Degree Requirements
College of Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
| General Education Requirements | |||
| Course Name/ # | Credit Hours | Course Name/# | Credit Hours |
| English | Humanities | ||
| ENGL 1157 | 3 | FORL 1001 | 3 |
| ENGL 1158 or 11591 | 3 | FORL 1002 | 3 |
| Mathematics* | 6 | Literature | 3 |
| Social Sciences | |||
| Social Sciences2 | 6 | ||
| Science | Arts | ||
| BIOS3 | 3 | Arts Elective4 | 3 |
| BIOS or Physical Science3 | 6 | ||
| Total | 39 | ||
| Other Requirements | |||
| Course Name/ # | Credit Hours | Course Name/# | Credit Hours |
| Literature | 3 | Foreign Language 2001/1002 | (3 or 6) |
| Social Science 2000+ | 6 | General Electives in Social Science and/or Humanities at 3000+6 | 12 |
| Electives | 21 | ||
| Total | 45 or 48 | ||
| Course Requirements for Major | |||
| Course Name/ # | Credit Hours | Course Name/# | Credit Hours |
| POLI 2151 | 3 | POLI 2900 | 3 |
| POLI 2600 or POLI 2700 | 3 | POLI 4999 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | ||
| Political Science (No Concentration) | |||||
| Course Name/# | Credit Hours | Course Name/# | Credit Hours | ||
| POLI 3000+ | 187 | Political Science Elective, any level | 6 | ||
| Total | 24 | ||||
| Pre-Law Concentration | |||
| Course Name/ # | Credit Hours | Course Name/ # | Credit Hours |
| POLI 2200 | 3 | POLI 4170, 4410, 4420, 4440, 4630, 4640, 4650, 4670, 4780, 4820, 4840, 4860, 4870 or 4885. (choose 3) |
9 |
| Political Science Elective, 3000+ | 97 | Political Science Elective, any level | 3 |
| ENGL 2151, 2152, 2155, or 4158 | 3 | ||
| Total | 27 | ||
| Total Credit Hours Required | Credit Hours |
| 120 |
* See General Course Requirements and Approved Electives in the Liberal Arts section.
- "C" or better required.
- Must include courses from two different fields (ANTH, ECON, GEOG, POLI, PSYC, SOC, or URBN) and at least 6 hours at 2000-level or higher. Check General Education Courses to confirm what courses fulfill this requirement.
- 6 hour sequence in one science; 3 hours in another science. Select from BIOS, CHEM, EES, PHYS but either the 3 hour science or the 6-hour science sequence must be BIOS. Check General Education Courses to confirm what courses fulfill this requirement.
- From FA, MUS, theater or film/video-related FTA. Check General Education Courses to confirm what courses fulfill this requirement.
- Must complete nine credit hours in one language or six credit hours in two languages.
- Students must complete elective hours at the 3000 level or above in a social science (other than political science) and/or the humanities.
- At least one 3000 level or above political science course must be in US politics and at least one 3000+ political science course must be in Comparative Politics or International Relations.