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Social Studies Major: Political Science Concentration 6-12, B.S. in Ed., Secondary Standard Certificate

B.S. in Education degree, Standard Secondary Certificate

The Social Studies major requires an accompanying minor in History. Double counting between the major and minor is not allowed.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

In order to be recommended for student teaching, a student must:

  1. Count no course with a grade lower than C- toward the major.
  2. Have a minimum of 15 credit hours on the major taken at CMU and a cumulative average in the major of at least 3.0.
  3. Have a grade of C+ or higher in the teaching methods course.
  4. Have no more than six hours taken as CR/NC, including PSC 305.
  5. Have a minimum of 14 credit hours at the 300 level or higher.

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (6 hours)

American Government

PSC 105Introduction to American Government and Politics

3(3-0)

PSC 261State and Local Government

3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

American Government

Select one of the following:

PSC 320The American Legislative Process

3(3-0)

PSC 321The American Chief Executive

3(3-0)

PSC 322Judicial Process and Politics

3(3-0)

Required Courses III (6 hours)

World Geography

GEO 121Human Geography and Globalization

3(3-0)

GEO 203QRIntroduction to Geographic Information Science

3(2-2)

Required Courses IV (3 hours)

World Geography

Select one of the following:

GEO 317Economic Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 320Population Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 340Urban Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 342Historical Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 345Political Geography

3(3-0)

Required Courses V (6 hours)

Economics

ECO 201Principles of Macroeconomics

3(3-0)

ECO 202Principles of Microeconomics

3(3-0)

Required Courses VI (3 hours)

Economics

Select one of the following:

ECO 281Economic Development of the Pacific Rim

3(3-0)

ECO 301Environmental Economics

3(3-0)

ECO 310American Economic Development

3(3-0)

ECO 350/BLR 350Law and Economics

3(3-0)

ECO 372International Economics

3(3-0)

ECO 381Patterns of Economic Development

3(3-0)

Required Courses VII (5 hours)

Political Science Concentration

PSC 305Midtier Teaching in Political Science

2(1-2)

PSC 405Methods for Teaching Political Science

3(3-0)

Required Courses VIII (3 hours)

Political Science Concentration

Select one of the following:

PSC 150Introduction to International Relations

3(3-0)

PSC 151The U.S. and the World

3(3-0)

Required Courses IX (6 hours)

Political Science Concentration

Select two of the following:

PSC 320The American Legislative Process

3(3-0)

PSC 321The American Chief Executive

3(3-0)

PSC 322Judicial Process and Politics

3(3-0)

PSC 323American Parties and Politics

3(3-0)

PSC 327Lobbying and Interest Group Behavior

3(3-0)

PSC 421Constitutional Law: Powers of Government

3(3-0)

PSC 422Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties

3(3-0)

Total: 41 semester hours