Political Science, B.A.

I. Major Program Requirements

Thirty-three semester credits of political science courses, including:

PO 102	Intro Comparative Politics (CD)(GD)	3
PO 104	American National Government	3
PO 115	International Relations (CD)(GD)	3
PO 306	Political Research Methods	3
PO 495	Senior Seminar (WI)	3

Of the remaining 18 PO credits, at least 6 credits must be at the 300 level, consisting of at least one course drawn from two of the following three groups:

Group I: American Politics

PO 310	Selected Topics in Public Policy	3
PO 315	Congress and the Presidency	3

Group II: International Relations

PO 342	War and Peace (CD)(GD)	3
PO 344	Contemporary Global Issues CD	3
PO 348	International Negotiation Simulation-GD	3

Group III: Comparative Politics

PO 312	Elections/Pol Parties/Public Opinion	3
PO 321	Citizenship: Think Global, Act Local-ND	3

Law and Politics Concentration (Optional):

Students who pursue a concentration in law and politics will take 10 of their political science elective credits in the following courses:

PO 201	Introduction to the Legal Profession	1
PO 210	Intro to Constitutional Law	3
PO 216	American Political Thought	3
PO 315	Congress and the Presidency	3