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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 |
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| Professional Core (see page 262) |
33-36 |
| Required Courses |
| EDCI 312 Teaching Social Studies in the Middle and Secondary School |
3 |
| *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 |
21 |
Restricted Electives
Choose two courses each from two of the four areas of concentration, or one course from each area of concentration. Nine of the 12 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 Electives: |
| POLS 480/580 Special Topics |
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 |
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| Total Restricted Electives |
12 |
| Total minimum credits required for major |
66-69 |
| Unrestricted electives |
25 |
| Total minimum required credits for degree |
128 |
*May satisfy Academic Foundations requirements
Certain courses in this program have prerequisites; students should check the course descriptions for required prerequisites.
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