Political Science with Teacher Licensure

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Students seeking middle school or secondary licensure should see the appropriate licensure advisor for additional information.

I. Required courses in the major—at least 34 hours including:

One course from:

Additional courses to reach 34 hours of POLS

Note: At least 20 of the 34 hours must be completed at the 300-400 level.

II. Required courses outside the major—26 hours:

One course from:

Note: these courses will satisfy major requirements.
POLS 220 - Introduction to American Politics (4)
POLS 281 - Principles of International Relations (4)

One course from:

Education courses:

Students must also complete the required EDUC courses as indicated in the Education section of the catalog. Students seeking 6-9 licensure are required to take HIST 315 .

III. Other departmental requirements:

Senior oral and writing competencies are demonstrated by satisfactory completion of POLS 490. Information literacy competency is demonstrated by satisfactory completion of POLS 290.

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)

For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

The credit hours listed are the minimum required.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Colloquium	3
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-4
Arts and Ideas	3
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive	3

Information Literacy Intensive	Fulfilled within the major
Writing Intensive	Fulfilled within the major