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Political Science Minor

(18 semester hours and the appropriate education requirements)
for Education and Non-Education

  • POL 221 American Government I
  • POL 231 American Government II
  • POL 350 Political Theory
  • Two of the following:
    • HISP 322 Twentieth Century Europe
    • HISP 341 U.S. Economic History
    • HISP 352 U.S. Intellectual History
    • HISP 361 The Modern Middle East
    • HISP 362 U.S. Women's History
    • HISP 372 U.S. Ethnic History
    • SOC 472 Social Service Policy
  • One of the following:
    • POL 400 Internship in Political Science
    • POL 480 Special Topics in Political Science
    • POL 490 Independent Study in Political Science

Note: To qualify for either Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence (grades 1-8) or Early Adolescence through Adolescence (grades 6-12) teaching certification in political science, a student must complete the courses listed above, a Middle Childhood Through Early Adolescence major or the Early Adolescence through Adolescence professional sequence along with a certifiable major, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) statutory requirements.