BA with a Major in Political Science

Major in Political Science

Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their adviser each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment.

BA with a Major in Political Science (.pdf)
BA with a Major in Political Science

Note: The order of semesters and summer terms has been changed from the print version to accommodate the one-column format of HTML publishing. A conventional Four-Year Plan is available in the .pdf file.

FRESHMAN YEAR

FALL HOURS

ENGL 1310, College Writing I 3
PSCI 1040, American Government 3
CSCI¹ 3
Elective^{15, 16} 3
Oral Communication² 3
Wellness¹¹ 2-3
Total 17-18

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL HOURS

ENGL 2210, World Literature I 3
LANG 2040, Foreign Language (intermediate)³ 3
PSCI 2300, The Study of Politics 4
Elective (advanced)^{15, 16} 3
Laboratory Science⁹ 4
Total 17

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

HIST 2610, United States History to 1865¹² 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Laboratory Science⁹ 4
Political Theory⁵⁹ 3
Understanding of Ideas and Values⁸ 3
Total 16

SENIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

PSCI (advanced)⁵⁹ 3
PSCI (advanced)⁵⁹ 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Elective 3
Visual and Performing Arts⁷ 3
Total 15

FRESHMAN YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ECON 1110, Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ENGL 1320, College Writing II 3
MATH 1600, College Math with Calculus⁴ 5
PSCI 1050, American Government 3
Elective^{15, 16} 3
Total 17

SOPHOMORE YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ENGL 2220, World Literature II 3
LANG 2050, Foreign Language (intermediate)³ 3
PSCI (advanced)⁵⁹ 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Laboratory Science⁹ 4
Total 16

JUNIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

HIST 2620, United States History Since 1865¹² 3
PSCI (advanced) 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Understanding of Ideas and Values⁸ 3
Total 15

SENIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

PSCI (advanced)⁵⁹ 3
PSCI (advanced)⁵⁹ 3
Elective¹⁶ 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Total 15

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester. Some courses may require prerequisites not listed. See Arts and Sciences folding key (#2) after page 208 for footnotes.

Supplemental Information for BA with a Major in Political Science

Students majoring in political science must complete 31 hours in political science: PSCI 1040, 1050, 2300, any political theory course and 18 other hours, including at least one advanced course in each of three of the listed areas of study (not including political theory). Advanced courses are offered in six areas of study.

Field A, American Government and Politics: PSCI 3010, 3100, 3110, 3130, 3160, 4020, 4100, 4120 and 4140.
Field B, Public Law: PSCI 3200, 4200, 4210, 4220 and 4810.
Field C, Political Theory and Methodology: PSCI 2300, 2310, 3300, 3310, 3320, 4320 and 4330.
Field D, Public Policy: PSCI 3420, 4130, 4450 and 4490.
Field E, Comparative Government and Politics: PSCI 3600, 3700, 4620, 4630, 4640, 4650 and 4700.
Field F, International Relations: PSCI 3810, 4800, 4810, 4820, 4830, 4840 and 4860.

Courses listed in more than one area of study may be counted toward the requirements of only one area.

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Major in Political Science