Political Science Major, B.A. or B.S.

Required Core Courses, B.A. or B.S. (27 credits)

POLS 101	Introduction to Political Science	3
POLS 102	American Government	3
	A Course in the Area of Comparative Politics or International Relations	3
	Additional courses in Political Science	15
POLS 495	Senior Seminar in Political Science	3

Required Supporting Courses B.A. (12-13 credits)

Two History courses

6

One of the following two courses

ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECON 102	Principles of Macroeconomics	3

One of the following ten courses

BSAD 305	Business Law I	3
BSAD 306	Business Law II	3
ECON 361	Government and Business	3
INST 115	World Regional Geography	3
MATH 223	Beginning Statistics	3
MATH 224	Elements of Statistics	4
SOCI 150	Introduction to Sociology	3
CRMJ 250	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CRMJ 345	Introduction to Homeland Security	3
INST 101	Introduction to International Studies	3

Required Supporting Courses, B.S. (15-16 credits)

Two History courses

6

One of the following two courses

ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECON 102	Principles of Macroeconomics	3

One of the following three courses

MATH 223	Beginning Statistics	3
MATH 224	Elements of Statistics	4
SOCI 226	Quantitative Data in the Social Sciences	3

One of the following eight courses

BSAD 305	Business Law I	3
BSAD 306	Business Law II	3
ECON 361	Government and Business	3
INST 115	World Regional Geography	3
SOCI 150	Introduction to Sociology	3
CRMJ 250	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CRMJ 345	Introduction to Homeland Security	3
INST 101	Introduction to International Studies	3

Political Science Major Concentration Options

Students majoring in Political Science may wish to organize their program of study around one of the following areas of concentration. A concentration is not required, however.

American Studies (9 credits)

One of the following four courses

POLS 361	Constitutional Law: Powers of Government	3
POLS 362	Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties	3
POLS 363	Constitutional Law: Rights of the Accused	3
POLS 370	U.S. Constitutional History	3

Two of the following five courses

POLS 310	Seminar in Policy Analysis	3
POLS 364	Public Administration	3
POLS 365	The Presidency	3
POLS 366	Congress and the Legislative Process	3
POLS 367	Parties and Interest Groups	3

Constitutional Studies (9 credits)

Two of the following four courses

POLS 361	Constitutional Law: Powers of Government	3
POLS 362	Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties	3
POLS 363	Constitutional Law: Rights of the Accused	3
POLS 370	U.S. Constitutional History	3

One of the following five courses

POLS 310	Seminar in Policy Analysis	3
POLS 364	Public Administration	3
POLS 365	The Presidency	3
POLS 366	Congress and the Legislative Process	3
POLS 367	Parties and Interest Groups	3

Legal Studies (9-10 credits)

One course selected with Dept. Chair approval

3-4

One of the following four courses

POLS 361	Constitutional Law: Powers of Government	3
POLS 362	Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties	3
POLS 363	Constitutional Law: Rights of the Accused	3
POLS 370	U.S. Constitutional History	3

One of the following three courses

BSAD 305	Business Law I	3
BSAD 306	Business Law II	3
ECON 361	Government and Business	3

Political Ideas (9 credits)

POLS 320	Seminar in Political Philosophy	3
POLS 323/HIST 323	American Political Thought	3
POLS 384	Statesmanship	3

POLS 320: May be taken more than once

Politics and Culture (9 credits)

POLS 241	Comparative Politics	3
INST 101	Introduction to International Studies	3
POLS 282	International Relations	3

POLS 180: if appropriate

War and Peace (9 credits)

POLS 228	Intro to Peace and Conflict Studies	3
POLS 282	International Relations	3
POLS 387	Current Issues in American Foreign Policy	3