Political Science (BA)

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Category I: The Individual (9 to 10 hours)
IA: Rhetoric	ENGL 1101	Rhetoric and Composition	3
IB: Mathematical Reasoning	MATH 1300	Elementary Statistics	3
IC: Critical Thinking		Choose course from approved list	3
ID: Scientific Method		Choose course from approved list	0 to 1
Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)
IIA: Freshman Composition	ENGL 1102	Literature and Composition	3
IIB: Speaking		Choose course from approved list	3
IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences		Choose course from approved list	3
IID: Humanities		Choose course from approved list	3
IIE: Government	POSC 1101	American Government	3
Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)
IIIA: Modern Language		Choose sequence from approved list	6
IIIB: History of Other Cultures		Choose course from approved list	3
IIIC: Fine Arts		Choose course from approved list	3
Category IV: The Natural World (6 to 9 hours)
IVA: Natural Science		Choose course from approved list	6 to 9
Category V: Ethical Perspectives (3 hours)
VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics		Choose course from approved list	3
Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
VIA: First-Year Experience	PDMT 1101	Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

46-50

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

CRJU 1290	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
POSC 3330	National Political Issues	3
POSC 3350	Governmental Institutions	3
POSC 3360	International Relations	3
POSC 3370	Adjudication Processes	3
POSC 3380	International Law	3
POSC 4405	Global Issues	3
POSC 4415	Criminal Law and Procedure	3
POSC 4475	Selected Topics	3
SOSC 3398	Internship	1-6
Total Credit Hours:		15

	General Electives	38-42
Total Credit Hours:		38-42

Total Credit Hours: 121