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PROGRAM CODE: ED POL  BAE                    CATALOG YEAR: 20004 
       Bachelor of Arts in Education - Political Science         
                      College of Education                       
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                The University of Arizona                        
            ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS REPORT               
                                                                 
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University Graduation Requirements                               
All course work and requirements for this degree must be         
completed prior to the date the degree is awarded.               
     - The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of        
       Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes.  
     - Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended,        
       deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any     
       time.                                                     
     - Students must remain currently informed about all policies
       & other info that bears on completing a degree.           
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements                   
     - Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline.          
     - University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA.             
Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this     
       degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess  
       community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with 
       academic policies in your Catalog.                        
Application for Degree Candidacy                                 
     - Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to      
       graduate and receive a degree and diploma.                
     - Contact your college/major advisor to determine the       
       appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy.           
     - Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at  
       http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm  
                                                                 
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       Units required for this degree                            
       A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.       
       Additional units will be required to complete this degree 
       if a student:                                             
         A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies;             
         B) changes his/her academic program;                    
         C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or
         D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of  
            study that leads directly to degree completion.      
         E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree.    
                                              
-->  NEEDS:120.00 UNITS                                          
     1) A maximum of 64 units of community college course work   
        may apply toward graduation.                             
     2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or    
        credit by exam may apply toward graduation.              
     3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking  
        student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree  
        requirements.                                            
     4) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit            
        (excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)     
        is required.                                             
          NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS                                     
     5) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward       
        degree requirements must be UA University Credit.        
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       UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA                          
       A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the   
       University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and       
       credit by exam).                                          
                                              
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       Upper Division Units Requirement                          
       A minimum of 42 units of upper-division credit are        
       required for this degree.                                 
  -  1)   NEEDS: 42.00 UNITS                                     
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       University Composition Requirements                       
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107                          
  -  2)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108                          
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   OR  AP Exam or Portfolio or ENGL 109H                         
  -  1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H                                   
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       Mid-Career Writing Assessment                             
  -  1) The Mid-Career Writing Assessment is satisfied by        
        earning a grade of B or better in second semester        
        English Composition (ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H).      
        Students who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL  
        102, 104H, 108, or 109H must also satisfy a college or   
        department writing requirement.                          
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ,109H                    
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       Second Language - 4th Semester Proficiency                
       Demonstrate fourth semester proficiency in a second       
       language by completing one of the following:              
  -  1) Pass a language proficiency examination at the fourth    
        semester level.                                          
  -  2)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        -> NOT FROM: ARH 406A(SP02-FA03)  ENGL 448 (SP94-FA04)   
           FREN 325 ,393 ,399  TO 399H,414 ,448 ,453 ,           
           FREN 455 (FA95-S201)  HIST 406A(SP02-FA03),465C,      
           HIST 465D  ITAL 330A TO 330D,399  TO 399H,414 ,455    
           M AR 397W(SP01 OR AFTER)  PORT 406A(SP02-FA03),       
           PORT 455 (FA95-S201)  RELI 453 (FA90-S201)            
           SPAN 397W,406A,414 ,423A TO 423B,455 (FA95-S201),     
           SPAN 465C,465D  TTE 414   UNVR 397W(SP01 OR AFTER)    
        SELECT FROM: ARB 402  TO 404   CHN 202 ,403 ,404 ,415    
           TO 418 ,422 ,423 ,450   CRL 202 ,301 ,302             
           FREN 202 ,212 ,213 ,305A TO 443   GER 202 ,203 ,      
           GER 211 ,302A,302B,307A,307B,315A,315B,455 ,475       
           GRK 202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,421  TO 432   ITAL 202  TO    
           ITAL 202Z,305A TO 496   JPN 202 ,403 ,405 ,415  TO    
           JPN 417 ,421 ,422   JUS 203B,303   LAT 202 ,212 ,     
           LAT 400  TO 428   LING 204B  NES 202 ,203B  PRS 402   
           TO 404   PORT 206 ,305 ,325 ,425  TO 449   RSSS 201B, 
           RSSS 301A,301B  RUSS 205   RSSS 305A  RUSS 305B       
           RSSS 307A,307B,405A,405B,407A,407B  SERP 431B         
           SPAN 202 ,203 ,204C,206 ,251 ,253 ,302  TO 322 ,      
           SPAN 323  OR SPNV 323   SPAN 324 ,325  OR             
           SPNV 325   SPAN 326  TO 332 ,333  OR SPNV 333         
           SPAN 334  TO 339 ,340  OR SPNV 340   SPAN 341  TO     
           SPAN 349 ,350  OR SPNV 350   SPAN 351  TO 397B,398 ,  
           SPAN 399  OR SPNV 399   SPAN 400 ,401  OR             
           SPNV 401   SPAN 402 ,403  OR SPNV 403   SPAN 404      
           TO 432 ,433  OR SPNV 433   SPAN 434  TO 440 ,441      
           OR SPNV 441   SPAN 442  TO 447 ,448  OR SPNV 448      
           SPAN 449  OR SPNV 449   SPAN 450  OR SPNV 450         
           SPAN 451  TO 472 ,473  OR SPNV 473                    
           TURK 402 (FA05 OR AFTER),403 (FA07 OR AFTER),         
           TURK 404 (SP08 OR AFTER)                              
  -  3) Or complete the following (non-NES students only):       
        ARB 401 plus one from ARB 439B, 427B, 424B.              
        SELECT FROM: ARB 401 (R),439B,427B,424B                  
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       Foundation Mathematics - General Strand                   
  -  1) Take one 3 unit course from the following list.          
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        -> NOT FROM: MATH 111 ,116 ,116S,199 ,199H,294A,299 ,    
           MATH 299H,301 ,302A,302B,397A,399 ,399H               
        SELECT FROM: MATH 105  TO 485   PHIL 110                 
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       University General Education - Tier One                   
  -  1) Individuals and Societies - fulfillment of Individuals   
        and Societies requires completion of two distinctly      
        numbered courses (e.g., INDV101 & 103).                  
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: INDV 101 ,102 ,103                          
  -  2) Natural Sciences - For students planning to pursue a     
        non-science intensive major, fulfillment of Natural      
        Sciences requires completion of two distinctly numbered  
        courses (e.g., NATS 102 & 104).                          
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: NATS 101 ,102 ,104                          
  -  3) Traditions and Cultures - fulfillment of Traditions and  
        Cultures requires completion of two distinctly numbered  
        courses (e.g., TRAD 102 & 104).                          
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: TRAD 101 ,102 ,103 ,104                     
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       University General Education - Tier Two                   
  -  1) Arts                                                     
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ARE 130   ARH 201 ,202 ,203 ,312 ,314 ,     
           ARH 315 ,319 (SP08 OR AFTER),322   ART 203 ,          
           ART 358 (S106 OR AFTER)  DNC 100 ,112A,112B,112C,     
           DNC 143 ,144A,144B,144C,152A,152B,152C,175 ,176A,     
           DNC 176B,177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER),     
           DNC 200 ,276A,276B  ENGL 209 ,210 ,300                
           HNRS 295B(SP05 OR AFTER)  HUMS 333 ,335 ,370          
           JPN 245   M AR 102 (FA99-S107),252 (S107 OR AFTER)    
           MUS 100 ,101A,107 ,108 ,109 ,231 ,237 ,328 ,334 ,     
           MUS 337 ,344 ,360   NES 344   T AR 100 ,103 ,238 ,    
           T AR 336                                              
  -  2) Humanities - prerequisite course work in Tier 1 (TRAD)   
        must be completed prior to taking.  1 course from:       
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 200 ,222 ,224 ,255 ,                   
           AFAS 315 (SP06 OR AFTER),320 ,381   CLAS 220 ,221 ,   
           CLAS 300 ,342 ,346 ,360   ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,260 ,   
           ENGL 261 ,265 ,267 ,280   FREN 245 ,249 ,280 ,282 ,   
           FREN 283 ,284   GER 273 ,275 ,276 ,278 ,325 ,373 ,    
           GER 375 ,376 ,379   HNRS 200 (S108 OR AFTER)          
           HUMS 250A,250B,250C,250D,340 ,365   ITAL 230A,230B,   
           ITAL 240 ,250A,250B,250C,250D,330B  JPN 220 ,311      
           JUS 301 (FA07 OR AFTER),372A,372B  LAT 201 ,202       
           MSE 317   NES 277A,330   PHIL 222 (SP99 OR AFTER),    
           PHIL 260 ,261 ,262   RELI 210 ,250 ,300 ,304          
           RSSS 210 ,304 (SP07 OR AFTER),340 ,350   SPAN 210     
           UNVR 315 (SP06 OR AFTER)  W S 200 ,                   
           W S 317 (FA04 OR AFTER)                               
     3) Individuals and Societies - satisfied by course work     
        completed for the major.                                 
  -  4) Natural Sciences - prerequisite course work in Tier 1    
        (NATS) must be completed prior to taking. 1 course from  
        SELECT FROM: AIEX 382 (FA98-FA05)  ANTH 261 ,364  OR     
           ANTV 364   ASTR 201 ,202 ,203 ,204   ATMO 325 ,336    
           BIOC 223   ECOL 206 ,208 (SP08 OR AFTER),210 ,        
           ECOL 220 (FA08 OR AFTER),223 ,280 (FA08 OR AFTER)     
           ENTO 205   GEOG 220 ,230 ,240   GEOS 210 ,212 ,       
           GEOS 214 (FA07 OR AFTER),216 (SP06 OR AFTER),218 ,    
           GEOS 220   HWR 201 ,202 ,203                          
           MIC 204 (FA08 OR AFTER)  MSE 208 ,                    
           MSE 257A(FA07 OR AFTER),257B,258   NRSC 282           
           N SC 310   PHIL 305   PHYS 201 ,202 (SP09 OR AFTER)   
           PE 201   PL S 329   PSIO 220 (THROUGH FA05)           
           PTYS 206 ,209 ,212 (SP08 OR AFTER),212H  RA M 222     
           SP H 261 ,262   SWES 210 (FA07 OR AFTER)  WFSC 225    
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       Diversity Emphasis Courses: Gender, Race, Class,          
       Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation or Non-Western Area Studies 
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: A ED 408 (FA06 OR AFTER)  AFAS 222 ,255 ,   
           AFAS 302 ,304A,306 ,315 (SP06 OR AFTER),340 ,342 ,    
           AFAS 381   ANTH 202 ,203 ,205 ,206 ,307  OR           
           ANTV 307   ANTH 316 ,320   ARH 203   CHN 251 ,275 ,   
           CHN 276 ,331 ,340 ,341 ,419 ,420 ,429 ,430 ,431 ,     
           CHN 443 ,468 ,475A,475B,475D,475E,482 ,483 ,495A      
           CLAS 362   DNC 177C(FA08 OR AFTER),                   
           DNC 177D(FA08 OR AFTER)  EAS 130 ,333 ,345 ,350 ,     
           EAS 445 ,452 ,487A,487B,496C  FREN 245 ,249           
           GEOG 210 ,251 ,369 ,413   GER 274 ,278 ,373 ,376      
           HIST 253 ,254 ,489   HUMS 260 ,333 ,365 ,370 ,420     
           ITAL 330B,330D  JPN 220 ,245 ,272 ,304 ,310 ,311 ,    
           JPN 396H,402 ,411 ,412 ,446A,446B,447A,447B,485 ,     
           JPN 486 ,489 ,495B,496A,496C                          
           JUS 370A(SP05 OR AFTER),370B(SP05 OR AFTER),372A,     
           JUS 372B  LING 210   MAS 265 ,365 ,375   MUS 109 ,    
           MUS 334 ,337 ,344   NES 277A,330 ,334   POL 330 ,     
           POL 332 ,334 ,335 ,441 ,464 ,468 ,476  OR             
           POLV 476   POL 478 ,487A  RELI 210   RSSS 315 ,328 ,  
           RSSS 350   SOC 222 ,260 ,280 ,324 ,427 ,450 ,459 ,    
           SOC 467   SPAN 210   TRAD 101                         
           UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER)  W S 200 ,210 ,240           
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       Education Constitution Requirement                        
-->  NEEDS:                           1 SUB-REQT.                
  -  1) SELECT FROM: POL 210                                     
  - OR) National and State - Complete 2 courses.                 
        SELECT FROM: POL 201 ,214  OR 230                        
  - OR) The United States and Arizona Constitution Exams.        
                                                                 
                                                                 
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       Student Teaching Eligibility                              
       A minimum GPA of 2.500 in the teaching major and          
       professional course work is required to be eligible for   
       student teaching (TTE 493B).                              
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       Professional Education Requirements                       
  -  1) Core Courses - select 4 courses.                         
        SELECT FROM: ED P 310   EDUC 350  OR TTE 350   LRC 435   
           OR LRCV 435   TTE 300                                 
  -  2) Methods Course & Practicum - select 2 courses.           
        SELECT FROM: TTE 394B,338U                               
        Student Teaching:                                        
  -  3) SELECT FROM: TTE 496C                                    
  -  4) 12 units required.                                       
          NEEDS: 12.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: TTE 493B                                    
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       Political Science Teaching Major                          
       Political Science major requires a minimum of 30 units.   
                                              
-->  NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS                                          
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       Political Science Teaching Major - Core Courses           
  -  1) Select 2 courses.                                        
        SELECT FROM: POL 201 ,202 ,203 ,204                      
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       Political Science Teaching Major - Subfields              
       Complete 5 of the following 6 Subfields.                  
  -  1) Subfield 1 - American Political Instit. -                
        select 1 course.                                         
        SELECT FROM: PA 406   POL 205 ,210 ,214 ,230 ,231 ,      
           POL 309  OR POLV 309   POL 407  OR POLV 407           
           POL 410 ,412  OR POLV 412   POL 475                   
  -  2) Subfield 2 - Political Behavior - select 1 course.       
        SELECT FROM: POL 315 ,330 ,332 ,334 ,335 ,431 ,432 ,     
           POL 434 ,435 ,436                                     
  -  3) Subfield 3 - Law and Public Policy - select 1 course.    
        SELECT FROM: POL 206 ,350 ,388  OR POLV 388   POL 470    
           OR POLV 470   POL 471  OR POLV 471   POL 473 ,474 ,   
           POL 475 ,476  OR POLV 476   POL 478 ,480 ,481 ,483 ,  
           POL 485  OR POLV 485   POL 487A,487B,488 ,489         
  -  4) Subfield 4 - Political Theory - select 1 course.         
        SELECT FROM: POL 290 ,321 ,322 ,323  OR POLV 323         
           POL 326  OR POLV 326   POL 425  OR POLV 425           
           POL 427  OR POLV 427   POL 428  OR POLV 428           
           POL 433 ,438A,438B                                    
  -  5) Subfield 5 - Comparative Politics - select 1 course.     
        SELECT FROM: POL 240 ,242 ,244 ,247 ,270 ,332 ,340 ,     
           POL 341 ,373 ,377 ,429  OR POLV 429   POL 437  OR     
           POLV 437   POL 440 ,441 ,442 ,443 ,444 ,445  OR       
           POLV 445   POL 446 ,447 ,448  OR POLV 448   POL 449 , 
           POL 450  OR POLV 450   POL 452 ,468 ,496A             
  -  6) Subfield 6 - International Relations - select 1 course.  
        SELECT FROM: POL 250 ,360 ,361  OR POLV 361   POL 451 ,  
           POL 454 ,455  OR POLV 455   POL 456  OR POLV 456      
           POL 457 ,458 ,460 ,461 ,464 ,484                      
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OK     Political Science Teaching Major - Additional Units       
     1) SELECT FROM: POL 201  TO 308 ,309  OR POLV 309           
           POL 310  TO 322 ,323  OR POLV 323   POL 324 ,325 ,    
           POL 326  OR POLV 326   POL 327  TO 360 ,361  OR       
           POLV 361   POL 362  TO 364 ,365  OR POLV 365          
           POL 366  TO 393 ,393A OR POLV 393A  POL 393B OR       
           POLV 393B  POL 393C OR POLV 393C  POL 393D OR         
           POLV 393D  POL 393E OR POLV 393E  POL 393F OR 394     
           TO 398 ,399  OR POLV 399   POL 399H OR POLV 399H      
           POL 400  TO 406 ,407  OR POLV 407   POL 408  TO       
           POL 411 ,412  OR POLV 412   POL 413  TO 424 ,425      
           OR POLV 425   POL 426 ,427  OR POLV 427   POL 428     
           OR POLV 428   POL 429  OR POLV 429   POL 4230 TO      
           POL 444 ,445  OR POLV 445   POL 446 ,447 ,448  OR     
           POLV 448   POL 449  TO 454 ,455  OR POLV 455          
           POL 456  OR POLV 456   POL 457  TO 469 ,470  OR       
           POLV 470   POL 471  OR POLV 471   POL 472  TO 475 ,   
           POL 476  OR POLV 476   POL 477  TO 484 ,485  OR       
           POLV 485   POL 486  TO 490 ,491  OR POLV 491          
           POL 492  TO 498 ,498H OR POLV 498H  POL 499           
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       Upper Division Units                                      
-->  NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS                                          
  -  1) The political science major requires a minimum of        
        18 upper division units.                                 
          NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS                                     
        -> NOT FROM: POL 393A TO 393F  POLV 393A TO 393F         
           POL 493 ,493L                                         
        SELECT FROM: POL 3*** OR POLV 3***  POL 4*** OR          
           POLV 4***                                             
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       Second Major                                              
        A second major is optional.                              
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       Minor                                                     
       Select a Teaching Minor in consultation with your         
       Education advisor and major advisor.                      
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       Additional Course Work                                    
        Courses listed in this section may include general       
        elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses    
        from other institutions.  Consult with your advisor to   
        determine if courses listed in this section may be used  
        to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your      
        degree program.                                          
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       Excluded Course Work                                      
        Courses listed in this section may include               
        non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in       
        progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses,    
        withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and    
        audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or     
        better are transferable to UA.                           
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