English (7-12)
French, Spanish, German or Latin (7-12)
Government (7-12)
Health and Human Performance (K-12)
History (7-12)
History with Economics (7-12)
History with Geography (7-12)
History with Government (7-12)
Mathematics (7-12)
Music, Instrumental (K-12)
Music, Vocal and General (K-12)
 

Consult the individual academic departments for information about the majors that lead to these teaching licensures.

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