General Education 41-42
Foundation Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030: Require grade of C or better.
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 28-29
Humanities 9
ENG 2403: GE Distribution course required of all students.
Select Two GE Approved courses from two ares below:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 9
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
HIST 1062: GE Distribution course required of all students.
Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
| Psychology | 3 |
| Economics or ES 1010 World Geography | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 10-11
Select two GE Approved Science courses from areas below; one must be a lab science
| Biology | 3,4 |
| Chemistry or Physics | 3,4 |
| Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Forensic Sciences or Sustainability Sciences | 3/4 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Additional Required Courses 9
(Three 3000-Level Courses from among the following subject areas: Communications, English, Foreign Languages, History, Philosophy Social Work, Sociology and Anthropology)
Academic Major 36
All Major Courses require a grade of C or better.
Major Required Courses 18
| PS 1010 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS | 3 |
| PS 2100 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 3 |
| PS 2300 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | 3 |
| PS 2400 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATION | 3 |
| One Course from Political Theory Area | 3 |
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| Select one course from the choices below: | |
| PS 3430 | INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM | 3 |
| OR | |
| PS 3460 | HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY | 3 |
| OR | |
| PS 3550 | SCOPE/METHOD OF POLITICAL SCI | 3 |
Major Elective Courses 15
Select Five (5) Major Elective Courses: At least four (4) of these must be at the 3000 level. One course must be a Writing Emphasis (WE) course.
| PS 2000-4000 | 3 |
| PS 3000 | 3 |
| PS 3000 | 3 |
| PS 3000 | 3 |
| PS 3000-4000 (WE) | 3 |
PS 3172 (3 S.H.), PS 3172 (2 S.H.), PS 3171 (1 S.H.): (Optional) Internship courses may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Major Capstone Course 3
PS 4130: Course required by major and requires a grade of C or better.
| PS 4130 | SENIOR SEMINAR: POLITICAL ISSUES | 3 |
Free Electives 33-34
(50% of the free electives must be taken at the 3000-4000 Level)
PS 1996 (Optional) Freshman Research Course: Freshman may partner with faculty to earn one credit in PS 1996 which may be used to fulfill free elective requirements. This may be taken up to two times and is the only PS course approved in the free elective area.