Political Science, with Secondary Education Certification, B.A.

Requirements for Major with Secondary Education Certification

HIST 131: The United States from Colonization to the Civil War (1 Unit)
No more than one unit of the following may be counted toward a major.
PLSC 391: Internship (1/2 Unit)
PLSC 392: Internship (1 Unit)

A Minimum of Nine Units in Political Science, Including:

One elective one-unit political science course taken at the 200- or 300-level.
All courses for the major must be taken for a numerical grade, except those offered only on a credit/no credit basis. In order for a course to count for the political science major, the student must earn at least a 2.0 in the course.
Political science majors are strongly encouraged to achieve basic competency in statistics (MATH 209 is appropriate) and at least one foreign language.

PLSC 100: Introduction to Political Inquiry (1 Unit)
PLSC 101: Politics of American Democracy (1 Unit)
PLSC 102: Introduction to Comparative Politics (1 Unit)
PLSC 103: Introduction to International Politics (1 Unit)
PLSC 105: Introduction to Political Thought (1 Unit)
PLSC 302: Public Policy, Interest Groups, and the American Welfare State (1 Unit)
PLSC 224: Constitutional Law and Politics (1 Unit)
PLSC 256: Human Rights (1 Unit)
PLSC 336: International Relations (1 Unit)

Completion of All Other Requirements for Teacher Certification

Secondary K/12 Certification

Note

It is expected that seven of the nine units in political science will be taken at Albion College. Other arrangements can be made for bona fide transfer students and students in approved off-campus programs. Exceptions are at the discretion of the department chair after consultation with other faculty members in the department.