Social Studies Education, Political Science Concentration, BA

The Hope College Education Department offers a social studies teaching major, with a political science concentration, in the secondary level for certification through the Michigan Department of Education. The major consists of 36 core social studies credits and 12 political science credits, for a total of 48 credits.

In addition, students must also declare one of the 44-credit secondary education teaching majors: Secondary Education, 5-9 Gr, 7-12 Gr, BA  (for a middle school focus) or Secondary Education, 7-12 Gr, 5-9 Gr, BA  (for a high school focus).

Students may also declare one or more of these minors:

• Psychology Education Minor 
• Special Education, Emotional Impairments K-12 Minor 
• Special Education, Learning Disabilities K-12 Minor  
• Teaching English as a Second Language Minor