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Common subjects that count for high school social studies requirements are POL, PSY, ECON, SOC, GEOG, and many more.
You can also use Schedule Builder and search for the Social Sciences liberal education requirement.
Reminder: Always check with your high school counselor to see which PSEO courses your high school will accept for each graduation requirement. (4 college credits is equivalent to one year of high school instruction in a subject area.)
Common Political Science/Government Courses (3 credits)
Common Political Science/Government Courses (3 credits)
POL 1001, American Democracy in a Changing World - not offered spring 2026!
POL 1025, Global Politics - not offered fall 2025!
POL 1054, Politics Around the World
POL 1201, Political Ideas
Common Economics Courses (4 credits)
Common Economics Courses (4 credits)
See our Common Business Courses guide.
Common Geography courses (3 credits)
Common Geography courses (3 credits)
GEOG 1301W, Our Globalizing World
GEOG 1502, Mapping Our World [offered online]
GEOG 1973, Geography of the Twin Cities [Fall]
Common Social Science courses (3-4 credits)
Common Social Science courses (3-4 credits)
ANTH 1001, Human Evolution (4 credits)
ANTH 1003W, Understanding Cultures (4 credits) [offered online]
GWSS 1001, Gender, Power, and Everyday Life (3 credits) [offered online]
PHIL 1004W, Intro to Political Philosophy (4 credits)
PSY 1001, Intro to Psychology (4 credits) [offered online]
SOC 1001, Intro to Sociology (4 credits) [offered online]
SOC 1101, Law, Crime, & Punishment (3 credits)
Find a course that you want to take but the section you are interested in is full or wait listed? Check out the Getting Into Closed Courses page to learn how to get into closed courses.
Note: The Economics Department does not provide permission numbers for closed courses.
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