Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Admission Requirements

Complete the Application and Admission Requirements for Baccalaureate Programs.

Graduation Requirements

• Complete the General University Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
• Complete the General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
• Complete the following major requirements:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
PS A101	Introduction to American Government	3
PS A102	Introduction to Political Science	3
PS A492	Senior Seminar in Politics	3
Complete one course from each of the four areas below:		12
Comparative Politics
PS A301	Comparative Political Economy
PS A311	Comparative Politics
International Relations
PS A321	International Relations
PS A322	United States Foreign Policy
Political Philosophy
PS A332	History of Political Philosophy I: Classical
PS A333	History of Political Philosophy II: Modern
American Politics
PS A330	The American Political Tradition
PS A353	American Political Development
Electives
Complete 12 additional credits in PS courses. PS A490 may be repeated for up to 6 credits with a change in subtitle.		12

A total of 120 credits is required for the degree, of which 39 credits must be upper-division; a minimum of 33 credits must be from PS courses.

Honors in Political Science

Students majoring in political science are eligible to graduate with departmental honors if they satisfy all of the following requirements:

• Meet the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science;
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.50 in courses applicable to the degree requirements;
• Complete PS A492 in the final term of study with a grade of A or B;
• Receive an honors score (based upon criteria established by the department) on a comprehensive examination for majors.

Departmental honors are awarded by the political science faculty.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science will be able to:

• Demonstrate the ability to write clear and precise English prose.
• Demonstrate the ability to understand basic principles of American government.
• Demonstrate the ability to understand the relationship between the United States and the larger world.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and criticize competing political science arguments.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and interpret important political texts.
• Demonstrate the ability to write a satisfactory senior-level research paper.
• Demonstrate knowledge of each recognized field within political science.