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Bachelor of Arts/ Science in Political Science Requirements

Total Semester Credit Hours=120

  1. University Core Curriculum (44 hrs.)
  2. A minimum grade of "C" in all political science courses.
  3. Twelve semester hours of upper division political science courses must be completed at this university.
  4. A minimum of 36 semester hours in political science, of which 30 must be upper division, as follows:
    1. POLS 2305 and 2306: U.S. and Texas Government
    2. Political Theory: (3 hours)
      POLS 3360, 3361, 3362, 4360, 4361 or (when applicable) 4365
    3. American Politics: (6 hours)
      POLS 3330, 3335, 4320, 4330, 4340, 4355 or (when applicable) 4365
    4. Comparative Politics: (3 hours)
      POLS 3370, 3372, 3375, 3380, 3385, 3395, 4325 or (when applicable) 4365
    5. International Politics: (3 hours)
      POLS 3310, 3315, 3390, 4310, 4315, 4350 or (when applicable) 4365
    6. Public Administration and Policy: (3 hours)
      POLS 3340, 3345, 4335, 4345, 4349 or (when applicable) 4365
    7. Legal Studies: (3 hours)
      POLS 3321, 4321, 4322 or (when applicable) 4365
    8. Methodology: (3 hours)
      POLS 4396 or SOCI 3396 or equivalent
    9. Upper-division political science electives (6 hours)
  5. Students must make a grade of "C" or better in all mathematics minor courses.
  6. A minor of at least 18 hours, chosen in consultation with an advisor in the minor discipline.
  7. Electives

FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE: At least four semesters of a single foreign language or a satisfactory grade on a written examination approved by the foreign language faculty

FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE: Six hours from economics, geography, and/or computer science in addition to those otherwise counted as lower-division preparation.

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Department of Political Science and History