Political Science Major (Bachelor of Science)

Freshman - Credits: 32-33

• Foreign Language  (Cr: 6)
• Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Science and Technology General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3-4)
• Electives   (Cr: 6)

• ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
• POL 100 - Introduction to Politics (Cr: 3)
• POL 110 - World Politics (Cr: 3)

Sophomore - Credits: 32

• Global Issues General Education Requirement  (Cr. 3)
• Individual and Society General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Political Science Elective  (Cr: 3)

• INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
• POL 213 - American Government and Politics (Cr: 3)
• POL 240 - American Foreign Policy (Cr: 3)
• POL 250 - Political Theory (Cr: 3)
• PSY 240 - Research Methods (Cr: 3)
• PSY 241 - Statistical Methods in the Social Sciences (Cr: 3)

Junior - Credits: 31

• Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• World Cultures General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Political Science Elective  (Cr: 3)
• General Education Electives   (Cr: 6)
• Electives  (Cr: 6)

• POL 315 - American Political Thought (Cr: 3)
• POL 320 - Comparative Political Models (Cr: 3)
• POL 343 - Constitutional Law (Cr: 3)
• POL 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)

Senior - Credits: 30

• Elective  (Cr: 3)
• General Education Electives  (Cr: 6)
  (must be above the 100 level)
• Political Science Elective  (Cr: 3)

• POL 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
• POL 489 - Senior Thesis I (Cr: 3)
• POL 490 - Senior Thesis II (Cr: 3)

Political Science Electives

Students choose three courses prefixed POL or from the following list; at least one of the three must have a POL designation:

• Political Science Elective   (Cr: 3)

• CJ 205 - The American Court System (Cr: 3)
• CJ 355 - Race and Justice (Cr: 3)
• CJ 410 - Law and Society (Cr: 3)
• ECN 201 - Macroeconomics (Cr: 3)
• ECN 202 - Microeconomics (Cr: 3)
• HST 310 - Economies and Peoples (Cr: 3)
• HST 317 - Civil Rights Movement (Cr: 3)
• IST 215 - The New Europe (Cr: 3)
• IST 216 - International Conflicts (Cr: 3)
• IST 280 - Global Political Economy (Cr: 3)
• IST 315 - Intercultural Communication (Cr: 3)
• REL 252 - Religion and Politics in the Contemporary World (Cr: 3)
• SST 301 - Terrorism Studies (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the political science program, students will:

• Demonstrate an understanding of content and application in the four core areas of political science: American government and politics, political theory, comparative government, and international relations.
• Actively engage in political action and processes at any level on and off campus through field research, internships, service programs, and club activities.
• Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the political science discipline.
• Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in academic discourse within the political science discipline.