Fall First YearSpring First Year
POS101American Government3ECO 200 or FIN 101 or HIS 103 or POS 101 or PSY 200 or SOC 2033
ENG101English Composition I4ENG102English Composition II3
UNV101University Orientation2ART 130 or MUS 130 or THE 130 or ENG 2113
MAT115College Algebra3Interpersonal Communication3
Foreign Language I3SPE103Foreign Language II3
Fall Sophomore Year1515
Spring Sophomore Year
POS160State and Local Government3POS201Metropolitan Government3
POS211Intro to Political Science3POS301Research Methods3
POS300Statistics for the BSS3POS3/4XXPOS Elective within Specialization3
BIO 101 or CHE 1093IGS201Convergent Traditions from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance3
IGS200The Ancient World3Choose one: BIO 101, BIO 103, BIO 112, CHE 109, PHS 201, PHS 202, PHS 211, PHS 221, PHS 231, or PHY 1303
Fall Junior Year1515
Spring Junior Year
POS311/361Comparative Government / World Politics3POS355Classical Political and Sociological Theory3
POS331/363American Constitutional Law / International Organizations3POS431The Constitution and Civil Liberties3
Minor Course3POS464African Politics3
IGS300+IGS Elective3Minor3
Minor Course3Minor3

Political Science Degree Program Political Science Curriculum Ladder with General Core Requirements (120 credits, 42 hours Liberal Arts Core)

Political Science Degree Program

  • 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

Organizations

  • Minor Course 3 POS 464 African Politics
  • Minor Course 3 Minor

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