Curriculum: Political Science

Concentration: International Politics

Degree earned: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Effective: 06/2007
Updated: 11/2007

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit
ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research
PS 201
Mathematics 2
History (Group One) 3
Social Science (discipline 1)5

4
3
3
3
3

16

 

Foreign Language 201
Social Science (discipline 2) 5
History (group 2) 4
PS 300-level elective 14
Arts & Letters Elective 7
Physical Education 101-109 8

3
3
3
3
3
1

16

 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit
PS 205, 305, or 310
ST 311 Intro to Statistics
Literature (group 1) 9
Natural Science & Lab 11
Physical Education Elective 8)

3
3
3
4
1

14

 

PS 371
Literature (group 2) 10
Natural Science & Lab 11
Social Science (discipline 3)5
EC 205

3
3
4
3
3

16

 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit
PS 231
PS 361
Philosophy 12
Free Elective 17
Natural Science Elective 11

3
3
3
3
3

15

 

Free Elective 17
PS Concentration Elective 15
Science Technology & Society 13
Free Elective 17
Free Elective 17

3
3
3
3
3

15

 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

PS Concentration Elective 15
PS 300-level Elective 14
Free Elective 17
Free Elective 17
Free Elective 17

3
3
3
3
3

15

  PS Concentration Seminar 16
PS Concentration Elective 16
Free Elective 17
Free Elective 17
Free Elective 17

3
3
3
3
3

15

 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 122
 
Footnotes:        
 

1. Writing and Speaking: Four credit hours with a grade of C- or better in ENG 101

2. Mathematics: Six credit hours: (1) One MA course in college-level mathematics on the university GER list except MA 335, and (2) ST 311.

3. History Group I: Three credit hours in pre-industrial or non-Western Societies: HI 207, 208, 209, 215, 216, 263, 264, 270, 275, 276.

4. History Group II: Three credit hours in United States or post-industrial societies: HI 205, 210, 221, 222, 233, 251, 252.

5. Social Sciences: Twleve credit hours representing at least THREE of the followign disciplines: anthropology, economics, political science, pyschology, sociology, cultural geography (GEO 200, 220, 300), IDS 401, and STS 402. One course must be EC 205. At least nine of these hours must be outside of political science. A political science course used to fulfill this requirement may not also be counted towards fulfillment of the 30-hour major; PS 391 & PS 413 may not be used to fulfill this requirement.

6. Foreign Language: Three credit hours. Completion of FL 201 or comparable proficiency as demonstrated by examination. All students must take the placement test administered by the Foreign Language Department. Students who place into FL 101 may not count it towards graduation. Once proficience has been established in one foreign language, FL 101 and 102 courses in another language do count as free electives. Students who place into FL 202 and complete that course with a C- or better will receive credit for FL 201 as well.

7. Arts and Letters Elective: Three credit hours. Completion of any three-credit course in Music, History of Art, the Multi-Arts (including ARS 251, 252, 259, 306,351, 353) or Dance (including DAN 272/295) or a course in film (ENG 282, ENG 492, COM 364, COM 374) or Theater (COM 103, 203, 213, 233, 303, 323, 333, or 340 (AFS 340)) or Religion (except Hebrew langauge courses), Rhetoric (COM/ENG 321, 411) or Classics (GRK/LAT 310).

8. Physical Education: Two credit hours of activity courses, including one PE course numbered 100-109.

9. Literature Group I: Three credit hours. Literature outside the United States prior to the twentieth century: ENG/FL 221; ENG 251*, 261*; FLF 301; FLS 301, 303; FLG 316; or FLR 303. (*Students who use ENG 261 or ENG 262 to satistfy this requirement may not also use ENG 251).

10. Literature Group II: Three credit hours. One course taken from the list in Group I, above or a coruse in American or twentieth century literature (ENG/FL 223, ENG/FL 224; ENG 246, 248, 252, 265, 266; OR FLR 304); or an upper division survey course or literature course in period, genre, or major figure in English; a foriegn language in English translation; or the original foreign language (ENG 305, 349, 362, 363, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 376, 377, 380, 382, 385, 390, 398, 399, 420, 439, 448, 449, 451, 452, 453, 462, 463, 464, 465, 468, 469, 470, 486, 487; ENG/FL 394, 406, 407,; FLF 302, 414, 492; FLG 323; FLS 302, 304, 323, 403, 404, 492; OR GRK 320).

11. Natural Science: Eleven credit hours of natural science: two courses must include a laboratory.

  • Hours must inlude at least two introductory courses from two of four different science fields (biological sciences, chemistry, earth sciences, physics). Students choose from the following: Biological Sciences: PB 200; BIO 105/106, 181, 183; ZO 150, 212; Chemistry: CH 100, 101/102, 201/202;Earth Sciences: MEA 100, 101/110, 130/134, 200/210, 202/211; SSC 200; Physics: PY 123/125, 123/126, 124/125, 124/126, 131, 133, 201, 202, 205, 208, 211, 212.
  • Credit may be received for only one of the following: BIO 105/106 or 181; CH 100 may not be taken for credit if the student has previously received credit for CH 101.
  • The third course may be from the preceding list or from the following list: ANS 105, 110, 215, 301, 322, 234; BCH 150, PB 213, 220, 222, 277, 360/365, 405; CS 213, 312; ENT 201, 203, 402, 425; FOR 212, 252, 402; FS 201, 301, 322, 324; GN 301, 411, PP 315, 318; PY 203; SSC 361, PCC 203; TMS 211, WPS 202; ZO 220, 221, 425.

12. Philosophy: Three hours of philosophy, excluding logic courses such as PHI/LOG 201 and 335.

13. Science Technology and Society: Three credit hours. One coruse from the university GER STS list - Science and Techology Perspective. Courses from the major field of study may not be used to satisy this requirement.

14. PS 300-Level Electives:Six credit hours. Any 300-level or higher PS course. No grades below "C-" for any PS courses applied towards the major.

15. PS Concentration Electives: Nine credit hours. Students must choose one course from each of the following groups.

Regional Politics (PS 241, 341, 342, 345, 443, 445)
World Politics (PS 236, 331, 335, 336, 339, 431, 433, 437)
No grades below "C- " for any PS courses applied towards the major.

16. PS Concentration Seminar: Three credit hours. No grades below "C-" for any PS courses applied towards the major. Students choose one course from the following: PS 431, 433, 437, 443, or 445.

17 Free Electives: Thirty credit hours. Electives may be chosen from any university course for which the student qualifies. A maximum of 12 hours may be taken for credit-only (S/U).