Political Science B.A.

Degree Requirements

Core Areas A-E

Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog. MATH 2600 may be taken in Area D or Area F. POLS 1150 is a prerequisite for major coursework and should be taken in Area E or Area F.

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Area F Requirements

Required Courses

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses. MATH 2600 may be taken in Area D or Area F. POLS 1150 is a prerequisite for major coursework and should be taken in Area E or Area F.

MATH 2600	Probability and Statistics	3
POLS 1150	Politics & Society	3
POLS 2101	Intro to Political Science	3
Total Credit Hours:		3-9

Political Science Course

Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses:

POLS 2201	State & Local Government	3
POLS 2350	Intro to the Law	3
POLS 2401	Intro to Intl Relations	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Foreign Language

Demonstrate competence in one foreign language at the level of the fourth university course (2002).

FREN 1002	Intro French Lang & Culture II	3
FREN 2001	Interm Fren Lang & Culture I	3
FREN 2002	Interm Fren Lang & Culture II	3
GRMN 1002	Intro German Lang & Culture II	3
GRMN 2001	Inter German Lang & Culture I	3
GRMN 2002	Inter German Lang & Culture II	3
ITAL 1002	Intro Ital Lang & Culture II	3
ITAL 2001	Interm Ital Lang & Culture I	3
ITAL 2002	Interm Ital Lang & Culture II	3
SPAN 1002	Intro Span Lang & Culture II	3
SPAN 2001	Interm Span Lang & Culture I	3
SPAN 2002	Interm Span Lang & Culture II	3
Total Credit Hours:		3-9

Additional Coursework

Satisfactorily complete the following courses, as needed, to total 18 hours in Area F.

ANTH 1102	Introduction to Anthropology	3
ECON 2105	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 2106	Principles of Microeconomics	3
GEOG 1101	Intro to Human Geography	3
GEOG 1102	World Regional Geography	3
HIST 1131	World Civilization & Soc I	3
HIST 1132	World Civilization & Soc II	3
HIST 2111	The United States to 1877	3
HIST 2112	The United States Since 1877	3
PHIL 2010	Survey of Philosophy	3
PSYC 1101	Intro to General Psychology	3
PSYC 2101	Intro to the Psy of Adjustment	3
SOCI 1121	Sociological Perspectives	3
Total Credit Hours:		0-9

Major Requirements

American Government Course

Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses:

POLS 3235	Political Parties & Elections	3
POLS 3241	Urban Government & Administrat	3
POLS 3315	The American Judicial System	3
POLS 3338	Principles of Public Admin	3
POLS 4211	Legislative Pol & Behavior	3
POLS 4221	The Presidency	3
POLS 4231	Public Opinion	3
POLS 4241	Southern Politics	3
POLS 4306	Constitutional Law I	3
POLS 4307	Constitutional Law II	3
POLS 4401	Public Policy Making	3
POLS 4415	Environmental Policy	3
POLS 4650	Contemp Amer Foreign Policy	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

International Relations or Comparative Politics Course

Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses:

POLS 3501	Comparative Government	3
POLS 3601	International Conflict & War	3
POLS 4504	Topics in Comparative Politics	3
POLS 4531	Politics of the Middle East	3
POLS 4554	Politics of Asia	3
POLS 4603	Internatl Organization & Coop	3
POLS 4611	Contemporary Int'l Problems	3
POLS 4621	Comparative Foreign Policy	3
POLS 4710	International Law	3
POLS 4715	International Relations Theory	3
GEOG 4205	Political Geography	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Political Theory

Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses:

POLS 4110	Political Theory I	3
POLS 4111	Political Theory II	3
POLS 4120	American Political Thought I	3
POLS 4121	American Political Thought II	3
POLS 4950	Special Topics	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Research Design

Satisfactorily complete the following course:

POLS 3000	Research Design	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Systematic Analysis

Satisfactorily complete the following course:

POLS 4000	Systematic Analysis	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Upper-Level Major Electives

Satisfactorily complete 12 additional hours of upper-level (3000-4000) POLS courses. Students may choose to select sets of courses to create an emphasis in public service and administration, pre-law, international politics, or American government. Students can count up to 9 credit hours from POLS 4940 and POLS 4960 to their major requirements. Any credits beyond 9 hours will be counted as electives.

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Senior Capstone

Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses:

POLS 4920	Senior Seminar	3
POLS 4999	Student Research	0 - 6
Total Credit Hours:		3

Electives

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Additional Degree Requirements

Satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements listed in the academic policies section of this catalog.

Earn a grade of C or higher in all POLS major courses.