Required Core - 36 semester hours
• 3 POLS 100 American Government (gen ed) • 3 POLS 141 Governments of the World • 3 POLS 210 State and Local Government • 3 POLS 250 World Politics • 3 POLS 400 The President and the Congress • 3 POLS 411 International Political Economy • 3 POLS 461 Early Political Philosophy • 3 POLS 462 Modern Political Philosophy • 3 SS 350 Introduction to Research Methods
Take 4 Courses (no more than 2 from each category and no course can be repeated from above): U.S. Government Emphasis:
• POLS 320 Public Administration • POLS 402 Judicial Process • POLS 417 American Indian Government & Politics • POLS 430 Constitutional Law • POLS 476 History of South Dakota • SOC 400 Social Policy
Comparative & International Relations Emphasis:
• HIST 313 History of the Middle East • POLS 341 Europe Democratic Government • POLS 349 Politics of NonWestern Nations • POLS 418 History of Latin America • POLS 459 Political Geography • POLS 469 American Foreign Relations
Political Philosophy Emphasis:
• POLS 461 Early Political Philosophy • POLS 462 Modern Political Philosophy • POLS 465 Contemporary Political Thought
Gen Ed Requirements - 37 semester hours
• 3 ENGL 101 Composition I • 3 ENGL 201 Composition II • 3 MATH Gen Ed - Mathematics • 3 SPCM Speech 101, 215, or 222 • 1 WEL 100 Wellness for Life • 1 WEL 100L Wellness Laboratory • 3 Gen Ed - Social Science • 12 Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities • 8 Gen Ed - Natural Science & Lab
A minor is required with this major plus electives to total 128 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.
Minor Requirements - 21 semester hours
or
Distributed Electives - take two courses from different areas:
U.S. Government
Comparative & International Relations
Political Philosophy