Political Science and Public Service: American Politics, B.S.

General Education

(see Certified General Education Courses for list of approved courses)

Rhetoric and Writing: (6 hours)

Two approved courses in rhetoric and writing

Fine Arts and Humanities: (12 hours)

Complete one approved course in each subcategory

Historical Understanding (3 hours)

Literature (3 hours)

Thought, Values and Beliefs (3 hours)

Visual and Performing Arts (3 hours)

Natural Sciences: (7-8 hours)

Two approved natural science courses, at least one including a laboratory component

Behavioral and Social Sciences: (6 hours)

Two approved behavioral or social science courses other than Political Science

Mathematics: (3 hours)

One approved mathematics course

Statistics: (3 hours)

One approved statistics course

Non-Western Culture: (3 hours)

One approved non-western culture course

Minor Requirement

All Political Science majors must complete a minor with a minimum 2.0 grade point average.

Program Requirements

7 hours of Political Science and Public Service at the 1000 level:

9 hours of Political Science and Public Service at the 2000 level:

3 credit hours from:

3 credit hours from 2000-level PSPS

13 hours of Political Science and Public Service at the 3000 level:

6 credit hours from:

3 credit hours from 3000-level PSPS

15 hours of Political Science and Public Service at the 4000 level

PSPS 4000 - Capstone Seminar

6 credit hours from:

6 credit hours from 4000-level PSPS

Related Courses (12 hours):

Additional Requirements for the Major:

One course designated as political theory must be taken from PSPS 2051 , PSPS 2450 , PSPS 3052 , PSPS 3053 , PSPS 3054 , PSPS 3055 , PSPS 4050r , PSPS 4051 , or PSPS 4052 . (These courses can be used to meet requirements in the major and also count toward the theory requirement.

Additional Information and Notes

2.0 GPA in all required major and related courses (including specified General Education courses).

Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses.

Electives to complete 120 hours.

See Degree and Graduation Requirements for additional requirements.

ClearPath for Advising

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