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Nov 21, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [OFFICIAL CATALOG]
Political Science, B.A.
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General: 120 minimum total hours, including 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and 30 hours in residence
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First-Year Colloquium (0-3 hours)
Required of full-time freshmen entering college for the first time and transfer students with less than 12 hours of credit
Core (35 hours)
See General Education Requirements for more details.
Second Language Proficiency (0-9 hours)
Completion of 2000-level second language course or demonstrate equivalent proficiency. See General Education Requirements for more details.
Political Science Foundation Courses (6 hours)
American Politics (6 hours)
International Politics (6 hours)
Normative and Empirical Analysis (3 hours)
Field Experience
Students must complete one of the following. Coursework taken to satisfy this requirement may also be used to satisfy a subfield or elective requirement for the major.
Any POLS course with a service learning component Any travel course or study abroad program A paid or volunteer position of at least 15 weeks with a government agency, elected official, campaign, interest group, or other politically-oriented organization. (Students taking this option will not receive course credit, but will have the requirement waived.) In order to use this option to satisfy the requirement, students must provide evidence of the position and submit a paper describing the work that they did to the internship coordinator for approval.
Electives (12 hours)
- Four upper-level political science (POLS) courses.
Unrestricted General Electives
Remaining hours, if any, to reach 120 minimum total hours, 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and/or 30 hours in residence.
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