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:

Two courses 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—28 hours:

One course from:

POLS 220 - Introduction to American Politics (4)
POLS 281 - Principles of International Relations (4)
Note: one or both of these courses will apply to the major requirement listed above.

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:

Major competency is demonstrated in POLS 490.

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

Courses that satisfy some of the following LAC requirements can be found throughout the curriculum and may be used to fulfill multiple requirements.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Seminar	3-4
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3-4
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3-4
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-8
Arts and Ideas	3-4
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive (DI and DI-R)	6-8