This Eight Semester Plan is provided as a general guideline. It DOES NOT reduce the importance of careful discussions between a student and his or her academic advisor.
Some degree requirements, such as those for upper division and liberal arts credits, may not be completely delineated in this plan. Students are responsible for reviewing their own Degree
Audit Report each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Please see additional
disclaimers and information about these Eight Semester Plans, which are currently under development.
Political Science
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | | POL229 Comparative Politics - GE (WRLD)/Major | 4 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | POL216 Amer Govt & Politics - GE (USST)/Major | 4 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3-4 | | Total | 16-17 |
|
Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| POL227 Intro Intl Politics - GE (SSCI)/Major | 4 | | Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | | Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | | Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | Total | 13 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3-4 | | POL220 Classical and Medieval Political Theory | 4 | | Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | | Upper-Division Elective | 3 | | POL300 Scope and Methods of Political Science | 3 | | Total | 16-17 |
|
Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | | Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | | Upper-Division Elective | 3 | | Upper-Division Elective | 3 | | Upper-Division Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | | Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | | Upper-Division Elective | 3 | | Upper-Division Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
|
Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| POL4xx Senior Seminar (Writing Intensive) | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
|
Total Credits: 121-123
