Jan 13, 2025

2013-2014 General Catalog (Spring 2014)

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Political Science Teaching Minor

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Political Science

This minor is designed specifically for students seeking careers in secondary education. Students must have at least 18 credits and a 2.75 GPA in Political Science courses and complete the STEP program. A minimum grade of C- is required.

Required Courses (6 credits)

POLS 1100 - United States Government and Politics (BAI) 3
POLS 2200 - Comparative Politics (BSS) 3

Select at least 9 credits from the following courses:

POLS 3110 - Parties and Elections (DSS) 3
POLS 3115 - Electoral Behavior 3
POLS 3130 - United States Legislative Politics (DSS) 3
POLS 3140 - The Presidency (DSS) 3
POLS 3310 - American Political Thought (DSS) 3
POLS 3400 - United States Foreign Policy (DSS) 3
POLS 4120 - American Constitutional Law 3
POLS 4130 - Constitutional Theory 3
POLS 4150 - The Supreme Court and the Shaping of America 3
POLS 4160 - The First Amendment 3
POLS 4350 - Public Policy and Democratic Theory 3
POLS 5420 - The Mass Media and Politics 3 or
JCOM 5420 - The Mass Media and Politics 3

Elective (3 credits)

Any upper-division Political Science course can be used to complete the minor and fulfill this requirement

Additional requirements if completing STEP:

SCED 3500 - Teaching Social Studies 3