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2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Political Science, BA


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Degree Awarded:         Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Arts        120
Career Opportunities:
Federal, state, local governments, law firms, public interest groups, law enforcement, corporations
Note(s):
• In order to meet University graduation requirements, each student must complete a minimum of 45 credit hours of 300/400-level courses.

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Fine Arts courses.

History (6 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Core  list of History courses.

Sophomore Year (30 credit hours)


English Literature (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Literature courses.

Modern Language (6 credit hours)


Choose from American Sign Language (ASL), Arabic (ARAB), French (FREN), German (GERM) or Spanish (SPAN) in consultation with academic advisor. All MODL course requirements must be completed in a single language.

  • MODL 101 Credit Hours: 3
  • MODL 102 Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (6 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Natural Science courses.

Philosophy (3 credit hours)


Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral courses.

General Elective (3 credit hours)


Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Junior Year (30 credit hours)


Political Science (3 credit hours)


Political Science (9 credit hours)


At least 9 of the 24 credit hours of POLS electives listed in the junior or senior years must be taken at the 400-level.

Communication (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Communication courses.

Modern Language (3 credit hours)


Choose from American Sign Language (ASL), Arabic (ARAB), French (FREN), German (GERM) or Spanish (SPAN) in consultation with academic advisor. All MODL course requirements must be completed in a single language.

  • MODL 201 Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Natural Science courses.

General Electives (3 credit hours)


Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Minor (6 credit hours)


Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Senior Year (30 credit hours)


Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)


Choose any 200-level or above course from the General Education Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral courses.

English Literature (3 credit hours)


Political Science (12 credit hours)


At least 9 of the 24 credit hours of POLS electives listed in the junior or senior years must be taken at the 400-level.

Minor (12 credit hours)


Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

General Education Curriculum


English
(6 cr)
Mathematics
(6 cr)
Natural Sciences
(9 cr)
Social/Behavioral Sci
(6 cr)
ENGL 101 
ENGL 102  
STAT 214 
and
Choose 3 cr from the list below
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
History
(3 cr)
Fine Arts
(3 cr)
Communication
(3 cr)
Literature
(3 cr)
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
 
Mathematics: MATH 102 , MATH 103 , or MATH 105  

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