SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION (SSSE) w/concurrent POLITICAL SCIENCE (POLS) Wyoming Teacher Education Program Total credit requirement: 120 minimum Effective: Fall 2015 42 credit hours must be upper division Updated: Fall 2017 Name: Evaluated by: W# Matric. Date Date: WYO Core Complete? Yes No Background check completed DFS/DCI WY Sub Permit UNIVERSITY STUDIES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: please see USP catalog info for full course options All Professional Ed courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. Please note that grades of C- or lower will not satisfy this requirement. Intellectual and Practical Skills (IPS) Phase Prerequisites First Year Experience Sem/Yr. (Each requirement must be completed with a grade of C or better to meet College of Education Phase II prerequisites or USP requirements. Please note that a grade of C- or Sem/Yr. lower will not satisfy these requirements.) 2.50 minimum UW Total Institution GPA Sophomore Standing (30+ credits) FYS Sem/Yr. COM1 Sem/Yr. Phase I : The above criteria must be met prior to enrollment Q Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. Additional IPS Sem/Yr. COM2 Sem/Yr. C or better in Q COM3 Sem/Yr. C or better in COM1 Current Wyoming Substitute Teaching Permit Sem/Yr. Knowledge of Human Culture (H), Physical & Natural World (PN), US/WY Constitution (V) 2.75 minimum UW Total Institution GPA Junior standing (60+ credits) Courses may be part of a major, but cannot be offered by the major department. Application is due prior to enrollment Sem/Yr. One course cannot fulfill both categories. Phase II : The above criteria must be met prior to enrollment H Sem/Yr. H Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. PN Sem/Yr. 2.75 minimum UW Total Institution GPA PN Sem/Yr. 2.5 minimum major content GPA (see page 2) Application is due prior to enrollment Sem/Yr. V Sem/Yr. ECON 1200: Economics, Law & Government (3) Phase III : The above criteria must be met prior to enrollment HIST 1211: US History to 1865 (3) HIST 1221: US History from 1865 (3) HIST 1251: History of Wyoming (3) Phase IIIa - Methods - Offered FALL SEMESTER ONLY Sem/Yr. POLS 1000: American & Wyoming Government (3) Wyoming Challenge Exam Eligible STRONGLY RECOMMENDED - complete Methods I & II the fall prior to your Residency. Phase IIIb - Residency - Offered SPRING SEMESTER ONLY Sem/Yr. EDSE 4500: Residency in Teaching (15) POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR CONTENT (69 hrs minimum) Minimum 2.50 GPA required in major content. All major content courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. Please note that grades of C- or lower will not satisfy this requirement. Political Science Requirements Additional Content Requirement - 36 credit hours minimum 33 credit hours minimum History - 12 credit hours minimum Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. POLS 1200: Non-Western Political Cultures (3) POLS 1250: Intro to Comparative Government (3) Sem/Yr. HIST 1110: Western Civilizations I (3) Sem/Yr. HIST 1320: World History to 1750 (3) POLS 2200: Politics of Europe/European Union (3) Sem/Yr. POLS 2310: Intro to International Relations (3) HIST 1120: Western Civilizations II (3) HIST 1330: World History since 1750 (3) Sem/Yr. POLS 2460: Intro to Political Theory (3) Geography - 7 credit hours minimum POLS 3600: American Political Thought (3) Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. GEOG 1000: World Regional Geography (3) GEOG 1020: Intro to Human Geography (3) 18 hours Political Science electives minimum At least 9 hours of the 18 total must be upper division Economics - any 3 credits minimum At least 6 hours of the 18 total must be related to the U.S. Constitution. It is highly encouraged for students to complete POLS 4100 and 4110 when available. Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. Psychology - any 3 credits minimum Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. Sociology or Anthropology - any 3 credits minimum in one field Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. Any ONE course can fulfill only TWO requirements on this program sheet. Foreign Language: 8 Hours in a single language: (Or equivalent based on placement as evaluated by the UW Classical & Modern Language Courses CANNOT count in two areas of content. Department.) Sem/Yr. Sem/Yr. Petitions & Notes (USP, UW Exception Requests, College of Education Exception Requests) Upper Division Credits Must have a minimum of 42 upper division hours to graduate. EDST 3550 2 EDST 3000 6 POLS UD Elec 9 EDSE 3273 3 POLS Sem. 3 EDSE 4500 15 EDSE 4273 4 TOTAL 42 (42 hours minimum required to graduate).