Major/Program Footnotes:
1.  Writing and Communication.
Three credit hours.  ENG 201, 215, 272, 287, 288, 289, 323, 331, 332, or 333, COM 110, 112, or 211, any 200-level foreign language course.

2.  Mathematics
Nine to twelve credit hours.  One calculus course (MA 121, 131, 141, 231, 241, or 242) for three or four credit hours.  Two additional math or statistics courses chosen from MA 114 and above or ST 301 and above for six to eight credit hours.  Three hours of the mathematics credits must be chosen from the GEP Mathematics List.

3.  History
Three credit hours. (AFS 275 or 276, ARC 242, HI 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 215, 216, 221, 222, 233, 251, 252, 263, 264, 270, 275, or 276)  3 credits
4.  Social Sciences
Nine credit hours.  Three 3-credit courses from at least two of the following areas:  ANT, ARE, EC, PS, PSYCH, SOC.  Also ENG 210, GEO 220, IDS 401, or STS 402. Choose 6 hours from the GEP Social Science list.  PS 391 & PS 413 may not be used to fulfill this requirement.
5.  Additional Breadth
Three credit hours.  One course from the university GEP Mathematics/Natural Sciences/Engineering Additional Breadth list.
6 .  Arts and Letters Elective
Three credit hours.  All HA courses, MUS 180, 200, 201, 202, 205, 206, 230, 260, 306, 310, 315, 320, 330, 335, 350, 360, all 200 and above REL courses,  ADN 111, 112, 202, 212, 219, 231, 272, 273, 281, 311, 384, 386, 414, or 454,  AFS 340 or 375, ARC 140, 141, or 142, ARS 251, 252, 259, 306, 351, or 353, COM 103 203, 213, 233, 243, 303, 321, 323, 333, 340, 364, 374, or 411,  DAN 272 or 295, ENG 282, 283, 321, 364, 374, 411, or 492, FL 216, FLF 318, FLG 318, FLS 318, GD 200 or 342, GRK 310, IDS 496, LAR 444, LAT 310.

7.  Physical Education

Two credit hours of activity courses, including one 100-level fitness and wellness course and one 2xx level  healthy living course.

8.  Foreign Language

Three credit hours.  Proficiency at the FL_102 level required.

9. Literature

Three credit hours.  AFS 248, ENG 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 232, 233, 246, 248, 249, 251, 252, 261, 262, 265, 266, 305, 349, 351, 362, 363, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 376, 377, 380, 382, 383, 385, 390, 394, 398, 399, 406, 407, 420, 439, 448, 449, 451, 452, 453, 462, 463, 464, 465, 468, 469, 470, 471, 486, or 487, FL 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 394, 406, or 407, FLF 301, 302, 316, 323, 324, 352, 414, 415, or 492, FLS 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 323, 341, 342, 343, 351, 352, 353, 403, 404, or 492, FLG 300, 316, or 323, FLR 303 or 304, GRK 320, HON 202

10.  Natural Science Sixteen credit hours.  Three basic laboratory science courses from the GEP list of science courses for a total of 12.0 credit hours. These courses should be chosen from three of the following areas:  Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and Physics. One additional laboratory science course from the GEP list of science courses for a total of four credit hours.

11. Philosophy

Three credit hours.  Any 3.0 credit PHI course from the university approved GEP Humanities list.

12. PS  Pair A Courses

Six credit hours.  PS 201 and one of the following: PS 202, 204, 301, 306, 307, 308, 310, 311, 312, 314, 320, 401, 402, 406, 408, 411, 415, 502, 506, 507 

13.  PS Pair B Courses

Six credit hours.  Two courses selected from the following: PS 231, 236, 241, 331. 332, 336, 342, 343, 344, 345. 346, 431, 437, 440, 441, 442, 445, 446. 

14.  Free Electives

Seventeen 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).

15.  PS Seminar

Three credit hours.  One 400-or 500-level PS seminar, designated as such in the Schedule of Courses for a given semester, except PS 413, PS 498, PS 598.  .

16.  PS Theory  Course.

Three credit hours.  PS 361 or PS 362.

17.  PS 400- or 500-level Elective

Three credit hours.  Any PS or PA 400-level or 500-level course except PS 413.

18.  PS Elective. 

Three credit hours.   Any three credit PS course except PS 413.

19.  Advanced Science/Technology Option 

Fifteen credit hours.  Advised list of courses approved by advisor and CHASS Associate Dean.

20. PS Research Methods

Three credit hours. PS 371 or PS 471.

21.   No grades below "C-" for any PS courses applied towards the major.

*General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied.
University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html.

1. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
   The math requirement in the major fulfills this requirement.2
2. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
   The natural science  requirement in the major fulfills this requirement12.
3. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  AFS 275, 276, HI 207, 215, 216, 233, 263, 264, 270, 275, 276; any PHI course on the GEP Humanities Course List13.
4. Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
   The social sciences  requirement in the major fulfills this requirement4
5. Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
6. Additional Breadth  - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
    X  Mathematical Sciences/Natural Sciences/Engineering
7. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: None
8. Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )
   The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
9. U.S. Diversity (USD)
   Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite. The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: PS 303, 309, 409
10. Global Knowledge (GK)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite. The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement:  PS 231, 236, 241, 335, 336, 339, 341, 342, 345, 431, 433
11. Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.