Curriculum
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE - 123 hours required for graduation
GENERAL EDUCATION—50 to 52 hours
To meet the General Education requirement political science majors must pass MATH
101.
MAJOR—36 hours
POSC 100, 101, 204, 210, 311, 312, 400; 15 hours from 300 and 400 level courses in
political science.
COGNATES—24 hours
PSYC 200; ECON 201; six hours in the same modern foreign language, excluding
courses on foreign cultures taught in English.
Choose two from HIST (one course from 201, 202, 414; and one course from 207,
208, 422).
Choose two from PHIL 201, 202; SOC 101, 203, 208, 307, 308, 309, 310, 320; HIST
209, 304, 306, 307, 308, 309, 416, 421; ECON 310.
MATH REQUIREMENT—MATH 101
ELECTIVES—to bring total to 123 hours
Up to six hours in Cooperative Education may be earned in major-related work.
Up to twelve credit hours of the following courses may be double-counted as General
Education courses:
POSC 101: American Government (3 hours) to satisfy requirement for American
Traditions;
POSC 210: International Relations (3 hours) to satisfy the requirement for International
Perspectives
G ED courses in approved Modern Foreign Languages (3-6 hours)
Minor in Political Science—15 credit hours
POSC 100; 101; 204 or 210; and six hours from any 300 or 400 level political science
course.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE — POLITICAL SCIENCE
FRESHMAN YEAR - 1st Semester
- ENGL 101................................................3
- MATH 101................................................3
- G ED 100.................................................3
- POSC 100 ...............................................3
- G ED Nat. Sci.......................................... 3-4
TOTAL...15-16
FRESHMAN YEAR - 2nd Semester
- ENGL 102................................................3
- G ED Nat. Sci...................................... ....3-4
- POSC 101................................................3
- G ED Fine Arts.........................................3
- G ED Soc. Struct......................................3
TOTAL...15-16
SOPHOMORE YEAR - 1st Semester
- G ED 200...............................................3
- POSC 204..............................................3
- HIST 201, 202, or 414..............................3
- Cognate: Foreign Lang.............................3
- ECON 201..............................................3
TOTAL...15
SOPHOMORE YEAR - 2nd Semester
- POSC 210................................................3
- PSYC 200................................................4
- ENG 150..................................................3
- Cognate: Foreign Lang...............................3
- HHP 122 or 157.........................................2
TOTAL...14
JUNIOR YEAR - 1st Semester
TOTAL...15 JUNIOR YEAR - 2nd Semester TOTAL...15 SENIOR YEAR - 1st Semester TOTAL...18 SENIOR YEAR - 2nd Semester TOTAL...18 POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT FACULTY
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