Curriculum

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Core Requirements

Course	Title	Credits
POLS 101	American National Government	3
POLS 102	State and Local Government	3
POLS 151	Comparative Government	3
POLS 200	Foundations of Public Policy	3
POLS 230	Introduction to Political Philosophy	3
POLS 300	Introduction to Policy Analysis	3
POLS 315	Constitutional Law I	3
POLS 400	Senior Thesis	3
POLS 490/499	Political Science Internship	3
GEOG 303	World Geography	3
HIST 212	World Cultures II	3
HIST 251	Foundations of the American Republic	3
HIST 252	Contemporary America	3
MATH 116	Survey of Mathematics	3
Total		39

Electives — 15 hours 200/300 level POLS courses selected in conjunction with student’s advisor

Typical First Year Schedule

FALL SEMESTER			SPRING SEMESTER
Course	Title	Credits	Course	Title	Credits
UNIV 101	Orientation to the University	1	UNIV 102	The University Experience	1
HUMN 101	Int. Humanities	3	NSCI 105	Issues in Nat. Sci.	4
POLS 101	Am. Nat’l. Govt.	3	POLS 102	State/Loc. Govt.	3
UNIV 111	Micro-processing	3	HIST 252	Cont. America	3
MATH 116	Survey of Math.	3	COMM 102	Fresh. Writing II	3
COMM 101	Fresh. Writing I	3	COMM 103	Oral Comm.	3
Total		16	Total		17

Additional credits may be earned in the freshman year by completing portfolios and other requirements as described in the Academic Catalog entitled “Your First Year.”