Political Science (POLI)
POLI 1090 American Government with a C or better is a prerequisite for some higher-level political science courses. A score of 4 or higher on the AP American Government test satisfies the prerequisite requirement. Contact the department chair or program coordinator for further information.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| POLI 1090/1097 American Government in Multicultural World1,4 | 3 | Foreign Language II (College Core) | 4 |
| Foreign Language I (College Core) | 4 | POLI 1050/1057 Global Politics and Issues | 3 |
| Core Math | 3 | Core Science I | 4 |
| Core History | 3 | ||
| 16 | 14 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Core Literature | 3 | Courses from Major Core4 | 9 |
| Core Science II | 4 | Core History to complete sequence | 3 |
| Core Fine Arts | 3 | COMM 1000 Public Speaking3 | 3 |
| Core Humanities2 | 3 | ||
| LBAR 2010 Liberal Arts Careers Preparation (new course from CLA) | 2 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Course from Major Core4 | 3 | Course from Specialty Core5 | 3 |
| Courses from Specialty Core5 | 6 | Course from Specialty Electives6 | 3 |
| Electives | 6 | Electives | 9 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Course from Specialty Electives6 | 3 | Course from Specialty Electives6 | 3 |
| Course from POLI Electives7 | 3 | Course from POLI Electives7 | 3 |
| Electives | 9 | Electives | 9 |
| UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
- 1
The Major Core requires enrolling in the majors-only section of POLI 1090. See adviser for details.
- 2
If Literature requirement was completed prior to Fall 2013, Core Humanities must cover SLO 3.
- 3
COMM 1000 fulfills SLO 7.
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The Major Core is the majors-only section of POLI 1090, POLI 3000, POLI 3020, POLI 3250, and one of POLI 3090 or POLI 3120.
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Majors select a Specialty within POLI; each Specialty has a 9-hour required Specialty Core. See adviser for the core for each Specialty.
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Majors select a Specialty within POLI; each Specialty has a list of accepted Specialty Electives. See adviser for the electives for each Specialty.
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Most POLI courses count as a POLI Elective. See adviser for a full list of POLI Electives.