Secondary Education: Political Science, B.S.

General Education

(see Certified General Education Courses  for list of approved courses)

Program Requirements

• ECON 1010 - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics #
• ECON 1020 - Principles of Economics: Microeconomics
• GEOG 1010 - Physical Geography
• GEOG 1030 - World Geography
• HIST 1010 - World Civilizations I: World History from the Origins to c. 1000 #
• HIST 1020 - World Civilizations II: World History from c. 1000 to 1800 #
• HIST 1030 - World Civilizations III: World History from c. 1800 to the Present #
• HIST 2010 - United States History to 1865 #
• HIST 2020 - United States History Since 1865
• HIST 3440 - History of Tennessee
• POLS 1010 - American Government #

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• CPSC 1000 - Introduction to Computing or
• EDUC 4170 - Technology and Learning

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• One approved statistics course #

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Additional Information and Notes

For admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP): Earn a minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point average, a 2.75 average on all courses taken at UTC, a 2.75 GPA in education courses with no grade lower than C, and a 2.75 in content area courses with no grade lower than C.

For graduation: 2.0 GPA in all required major and related courses (including specified General Education courses).

For graduation with licensure: 2.75 cumulative average, 2.75 average at UTC, 2.75 average in education courses with no grade lower than C, 2.75 in content area courses with no grade lower than C.

Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses.

Electives to complete 121 hours.

See Degree and Graduation Requirements  for additional requirements.

*Also satisfies requirement in the major.

#Also satisfies a general education requirement.

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