Political Science, Public Service Concentration, 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.

Political Science Shared Core Requirements

Complete one of the following:
POLI 101 American Government (3)
POLI 111 Race, Equity and American Politics (3)
Complete one of the following:
POLI 103 World Politics (3)
POLI 104 World Regional Geography (3)
GEOG 101 World Regional Geography (3)
Complete the following:
POLI 150 Introduction to Political Thought (3)
POLI 205 Doing Research in Politics (3)
Complete one of the following:
POLI 405 Capstone Seminar (3)
PPLW 400 Seminar in Politics, Philosophy, and Law (3) *

Note:

*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 .

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:

Public Service Concentration (18 credit hours)

Required Courses

Complete 9 hours from the core courses below. Students should complete their experiential learning requirement (a public service internship or independent study) in their senior year.

Complete the following:
POLI 210 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
POLI 211 Introduction to Public Policy (3)
Complete 3 credit hours from the following:
POLI 401 Reading and Independent Study in Political Science (1-3)
POLI 402 Field Internship (3)

Elective List

Complete 9 hours from the elective courses below:

Notes:

Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 200 in lieu of ECON 200 .
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 211 in lieu of ECON 201 .

Notes:

At least 15 credit hours at the 300-level or above is required of this major.
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.
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, POLI 339 , POLI 359 , POLI 379 , and POLI 399 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 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.