Curriculum

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE - 123 hours required for graduation

GENERAL EDUCATION—51 to 53 hours

To meet the General Education requirement political science majors must pass MATH
120.

MAJOR—36 hours
POSC 100, 101, 204, 210, 311, 400; 18 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 120

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

GED 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

          SEMESTER TOTAL............................16-17

          FRESHMAN YEAR - 2nd Semester

• ENGL 102................................................3
• GED Nat. Sci....................................... .3-4
• POSC 101..................................................3
• GED Fine Arts..........................................3
• GED Soc. Struct........................................3

          SEMESTER TOTAL............................15-16

          SOPHOMORE YEAR - 1st Semester

• GED 200..................................................3
• POSC 204.................................................3
• HIST 201, 202, or 414..............................3
• Cognate: Foreign Lang............................3
• ECON 201................................................3

          SEMESTER TOTAL...............................15

          SOPHOMORE YEAR - 2nd Semester

• POSC 210..................................................3
• PSYC 200..................................................4
• ENG 150....................................................3
• Cognate: Foreign Lang..............................3
• HHP 122 or 157.........................................2

          SEMESTER TOTAL.................................15

          JUNIOR YEAR - 1st Semester

• POSC 311..................................................3
• POSC 300/400 level.................................3
• Free elective..............................................3
• HIST 207, 208 or 422...............................3
• GED Fine Arts...........................................3

          SEMESTER TOTAL...............................15

          JUNIOR YEAR - 2nd Semester

• POSC 300/400 level ...............................3
• POSC 300/400 level................................3
• COMM 100..............................................3
• ECON 201................................................3
• Free elective.............................................3

          SEMESTER TOTAL................................15

          SENIOR YEAR - 1st Semester

• POSC 400.................................................3
• POSC 300/400 level.................................3
• Cognate....................................................3
• Free elective.............................................3
• Free elective.............................................3

          SEMESTER TOTAL.................................15

          SENIOR YEAR - 2nd Semester

• POSC 300/400 level.................................3
• POSC 300/400 level.................................3
• Free elective..............................................3
• Free elective..............................................3
• Free elective..............................................3

          SEMESTER TOTAL.................................15