Undergraduate

B.A. in Political Science

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general L&S requirements for the B.A. degree, and:

• PolS 101 Introduction to Political Science and American Government (3 cr)
• Stat 251 Principles of Statistics (3 cr)
• Introductory courses in other social sciences (6 cr)
• Additional political science courses numbered 150 or above (minimum of 23 cr reqd in upper-div courses; total to incl PolS 435, at least 3 cr in PolS 425 or 426, and at least two courses in American politics area and two in foreign politics area) (29 cr)
• Upper-division related field courses (20 cr)

Note: A maximum of 6 credits of political science internship and/or directed study courses may be counted toward meeting the political science credit requirements. The choice of specific electives must be approved by the department. 

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B.S. Political Science

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general L&S requirements for the B.S. degree, and:

• PolS 101 Intro to Political Science and American Government (3 cr)  
• Stat 251 Principles of Statistics (3 cr)
• Introductory courses in other social sciences (6 cr)
• Additional political sc courses numbered 150 or above (minimum of 23 cr reqd in upper-div courses; total to incl PolS 435, at least 3 cr in PolS 425 or 426, and at least two courses in American politics and two in foreign politics area) (29 cr)
• Research methods in the behavioral sc, stat, data processing, or computer programming (may be counted as related field cr if upper-division) (6 cr)
• Upper-division related field courses (20 cr)

Note: A maximum of 6 credits of political science internship and/or directed study courses may be counted toward meeting the political science credit requirements. The choice of specific electives must be approved by the department.