Requirements and suggested programs of study for Majors and Minors in Behavioral Sciences.
Political Science Major
127 Credit Hours
The Political Science major consists of 32 semester hours (23 specified and 9 elective). All elective hours must come from 300 and 400 level courses and must include at least six hours at the 400 level. All Political Science majors must complete a minor. Political Science majors are encouraged to participate in a cooperative work experience or internship.
Freshman Year
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First
Semester |
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Sem.
Hrs. |
Second
Semester |
|
Sem.
Hrs. |
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ORI 101 |
Survival Skills |
1 |
2 ENG 102 |
Composition II |
3 |
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1 ENG 101 |
Composition I |
3 |
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3 Natural & Physical Science |
4 |
|
MTH 112 |
Pre-Calculus Algebra |
3 |
CMP 101 |
Fund. of Comp. & Info. Syst. |
3 |
|
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3 Natural & Physical
Science |
4 |
ART 101 |
Art Appreciation |
3 |
|
MUS 101 |
Music Appreciation |
3 |
|
HIS 101 |
World History I |
3 |
|
|
16 |
| PED |
4 Physical Ed. Activities |
2 |
|
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| |
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16 |
|
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1 ENG 101H or ENG 103 (international students) may be taken; 2 ENGL 102H or ENG 104 (international students) may be taken. 3 BIO 101, BIO 101L or BIO 102, BIO 102L; CHE 101, CHE 101L or CHE 102, CHE 102L; PHY 101, PHY 101L or PHY 102, PHY 102L; 4 HED 101 or MSC 101 or MSC 102 may be taken.
Sophomore Year
|
First
Semester |
|
Sem.
Hrs. |
Second
Semester |
|
Sem.
Hrs. |
|
ENG 203 |
World Literature I |
3 |
ENG 404 |
Black Literature |
3 |
|
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5 Elem. Foreign Language |
3 |
ENG 205 |
Speech |
3 |
|
PHL 201 |
Intro. to Philosophy |
3 |
|
6 Social Science |
3 |
|
HIS 304 |
African-American History |
3 |
ECO |
7 Basic Economics or Principles of Economics |
3 |
| PSC 201 |
Intro. to Political Science |
3 |
| |
|
15 |
|
5 Elem. Foreign Language II |
3 |
| |
|
|
PSC 205 |
American Government |
3 |
| |
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|
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18 |
5 French, German, or Spanish; 6 PSY 201 or SOC 201; 7 ECO 200 or ECO 231 or ECO 232
Junior Year
|
First
Semester |
|
Sem.
Hrs. |
Second
Semester |
|
Sem.
Hrs. |
|
HIS 201 |
American History I |
3 |
HIS 202 |
American History II |
3 |
|
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Intermed. Foreign Lang. |
3 |
|
Intermed. Foreign Lang. |
3 |
|
ENG 304 |
Advanced Composition |
3 |
PSC 307 |
Comparative Government |
3 |
|
GEO 214 |
World Regional Geography |
3 |
PSC 310 |
Blacks in Amer. Politics |
3 |
|
PSC 206 |
State & Local Government |
3 |
PSC 398 |
Program Seminar II |
0.5 |
| PSC 397 |
Program Seminar I |
0.5 |
|
Approved Course in Minor |
3 |
| |
Approved Course in Minor |
3 |
|
|
15.5 |
| |
|
18.5 |
|
|
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Senior Year
|
First
Semester |
|
Sem.
Hrs. |
Second
Semester |
|
Sem.
Hrs. |
|
PSC 308 |
International Relations |
3 |
PSC 401 |
Western Political Thought |
3 |
|
PSC 497 |
Program Seminar III |
0.5 |
PSC 498 |
Program Seminar IV |
0.5 |
|
PSC |
8 Electives |
6 |
PSC |
8 Elective |
3 |
|
|
Approved Courses in Minor |
6 |
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Approved Courses in Minor |
6 |
| |
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15.5 |
|
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12.5 |
8 All elective hours must come from 300 and 400 level courses and must include at least six hours at the 400 level.
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