Program: Political Science with Teacher Licensure - University of North Carolina at Asheville

Apr 26, 2025

2011-2012 Catalog

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:

POLS 220 - Principles of American Political Behavior (4)
POLS 281 - Principles of International Relations (4)
POLS 450 - Classic Political Studies and the Contemporary World (3)
POLS 460 - Senior Colloquium (1-3)

Additional hours must include one of the following options:

POLS 401 and at least 2 hours in POLS 400 ; or
both POLS 390 and POLS 490 .

II. Required courses outside the major—28 hours:

ECON 101 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
HIST 101 - The United States to 1865 (3)
HIST 102 - The United States Since 1865 (3)
HIST 151 - World Civilizations to 1500 (3)
HIST 152 - World Civilizations Since 1500 (3)
STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)
PSYC 100 - Introductory Psychology (3)
PSYC 319 - Educational Psychology (3)

One course from:

SOC 200 - Criminology (3)
SOC 210 - Contemporary Social Problems (3)
SOC 220 - Juvenile Delinquency (3)

Education courses:

Students must also complete the required EDUC courses as indicated in the Education section of the catalog.

III. Other departmental requirements:

Senior competency is demonstrated by satisfactory completion of POLS 450 , POLS 460 ; and either POLS 400 or both POLS 390 and POLS 490 . Computer competency and oral competency are satisfied by POLS 460 .