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BACHELOR
OF ARTS |
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MAJOR
IN POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their advisor each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment. Students are responsible for reviewing the Program of Study Requirements. |
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*See Appendix A Core Curriculum and Optional Course Information. | ||||||||
**See Appendix C for approved list of minors and requirements. |
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FALL |
HOURS |
SPRING | HOURS |
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FRESHMAN YEAR | FRESHMAN YEAR | |||||||
ENGL |
1301 | English Composition I | 3 | ENGL | 1302 | English Composition II | 3 | |
MATH |
1314 | College Algebra | 3 | MATH | Math Elective1 | 3 | ||
HIST |
1301 | 3 | HIST | 1302 | The U.S. Since 1877 | 3 | ||
General Elective | 3 | Minor Curriculum** | 3 | |||||
Minor Curriculum** | 3 | Social/Behavioral Science* | 3 | |||||
Activity or Wellness* | 1 | |||||||
Total | 15 | 16 | ||||||
SOPHOMORE
YEAR |
SOPHOMORE YEAR | |||||||
PSCI | 2305 | American National Govt | 3 | PSCI | 2306 | American State Govt | 3 |
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ENGL | Survey of Literature* | 3 | COMM | Communication2 | 3 |
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GEOG | 1303 | General World Geography | 3 | Restricted SSC Elective3 | 3 |
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Natural Science* | 4 | Natural Science* | 4 |
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Visual/Performing Arts* | 3 | Advanced General Elective | 3 | |||||
Total | 16 | 16 |
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JUNIOR
YEAR |
JUNIOR YEAR | |||||||
PSCI | 3301 | Research Methods Soc Sci | 3 | PSCI | 3314 | Modern Political Philosophy | 3 |
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PSCI | 3310 | Studies in Comp Pols | 3 | PSCI | 4335 | International Politics | 3 |
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PSCI |
3313 | Cls&Med Political Phil | 3 | PSCI | Advanced PSCI Elective5 | 3 |
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PSCI |
3320 | Congress&the Presidency | 3 | PSCI | Advanced PSCI Elective6 | 3 |
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Advanced PSCI Elective4 | 3 | Advanced Minor Curr** | 3 | |||||
Total | 15 | 15 |
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SENIOR
YEAR |
SENIOR YEAR | |||||||
PSCI |
3305 | Govt & Pols Europe | 3 | PSCI | 4340 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
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PSCI |
3345 | Intro to Public Admin | 3 | PSCI | 4351 | Senior Seminar in PSCI | 3 |
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PSCI | 4311 | Constitutional Law | 3 | Advanced PSCI Elective7 | 3 |
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Advanced Minor Curr** | 3 | Advanced Minor Curr** | 3 |
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Advanced Minor Curr** | 3 | 3 |
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Total | 15 | 15 |
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TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 120 | ||||||||
1Math elective, select 3 SCH from any math course above the level of College Algebra. MATH 1342, Introductory Statistics, strongly recommended. | ||||||||
2Communication, select 3 SCH from ENGL 2311, HUM 2301 or SPCH 1311. | ||||||||
3Restricted Social Science elective, select 3 SCH from ANTH 4351, GEOG 3353, URBS 3301 or URBS 4301. | ||||||||
4PSCI elective, select 3 SCH from PSCI 3311, 3322, 3323, 3325 or 4350. | ||||||||
5PSCI elective, select 3 SCH from PSCI 3312, 4312, 4314, 4315, 4320 or 4326. | ||||||||
6PSCI elective, select 3 SCH from PSCI 3302, 3350, 4301, 4321 or 4345. | ||||||||
7PSCI elective, select 3 SCH from PSCI 3308, 3340, 4307 or 4309. | ||||||||
Note: See information on the combined BA/MA in Political Science. | ||||||||
Actual
degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a
given semester. |
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Some
courses may require prerequisites not listed. |
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