Bachelor of Science Degree
Major in Political Science

Degree Requirements   Credits Academic Foundations Requirements The following Academic Foundations courses also satisfy requirements in the major: POLS 200, POLS 212, and POLS 221. Please refer to the Academic Foundations requirements (see details in catalog) 37 Required Courses *POLS 200 Introduction to Comparative Government 3 *POLS 212 United States Government 3 POLS 213 Introduction to Public Administration 3 POLS 215 American State and Local Government 3 *POLS 221 International Relations 3 POLS 350 Public Opinion and Polling 3 Total 18 Restricted Electives Choose two courses each from two of the four areas of concentration, or one course from each of the four areas. Nine of the twelve Restricted Electives must be upper-division. Area 1: Theory, Comparative Government, and Foreign Policy POLS 322 United States Foreign Policy 3 POLS 331 Political Philosophy 3 POLS 333 Comparative Politics 3 Area 2: The Legal System POLS/NAMS 314 The Indian and the Law 3 POLS 423/523 Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties 3 POLS 427/527 Constitutional Law: Powers and Structures 3 Area 3: U.S. Government POLS 214 Political Parties and Election 3 POLS 217 The Presidency 3 POLS 310 Judicial Process 3 POLS 321 Public Policy 3 POLS 347 Legislative Process 3 Area 4: Public Administration POLS 457/557 Public Budgeting and Finance 3 POLS 460/560 Ethics and Public Policy 3 POLS 462/562 Local Government Administration 3 Other Courses which may be used to satisfy Restricted Elective Requirements: POLS 480/580 Special Topics in Public Administration 1-3 POLS 490 Political Science internship 1-12 POLS 491 Independent Study 1-5 POLS 492 Seminar 1-3 POLS 496 Cooperative Education/Internship 1-9 Total Restricted Electives 12 Total minimum credits required for major 30 Unrestricted electives 23 Total minimum required credits for degree 120 *May satisfy Academic Foundations requirements Certain courses in this program have prerequisites; students should check the course descriptions for required prerequisites.