Political Science, B.S.

Disciplinary Core: 12 s.h.

• POLS 1010 - Understanding Political Ideas 3 s.h.
• POLS 1210 - U.S. Government 3 s.h.
• POLS 1710 - Global Challenges 3 s.h.
• POLS 2000 - Approaches to Political Science 3 s.h.

Selections: 12 s.h.

Select one course (3 s.h.) from each subfield:

Political Science Electives: 9 s.h.

Select 9 s.h. of upper division (3000 level or higher) POLS courses.

Capstone Requirement: 3 s.h.

• POLS 3994 - Special Topics in Political Science 3 s.h.
• POLS 3999 - Independent Study in Political Science 1 s.h. - 6 s.h.  (with chair approval)
• POLS 4001-4999.

Notes:

1. Upper division internships (POLS 3697 ) may count as a maximum of 3 s.h. towards completion of the major.

2. Students may count a maximum of 3 s.h. from the following courses towards completion of the major: POLS 3993 , POLS 3995 , and POLS 3999 .

3. Students are strongly encouraged to take STAT 1010  to fulfill their General Education Quantitative Reasoning requirement.