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.
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.