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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Political Science, B.A.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 36+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Required Core Courses

Notes:

  • *Students pursuing the Politics, Philosophy, and Law Concentration must complete PPLW 400 .
  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 165  in lieu of POLI 101 .
  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 166  in lieu of POLI 103 .
  • Credit cannot be applied for both HONS 165  and POLI 111  towards the program requirements.
  • Credit cannot be applied for both POLI 101  and POLI 111  towards the program requirements.

Complete a minimum of 3 credit hours in each of the three subfields of political science

American Politics and Process

Global Politics and Spaces

Politics of Ideas

Complete 12 additional credit hours to complete the major

Choose from any of the above subfield courses or the following:

Notes:

  • At least 15 credit hours at the 300-level or above is required of this major.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 119  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 261  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 261 , POLI 267 , and POLI 268  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 292  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 9 credit hours from POLI 319  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 9 credit hours from POLI 339  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 9 credit hours from POLI 359  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 361  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 9 credit hours from POLI 379  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 9 credit hours from POLI 399  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 400  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 401  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 402  may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

None.  All courses that may apply toward completion of course requirements within the major apply toward the major GPA calculation.