Political Science, B.A. (AHE, Day)

General Education Requirements (38-41 sem. hrs)

For a complete list of general education courses click here ​. For additional information on general education requirements click here .

Foreign Language Requirement (6 sem. hrs)

For information on how to fulfill the foreign language requirement click here .

Multicultural Requirement (3 sem. hrs)

All courses that meet this requirement can be found here .

Political Science Core Requirements (18 sem. hrs)

All must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken Pass/Fail.

• POSC 111 - American National Government 3 hours
• POSC 292 - International Relations 3 hours *

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• POSC 395 - Political Science and Public Administration Research Methods 3 hours or
• PADM 395 - Political Science and Public Administration Research Methods 3 hours

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• PHIL 402 - Classical Political Philosophy 3 hours or
• POSC 402 - Classical Political Philosophy 3 hours

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• PHIL 403 - Modern Political Philosophy 3 hours or
• POSC 403 - Modern Political Philosophy 3 hours

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• POSC 495 - Independent Study in Political Science and Public Administration 3 hours or
• PADM 495 - Independent Study in Political Science and Public Administration 3 hours

Political Science Electives (30 sem. hrs)

Any course with the POSC prefix at the 200 level or higher may be used to fulfill major electives. However, students must take a minimum of twelve hours from each of the following two emphases. A maximum of six hours may be taken as POSC 399 - Political Science Internship 1-3 hours .

Other Electives (22-25 sem. hrs)

Total Semester Hours: 120

* Course meets Multicultural graduation requirement

Students are encouraged to use elective credits to obtain a minor in a related academic field.

POSC 495 - Independent Study in Political Science and Public Administration 3 hours  is the culminating experience course for all students receiving the Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.