BA POLITICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM
| Suggested Curriculum | 2021-2022 Academic Year | |||||||||
| FALL SEMESTER | SPRING SEMESTER | |||||||||
| YEAR 1 | ||||||||||
| PLSC 1011 | Introduction to American Politics | 3 | PLSC 1031 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 | |||||
| PLSC 1021 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 | STATS 1561 | Stats for Professionals 1 (suggested) | 3 | |||||
| TREX 1001 | Transitions Experience Course | 3 | Modern Language | 3 | ||||||
| ENGL 1221 | Writing Seminar | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | ||||||
| Modern Language | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||
| YEAR 2 | ||||||||||
| PLSC 25x1 | American Politics Elective 25x1 or higher | 3 | PLSC 25x1 | American Politics Elective 25x1 or higher | 3 | |||||
| SOC 2531 | Research Methods | 3 | PLSC 25x1 | Int'l Politics Elective 25x1 or higher | 3 | |||||
| PLSC 25x1 | Int'l Politics Elective 25x1 or higher | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | ||||||
| Diverse Cultures Seminar | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||
| YEAR 3 | ||||||||||
| PLSC | Research/Experiential Component | 3 | PLSC 4981 | Senior Thesis 1 (or HSPS 4981) | 1 | |||||
| PLSC | 4581 or 4591 Western Pol Thought 1 or 2 | 3 | PLSC | Political Science Elective 25x1 or higher | 3 | |||||
| PLSC | Political Science Elective 25x1 or higher | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | ||||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
| Elective (at least 1 hour) | 1 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
| 16 | 16 | |||||||||
| YEAR 4 | ||||||||||
| PLSC 4991 | Senior Thesis 2 | 1 | Internship/Study Abroad/Electives | 12 | ||||||
| Elective | 3 | 12 | ||||||||
| Elective | 3 | |||||||||
| Elective | 3 | |||||||||
| Elective | 3 | |||||||||
| Elective | 3 | |||||||||
| 16 | ||||||||||
| This should be used as a guide only. Semester offerings are subject to change. | Minimum Required Hours = 120 | |||||||||
| HSPS courses may substitute for PLSC elective credit. | ||||||||||
| This plan allows students the freedom to take 37 hours of credit toward an additional major or minor. Alternatively, this plan allows students to take 25 hours toward a second major or minor and allows students to spend a semester abroad or in an internship. | ||||||||||
| Distribution Requirements for this BA degree - see Degree Works for details | ||||||||||
| • 4 Humanities • 2 Fine Arts • 1 Communication Studies • 1 Natural Science • 1 Social Sciences | ||||||||||
BA LAW 3+3 IN POLITICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM
| Suggested Curriculum | 2021-2022 Academic Year | |||||||||
| FALL SEMESTER | SPRING SEMESTER | |||||||||
| YEAR 1 | ||||||||||
| PLSC 1011 | Introduction to American Politics | 3 | PLSC 1031 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 | |||||
| PLSC 1021 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 | STATS 1561 | Stats for Professionals 1 (suggested) | 3 | |||||
| TREX 1001 | Transitions Experience Course | 3 | Modern Language | 3 | ||||||
| ENGL 1221 | Writing Seminar | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | ||||||
| Modern Language | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||
| YEAR 2 | ||||||||||
| PLSC 25x1 | American Politics Elective 25x1 or higher | 3 | PLSC 25x1 | American Politics Elective 25x1 or higher | 3 | |||||
| SOC 2531 | Research Methods | 3 | PLSC 25x1 | Int'l Politics Elective 25x1 or higher | 3 | |||||
| PLSC 25x1 | Int'l Politics Elective 25x1 or higher | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | ||||||
| Diverse Cultures Seminar | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||
| YEAR 3 | ||||||||||
| PLSC 4981 | Senior Thesis 1 (or HSPS 4981) | 1 | PLSC 4991 | Senior Thesis 2 | 1 | |||||
| PLSC | Research/Experiential Component | 3 | PLSC | Political Science Elective 25x1 or higher | 3 | |||||
| PLSC | 4581 or 4591 Western Pol Thought 1 or 2 | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | ||||||
| PLSC | Political Science Elective 25x1 or higher | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
| Distribution Requirement | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
| 16 | 16 | |||||||||
| YEAR 4 | ||||||||||
| Law/4th year coursework | 15 | Law/4th year coursework | 15 | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||
| This should be used as a guide only. Semester offerings are subject to change. | Minimum Required Hours = 120 | |||||||||
| Distribution Requirements for this BA degree - see Degree Works for details | ||||||||||
| • 4 Humanities • 2 Fine Arts • 1 Communication Studies • 1 Natural Science • 1 Social Sciences | ||||||||||