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Eight-Semester Plan for B.S.Ed. in Social Science with Double Major in Political Science

Major Program Guide For: Bachelor of Science in Education (BSEd) in Social Science
with Double Major in Political Science
Suggested Course Sequence

Total Hours for Degree: 128
Total Hours of Pre-requisites: 6
Any notes or other information:
1. Must pass PRAXIS I, hold a 2.75 GPA in Social Science courses to student teach, and hold a 2.5 GPA to be admitted to the College of Education and Allied Professions.
2. Must take Math 170 if that course is not taken in Liberal Studies.
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.

Freshman Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
Freshman Seminar	190		3	C5		Physical/Biological Science	3
C5		Physical/Biological Science	3	ENGL	102	Composition II	3
P4		Humanities	3	HEAL	123	Health and Wellness	3
English (C1)		Composition I	3	CMHC	201	Intro to Speech Communications	3
Math (C2)	170	Statistics	3	HIST	221, 222, 231, or 232		3
				EDCI	231	Historical, Social, and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
Students should take MATH 170 as their Liberal Studies C2 Mathematics course in Liberal Studies.
Sophomore Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
MFL (Spanish, French, or German)	101		3	P5		Fine & Performing Arts	3
PSC (P1)	150		3	PSC	215, 216, or 219	Politics of Developing Areas, OR Latin American Political Systems, OR International Politics	3
P1		Social Science	3	ECON	231 or 232	Intro to Microeconomics OR Intro to Macroeconomics	3
HIST	221, 222, 231, or 232		3	HIST (P3)		Upper-level Perspective	3
ANTH	260	Cultural and Social Anthropology	3	MFL (Spanish, French, or German)	102		3
PSC Jr-Sr Credits	300 or 400 Level History Course		3
Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories.
Junior Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
P6		World Cultures	3	PSY	320 or 322	Child and Adolescent Development OR Adolescent Development	3
PSC	242	International Organizations	3	PSC Jr-Sr Credits	300 or 400 Level History Course		3
PSC	303 or 304	State and Local Government OR Public Administration	3	PSC Jr-Sr Credits	300 or 400 Level History Course		3
PSC	345 or 346	Ancient and Medieval Political Thought OR Modern Political Thought	3	GEOG or HIST Elective	300 or 400 Level GEOG or HIST Course		3
GEOG or HIST Elective	300 or 400 Level GEOG or HIST Course		3	GEOG	350 or 444	Economic Geography OR Political Geography	3
SPED	335	Teaching Exceptional Children	2	EDSE	322	Principles and Methods of Teaching	2
Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories.
Senior Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
PSY	321	Educational Psychology	3	EDSE	490	Supervised Student Teaching	6
PSC Jr-Sr Credits	300 or 400 Level History Course		3	EDSE	495	Seminar	3
PSC Jr-Sr Credits	300 or 400 Level History Course		3	HIST	491	Supervised Student Teaching in Social Sciences	3
PSC Jr-Sr Credits	300 or 400 Level History Course		3
PSC	405	Methods for Teaching Social Sciences	3
PSC	450	Portfolio Credits	1

NOTES:

Total Hours for Degree: 128
Total Hours of Pre-requisites: 6
Any notes or other information:
1. Must pass PRAXIS I, hold a 2.75 GPA in Social Science courses to student teach, and hold a 2.5 GPA to be admitted to the College of Education and Allied Professions.
2. Must take Math 170 if that course is not taken in Liberal Studies.
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.