Political Science Curriculum Sequence

Freshman Year (First Semester): 14 Credits

• ENGL 101 - Freshman Composition I 3 Credits EC
• POSC 101 - Introduction to Political Science 3 Credits
• HIST 105 - History of the United States I 3 Credits ¹
• XXXX - HH General Education Req. 3 credits HH
• ORLA 101 - Freshman Orientation for Liberal Arts Majors and Undeclared Majors 1 Credits
• XXXX - PHYS. ED. Activity or FIN 101 1 credit

Freshman Year (Second Semester): 16 credits

• ENGL 102 - Freshman Composition II 3 Credits EC
• POSC 201 - American National Government 3 Credits ¹
• XXXX - MQ General Education Req. 4 credits MQ
• XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB²
• HIST 106 - History of the United States II 3 Credits

Sophomore Year (First Semester) 15 credits

• POSC 314 - Comparative Government 3 Credits
• ECON 211 - Principles of Economics I 3 Credits ¹
• COSC 110 - Introduction to Computing 3 Credits IM
• XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
• XXXX - Foreign Language 3 credits

Sophomore Year (Second Semester): 15 Credits

• POSC 385 - International Relations 3 Credits
• POSC 402 - Political Theory 3 Credits
• ECON 212 - Principles of Economics II 3 Credits ¹
• XXXX - CT General Education Req. 3 credits CT
• XXXX - Foreign Language 3 credits

Junior Year (First Semester) 16 credits

• XXXX - POSC Comparative Government Elective 3 credits
• XXXX - POSC American Government and Politics Elective 3 credits
• XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
• XXXX - BP General Education Req. with lab 4 credits BP
• XXXX - CI General Education Req. 3 credits CI

Junior Year (Second Semester) 15 credits

• XXXX - POSC International Relations Elective 3 credits
• XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB
• XXXX - BP General Education Req. no lab req. 3 credits BP
• XXXX - POSC Elective 3 credits³
• XXXX - Liberal Arts Core 3 credits

Senior Year (First Semester): 15 Credits

• POSC 307 - Scope and Methods of Political Science 3 Credits
• XXXX - POSC Elective 3 credits³
• XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits
• XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits
• XXXX - Liberal Arts Core 3 credits

Senior Year (Second Semester) 14 credits

• POSC 450 - Senior Seminar in Political Science 3 Credits
• XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits
• XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits
• XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits
• XXXX - Free Elective 2 credits

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 120

1 This course is a Major Requirement and cannot be used to fulfill a General Education Requirement

2 POSC 201 , ECON 211 , ECON 212 , HIST 105 , and HIST 106  CANNOT be used to fulfill the Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB) General Education Requirement

3 This can be any POSC course at the 300-400 level not used to satisfy any of the Major or General Education Requirements

 Please use the General Education Requirements Distribution Areas  to determine which courses fulfill General Education Requirements