Political Science: General Political Science, BALAS
for the degree of Bachelor of Liberal Arts & Sciences Major in Political Science, General Political Science concentration
See the Political Science BALAS page for departmental distinction information.
for the degree of Bachelor of Liberal Arts & Sciences Major in Political Science, General Political Science concentration
See the Political Science Distinction page for departmental distinction information.
Political Science Core Requirements
Students may count a maximum of six (6) hours of credit of any combination of hours from PS 494 toward the advanced hours requirement. Not more than 6 hours of individual study courses in political science (PS 490) or 6 hours of internships (PS 491) or 6 hours of supervised research (PS 492) may be included in the major; a student with any mix of independent study hours and internship hours and supervised research hours may include a maximum of 9 hours of such credit in the major. (PS 496) is reserved for those seniors doing honors theses for distinction in political science and may not be counted in the 45-hour minimum required for the major.
General education: Students must complete the Campus General Education requirements including the campus general education language requirement.
Minimum required major and supporting course work: Normally equates to 70 hours. Twelve hours of 300- and 400-level in the major must be taken on this campus.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours.
General Political Science Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PS 100 | Intro to Political Science | 3 |
| Select any additional 100- or 200-level Political Science courses | 9 | |
| Select any 300- or 400-level Political Science courses | 15 | |
| Select Political Science courses at any level | 6 | |
| Students will select a second major, or a minor, or a set of courses of at least 12 hours of thematically-related coursework outside political science, developed in conjunction with an academic advisor. | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 45 | |
for the degree of Bachelor of Liberal Arts & Sciences Major in Political Science, General Political Science concentration