Political science courses are offered in the following sequence:

CRSTITLESPRSMRFSPRSMRFSPRSMRFSPR
POS 101AMERICAN GOVERNMENT1111111
POS 160STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT111
POS 201METRO GOVERNMENT1111
POS 211INTRO TO POLITICAL SCIENCE111
POS 300STATISTICS111
POS 301RESEARCH METHODS1111
POS 311COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT11
POS 322LEGISLATIVE PROCESS11
POS 331CONSTITUTIONAL LAW111
POS 355POLITICAL THEORY11
POS 361WORLD POLITICS111
POS 363INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS11
POS 431CONSTITUTION/CIVIL LIBERTIES11
POS 446POLITICAL EXECUTIVE11
POS 461LOCAL POLICY11
POS 462DEVELOPING NATIONS1
POS 464AFRICAN POLITICS11
POS 291/391/491INTERNSHIP1111111
POS 495DIRECTED STUDY1111111
POS 499SENIOR COLL1111111

VI. Cost and Funding

  • How many credit hours are required for completion of the program?
  • The political science program requires 120 credit hours.
  • How many different concentrations or options are available in the program? Could some of them be consolidated or eliminated to reduce course proliferation and costs?

The program offers three concentrations: constitutional law, international relations and legislative/executive politics.

C. What is the average class size in the major courses?

The average class size (when including POS 101 as the service course) is 7.4 students in AY 2017–18. When factoring out POS 101, the average class size is 5.1 students.

D. Are these courses too expensive to offer?

The Bursar's Office offers the following tuition and fees schedule for the University:

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