Catalog Year 2012-2013
UNIVERSITY AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
CREDITS
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS TOTAL
39
GENERAL EDUCATION TOTAL
29-44
Additional credits to reach 120 (e.g. Minor, elective)
37-52
Total Credits (must include 36 Upper Division Credits)
120 CR
Upper Division Credits are those numbered as 3000 or 4000
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
39
POLS 1101 Introduction to United States Government
POLS 2202 Introduction to Politics: Critical Inquiry
POLS 2221 Introduction to International Relations
POLS 3313 Introduction to Political Philosophy
POLS 3331 Comparative Politics: Framework for Analysis
Either POLS 4401 Political Parties and Interest Groups
or POLS 4427 Voting and Public Opinion
Either POLS 4403 The Presidency
or POLS 4404 Legislative Process
Either POLS 4442 Constitutional Law
or POLS 4443 Constitutional Law
POLS 4460 Senior Seminar
POLS Electives excluding POLS 4459
NOTES
Admission to major requires:
Completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours with a 2.25 or better cumulative GPA
Satisfactory Completion of Goals 1, 2, and 3.
Completion of POLS 1101 and POLS 2202 with at least a C grade in each.
A signed agreement between the student and a faculty member for
advising.
GOAL REQUIREMENTS BA -
43 OR 44
All Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
All of Goals 6, 7, 8
All of Goals 9, 10A, 10B, 11, 12