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Undergraduate-Level Coursework Plan for the Secondary Teacher Preparation Program in Social Science (Political Science)

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The Secondary Teacher Preparation Program in Social Science is designed for students who anticipate teaching history and social science in grades 6-8 or 9-12 in school settings that are departmentalized. Because of the rigorous standards set by the State of California for teacher credentialing, the Program at LMU is very specific in terms of the coursework you will be taking. With careful planning, however, it is possible to complete a Political Science major, the University’s Core Curriculum requirements, the Secondary Teacher Preparation Program’s subject-matter courses in social science, and the School of Education’s required courses in four-and-one-half years (nine semesters). Students with a Political Science major, choosing to complete this four-and-one-half-year plan, will fulfill all of the required coursework at the undergraduate level that will lead to a B.A. degree, with a major in Political Science, and the California 2042 Preliminary Social Science Single-Subject Credential.

Four-and-One-Half-Year Plan for the Political Science Major (138 Semester Hours)

Freshman Year

Fall Semester		S.H.
POLS 135	American Politics	3
	or
POLS 155	Comparative Politics	(3)
ENGL 110	College Writing	3
HIST 161	Young America, 1607-1900	3
MATH 102	Quant. Skills/Modern World	3
PHIL 160	Phil. of Human Nature	3
	or
THST 180	Religions of the World	(3)
		___
		15
Spring Semester		S.H.
POLS 135	American Politics	3
	or
POLS 155	Comparative Politics	(3)
HIST 162	Contemporary America	3
PHIL 160	Phil. of Human Nature	3
	or
THST 180	Religions of the World	(3)
____ ___	Critical/Creative Arts Core	3
____ ___	Literature Core	3
		___
		15

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester		S.H.
POLS 210	Empirical Approaches	3
HIST 300	Global Encounters b/f 1500	3
GEOG 100	Human Geography	3
____ ___	CMST/Critical Thinking Core	3
____ ___	Science Core	3
		___
		15
Spring Semester		S.H.
POLS 220	Found. of Political Theory	3
ECON 100	Economic Literacy	3
EDLC 400	Sociocltrl Analysis of Educ	3
PHIL 320	Ethics	3
	or
THST ___	THST 3xx	(3)
HIST 301	Global Encntrs after 1500	3
		___
		15

Junior Year

Fall Semester		S.H.
POLS ___	POLS Upper Division	4
EDES 401	Applied Educational Psyc	3
	or
EDLC 414	Theories 2nd Lang. Acq	(3)
HIST ___	152/172/182/192	3
PHIL 320	Ethics	3
	or
THST ___	THST 3xx	(3)
____ ___	Critical/Creative Arts Core	3
		___
		16
Spring Semester		S.H.
POLS ___	POLS Upper Division	4
POLS ___	POLS Upper Division	4
EDES 401	Applied Educational Psyc	3
	or
EDLC 414	Theories 2nd Lang. Acq	(3)
HIST 366	History of California	3
HIST ___	HIST Upper Division	3
		___
		17

Senior Year

Fall Semester		S.H.
POLS ___	POLS Upper Division	4
POLS ___	POLS Upper Division	4
EDLC 425	EDL Methods/SDAIE	3
EDSS 440	Educ of Cultrl/Ling. Diverse	3
HIST ___	HIST Upper Division	3
		___
		17
Spring Semester		S.H.
POLS 5xx	POLS Senior Seminar	4
EDES 485	Trends Tchng Soc Studies	3
HIST ___	HIST Upper Division	3
HIST ___	HIST Upper Division	3
HIST ___	HIST Upper Division	3
		___
		16

Fifth Year

Fall Semester		S.H.
EDCE 412	Secondary Dir Teaching	9
EDES 428	Reading/Language Arts	3
		___
		12

This four-and-one-half-year plan serves only as a general model. Please meet with your advisor at least once a semester to discuss your progress in the program and plans for future semesters.