Political Science Major
Required Core - 12 semester hours
- 3 POLS 100 - American Government (gen ed)
- 3 POLS 141 - Governments of the World
- 3 POLS 250 - Introduction to International Relations
- 3 POLS 263 - Intro to Political Theory
Civic Leadership - Choose 5 courses (15 credits)
- 3 POLS 210 - State and Local Government
- 3 POLS 312 - Public Opinion and Polling
- 3 POLS 320 - Public Administration
- 3 POLS 327 - Policy and Crisis
- 3 POLS 406 - Power and the Presidency
- 3 POLS 417 - American Indian Government and Politics
- 3 POLS 430 - Constitutional Law
- 3 POLS 470 - Contemporary Debates in Political Thought
- 3 POLS 472 - Great Debates of the American Founding
- 3 POLS 494 - Internship
Global Citizenship - Choose 3 courses (9 credits)
- 3 POLS 342 - Revolution and Revolt
- 3 POLS 376 - Democracy and Democratization
- 3 POLS 377 - International Orders of War and Peace
- 3 POLS 411 - International Political Economy
- 3 POLS 459 - Political Geography
- 3 POLS 469 - American Foreign Relations
Social Science/Humanities Reciprocity - 6 semester hours
- 3 Elective with prefixes: AIS, LAKL, ANTH, CMST, GEOG, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOC
- 3 Elective with prefixes: ART, ARTH, ENGL, FREN, GER, HUM, MCOM, PHIL, RUSS, SPAN, THEA
Gen Ed Requirements
- ENGL 101 - Composition I
- ENGL 201 - Composition II
- MATH Gen Ed - Mathematics
- CMST Gen Ed - Speech
- 6 Gen Ed - Social Science
- 6 Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities
- 6-8 Gen Ed - Natural Science & Lab
A minor is required with this major plus electives to total 120 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.
Political Science Minor
Minor in Political Science - 18 hours
- 3 POLS 100 - American Government
- 3 POLS 141 - Governments of the World
- 3 POLS 250 - Introduction to International Relations
- 3 POLS 263 - Intro to Political Theory
Civic Leadership - Take one of the following
- 3 POLS 210 - State & Local Government
- 3 POLS 312 - Public Opinion and Polling
- 3 POLS 320 - Public Administration
- 3 POLS 327 - Policy and Crisis
- 3 POLS 406 - Power and the Presidency
- 3 POLS 417 - American Indian Government & Politics
- 3 POLS 430 - Constitutional Law
- 3 POLS 470 - Contemporary Debates in Political Thought
- 3 POLS 472 - Great Debates of the American Founding
- 3 POLS 494 - Internship
Global Citizenship - Take one of the following
- 3 POLS 342 - Revolution and Revolt
- 3 POLS 376 - Democracy and Democratization
- 3 POLS 377 - International Orders of War and Peace
- 3 POLS 411 - International Political Economy
- 3 POLS 459 - Political Geography
- 3 POLS 469 - American Foreign Relations
Political Science Teaching Minor
Minor in Political Science - Teaching - 18 hours
- 3 POLS 100 - American Government
- 3 POLS 141 - Governments of the World
- 3 POLS 210 - State & Local Government
- 3 POLS 250 - Introduction to International Relations
- 3 POLS 263 - Intro to Political Theory
- 3 SEED 415 7-12 Social Science Methods*
*SEED 415 is required for Secondary Education. Those taking Elementary Education should replace this with an additional three hours of Political Science electives.