The course plan below is a sample plan for your major; it does not and should not replace meeting with your Academic Advisor to map out the best course plan that suits your individual academic goals and placement upon initial registration.

Classes listed may not necessarily be offered during a particular term. 

Year 1
Fall Semester	Spring Semester
ENG 110	ENG 111
CORE 179	HST 202
MTH 121	POL 101
HST 201	PHL
GEO 125	Natural Science

Year 2
Fall Semester	Spring Semester
POL 279A	POL 348C
POL 290	Required Elective (1)
Required Elective (2)	Required Elective (2)
EDU 112	EDU 220
Foreign Language 110	Foreign Language 111
	EDU 314 (1/2 semester)

Year 3
Fall Semester	Spring Semester
POL 365	Required Elective (3)
EDU 379A	Required Elective (4)
EDU 346	Required Elective (6)
THL	EDU 354
Art/Music/Theatre	EDU 410

Year 4
Fall Semester	Spring Semester
HST 479	EDU 487
POL 498	EDU 488
THL
PHL
LIT

Required Elective (1) – Choose one of the following: POL 279C or HST 348F

Required Elective (2) – Choose two of the following: HST 106, HST 107, HST 110, or HST 111

Required Elective (3) – Choose one of the following: HST 320, HST 342, or POL 348E

Required Elective (4) – Choose one of the following: HST 107, HST 330, HST 370, POL 360, POL 379A

Required Elective (5) – Choose one of the following: POL 230 or POL 379C

Required Elective (6) – Choose one of the following: SOC 101, SOC 110, PSY 100, PSY 212, or PSY 220

Faculty Advisors should help students pick Emphasis Electives and Minors based on career path. Other electives should be towards minor or graduate school prerequisites (meet with Advisor) and all students need 120 credits (15 credits per semester) to graduate in 4 years.

Degree-seeking students must complete the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in addition to the major requirements listed below.

Licensure-only students, those who completed a bachelor's degree prior to beginning this program, need only the requirements listed below.

• View course descriptions for pre- and co-requisites.

Courses	Credits
HST 201 American History I	3*
HST 202 American History II	3*
HST 479 CORE: History Matters/Senior Seminar	3*
POL 101 Great Issues of Politics	3*
POL 290 Politics & Government: Process & Issues	3*
POL 348C Interpreting Civilizations	3*
POL 365 The United States Presidency	3*
POL 498 Seminar: Political Theory & Ideology	3*

Economic Environment Courses	Credits
POL 279A CORE: Environmental Values & Policymaking	3*

Geographical Environment Courses	Credits
GEO 125 World Geography	3*

Select one course from the following:

Technological Environment Courses	Credits
POL 279C CORE: American Political Thought, Nature & Common Good	3*
HST 348F History & Technology	3*

Select two courses from the following:

Basic History Courses	Credits
HST 106 World History I	3*
HST 107 World History II	3*
HST 110 Western Civilization I	3*
HST 111 Western Civilization II	3*

Select one course from the following:

American Culture Courses	Credits
HST 320 20th Century America	3*
HST 342 History of Christianity in U.S.	3*
POL 348E A History of U.S. Foreign Relations	3*

Select one course from the following:

Global & International Issues Courses	Credits
HST 107 World History II	3*
HST 330 World Powers 20th Century	3*
HST 370 Africa & America: The Uneasy Partnership	3*
POL 360 International Politics	3*
POL 379A CORE: War & Peace: International Law & Organization	3*

Select one course from the following:

Law & Institutions Courses	Credits
POL 230 Law, Society & Policy	3*
POL 379C CORE: Causes of Collective Violence	3*

Select one course from the following:

Individual Development & Identity Courses	Credits
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	3*
SOC 110 Anthropology: What Makes Us Human?	3*
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology	3*
PSY 212 Social Psychology	3*
PSY 220 Human Development: Child & Adolescent	3*

Required Professional Education Courses

Courses	Credits
EDU 112 Introduction to Teaching: Adolescence to Young Adult	3
EDU 220 Educational Psychology	3
EDU 314 Content Area Reading	3
EDU 346 Adolescence to Young Adult & Multi-Age Methods	3
EDU 354 Adolescence to Young Adult Social Studies Teaching Methods	3
EDU 379A CORE: Principles of Education	3
EDU 410 Assessment & Technology for Teaching & Learning	3
EDU 487 Supervised Teaching: Adolescence to Young Adult or Multi-Age	12
EDU 488 Teaching Seminar: Adolescence to Young Adult or Multi-Age	1
Total Credits Required	85

* Used to calculate the Major GPA