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

First Semester		Sem. Hrs.	Second Semester		Sem. Hrs.
ORI 101	Survival Skills	1	2 ENG 102	Composition II	3
1 ENG 101	Composition I	3		3 Natural & Physical Science	4
MTH 112	Pre-Calculus Algebra	3	CMP 101	Fund. of Comp. & Info. Syst.	3
	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
		16

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
	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
					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
	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

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		Approved Courses in Minor	6
		15.5			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.