Feb 02, 2026

2018-19 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2018-19 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Political Science Major

Political Science General Education Requirements

First Year Seminar
Reading and Writing Skills
Speaking and Listening Skills
Quantitative Reasoning (Satisfied by SOSCI-210)
Global Awareness (Satisfied with Major)
Cultural Diversity
Fine Arts
Religious Foundations and Bible
Social Science (satisfied with POLS-105)
Natural Science - Group A
Natural Science - Group B
Humanities
Ethical Thought

Political Science (23 hours)

POLS 105 - American Govern and Politics
POLS 120 - Introduction to Political Theory
POLS 210 - International Relations
POLS 230 - Comparative Politics
SOSCI 210 - Social Science Statistics
SOSCI 220 - Social Science Research Methods
Modern Foreign Language: 8 hours in a foreign language (or proficiency credit). American Sign Language is not included.
POLS 495 - Political Science Internship or
POLS 498 - Senior Thesis

Political Science Elective (18 hours)

POLS 205 - Intro to Public Policy or
POLS 225 - The American Presidency or
POLS 370 - Parties and Elections
POLS 340 - Latin American Politics and History or
HIST 325 - History of Modern China or
HIST 385 - Russian/Soviet History
POLS 202 - Philosophy and Politics I: Ancient and Medieval or
POLS 209 - Philosophy and Politics II: Modern and Contemporary or
POLS 350 - Modern Political Ideologies and
Nine additional hours in Political Science (at 300 - 400 course level)