Political Science Major

REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 33

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

First-Year Launch Course	FLC	FLC 100 (Credits:1)

Communication	CO1/CO2	COMP 150 ^a and any one approved
	or	CO2^acourse (Credits: 6)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^a course and any one approved
		CO3^acourse (Credits: 6)

Mathematics	MA1	MATH 105 (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	Any one approved AH course (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	One additional approved AH course (Credits: 3)

History	HI	Any one approved HI course (Credits: 3)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS	Any one approved SS course (Credits: 3)

AH/HI/SS^b	AH or HI or SS	One additional approved AH^b or HI^b or SS^b course (Credits: 3)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	Any one approved SC1 course (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	Any one approved SC1 or SC2 course (Credits: 3-4)

Major Requirements: Credits: 39

Core Courses:

PS 101 - Introduction to Political Science Credits: 3
PS 110 - U.S. National Government Credits: 3
PS 303 - Survey of Political Thought Credits: 3
PS 396 - Approaches to Political Inquiry Credits: 3
PS 496 - Senior Research Seminar Credits: 3
Choose one (1):
PS 121 - Introduction to International Politics Credits: 3 ^e
PS 221 - Introduction to International Politics Credits: 3 ^e
PS 180 - Introduction to Comparative Politics Credits: 3 ^e
PS 280 - Introduction to Comparative Politics Credits: 3 ^e
Choose one (1):
PS 307 - Public Policy in America Credits: 3 ^e
PS 337 - U.S. Foreign Policy Credits: 3 ^e
Choose one (1):
PS 340 - Constitution Law: Bill Of Rights Credits: 3 ^e
PS 341 - Constitution Law: Federalism and Separation of Power Credits: 3 ^e
Choose one (1):
PS 421 - The American Presidency Credits: 3 ^e
PS 422 - U.S. Congress Credits: 3 ^e

Major Electives:

Choose four (4) courses from the following:

PS 121 - Introduction to International Politics Credits: 3 ^e
OR
PS 221 - Introduction to International Politics Credits: 3 ^e
PS 180 - Introduction to Comparative Politics Credits: 3 ^e
OR
PS 280 - Introduction to Comparative Politics Credits: 3 ^e
PS 232 - Global Environmental Politics Credits: 3
PS 241 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: 3
PS 288 - Introduction to Environmental Policy Credits: 3
OR
PS 130 - Introduction to Environmental Policy Credits: 3
PS 300 - Religion and Politics Credits: 3
PS 302 - Topics in Courts and the Law Credits: 3
PS 304 - Political Psychology Credits: 3
PS 307 - Public Policy in America Credits: 3 ^e
PS 322 - International Political Economy Credits: 3
PS 325 - Middle East Politics Credits: 3
PS 337 - U.S. Foreign Policy Credits: 3 ^e
PS 340 - Constitution Law: Bill Of Rights Credits: 3 ^e
PS 341 - Constitution Law: Federalism and Separation of Power Credits: 3 ^e
PS 377 - Armed Conflict and Its Management Credits: 3
PS 420 - Water Politics: An Uphill Flow to Money Credits: 3
PS 421 - The American Presidency Credits: 3 ^e
PS 422 - U.S. Congress Credits: 3 ^e
PS 492 - Political Science Internship Credits: 3-16 ⁱ- minimum three (3) credits required

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

^eCourses used to meet the core requirements cannot also be used to meet the Elective requirement.

ⁱ A maximum of 6 credits of internship may be applied towards the PS major elective requirement.

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 33 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Four-Year Map to Graduation:

Political Science Major: Four-Year Map

Transfer Map to Graduation:

Political Science Major: Transfer Student Map