| Fall First Year | Spring First Year |
| POS | 101 | American Government | 3 | | | ECO 200 or FIN 101 or HIS 103 or POS 101 or PSY 200 or SOC 203 | 3 |
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| ENG | 101 | English Composition I | 4 | ENG | 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
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| UNV | 101 | University Orientation | 2 | | | ART 130 or MUS 130 or THE 130 or ENG 211 | 3 |
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| MAT | 115 | College Algebra | 3 | | | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
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| | Foreign Language I | 3 | SPE | 103 | Foreign Language II | 3 |
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| Fall Sophomore Year | 15 | 15 |
| Spring Sophomore Year |
| POS | 160 | State and Local Government | 3 | POS | 201 | Metropolitan Government | 3 |
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| POS | 211 | Intro to Political Science | 3 | POS | 301 | Research Methods | 3 |
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| POS | 300 | Statistics for the BSS | 3 | POS | 3/4XX | POS Elective within Specialization | 3 |
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| | BIO 101 or CHE 109 | 3 | IGS | 201 | Convergent Traditions from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance | 3 |
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| IGS | 200 | The Ancient World | 3 | | | Choose one: BIO 101, BIO 103, BIO 112, CHE 109, PHS 201, PHS 202, PHS 211, PHS 221, PHS 231, or PHY 130 | 3 |
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| Fall Junior Year | 15 | 15 |
| Spring Junior Year |
| POS | 311/361 | Comparative Government / World Politics | 3 | POS | 355 | Classical Political and Sociological Theory | 3 |
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| POS | 331/363 | American Constitutional Law / International Organizations | 3 | POS | 431 | The Constitution and Civil Liberties | 3 |
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| | Minor Course | 3 | POS | 464 | African Politics | 3 |
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| IGS | 300+ | IGS Elective | 3 | | | Minor | 3 |
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| | Minor Course | 3 | | | Minor | 3 |
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Political Science Degree Program
Political Science Curriculum Ladder with General Core Requirements
(120 credits, 42 hours Liberal Arts Core)
POS 101 American Government 3 ECO 200 or FIN 101 or HIS 103 or POS 101 or PSY 200 or SOC 203
ENG 101 English Composition I 4 ENG 102 English Composition II
UNV MAT 101 115 University Orientation College Algebra 2 3 ART 130 or MUS 130 or THE 130 or ENG 211
Foreign Language I 3 SPE 103 Interpersonal Communication
Foreign Language II
POS 160 State and Local Government 3 POS 201 Metropolitan Government
POS 211 Intro to Political Science 3 POS 301 Research Methods
POS 300 Statistics for the BSS 3 POS 3/4XX POS Elective within Specialization
IGS 200 The Ancient World 3 PHS 201, PHS 202, PHS
POS 331/363 Constitutional Law / International 3 POS 431 The Constitution and Civil Liberties
IGS 300+ IGS Elective 3 Minor
BIO 101 or CHE 109 3 IGS 201 Late Antiquity to the
POS 311/361 Government / World Politics 3 POS 355 Classical Political and Sociological Theory
Minor Course 3 POS 464 African Politics
Minor Course 3 Minor
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