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 16 |
Foreign Language 201 |
3 16 |
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| 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 14 |
PS 371 |
3 16 |
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| JUNIOR YEAR | ||||
| Fall Semester | Credit | Spring Semester | Credit | |
| PS 231 PS 361 Philosophy 12 Free Elective 17 Natural Science Elective 11 |
3 15 |
Free Elective 17 |
3 15 |
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| SENIOR YEAR | ||||
| Fall Semester | Credit | Spring Semester | Credit | |
PS Concentration Elective 15 |
3 15 |
PS Concentration Seminar 16 PS Concentration Elective 16 Free Elective 17 Free Elective 17 Free Elective 17 |
3 15 |
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| Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation: | 122 | |||
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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.
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) 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).
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