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Dual Major in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and Political Science (7-12)

Combine your love for political science with professional teacher preparation to educate students on the subject of social studies. With a political science background and solid classroom teaching techniques, you'll be well prepared to educate pupils in grades 7-12. Why here, you ask? SUNY Cortland has the largest teacher education program in the Northeastern United States and distinguished faculty to help you excel along the way.

Career Potential

  • Teaching adolescence social studies
  • Professional schools such as law or social work
  • Business
  • Government and non-profit agencies and organizations

What Will I Learn?

  • Choose from a variety of electives in economics, geography, history, literacy, psychology, social studies and political science
  • Teacher preparation to effectively manage grades 7-12 classrooms
  • Obtain a solid liberal arts education that fosters versatility in the world of work and good citizenship.

Special Features

  • Distinguished and award-winning facultyRobert Spitzer
  • Classroom observation and student teaching give you real-world experience

Get Involved

College is more than a classroom. Enhance your experience with extracurricular opportunities:

Student Clubs

Honor Societies

Pi Sigma Alpha

Next Steps