Curriculum

BA Political Science

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First Year

Fall Semester		Credits	Spring Semester		Credits
PO105	American Politics	3	PO106	Intro to Public Policy	3
EN101	Comp. & Lit. I	3	EN102	Comp. & Lit. II	3
	Modern Language	6		Modern Language	6
	Elective	3		Elective	3
	Total Credits	15		Total Credits	15

Second Year

Fall Semester		Credits	Spring Semester		Credits
EN201	World Lit I	3	EN202	World Lit II	3
HI121	American History Survey I	3	HI122	American History Survey II	3
MA232	Elementary Statistics	3	MA	Math Elective	3
PO220	Research Methods	3	EC201 or EC202	Economics	3
PO215	International Relations	3	PO202	Comparative Politics	3
	Total Credits	15		Total Credits	15

Third Year

Fall Semester		Credits	Spring Semester		Credits
EN112	Public Speaking	3	HI	(non-Western History) Elective	3
	Lab Science	4		Lab Science	4
PH	Philosophy Elective	3		Humanities Elective	3
PO	Political Philosophy Elective	3	PO	American Politics Elective	3
	Elective	3	PO	International Relations Elective	3
	Total Credits	16		Total Credits	16

Fourth Year

Fall Semester		Credits	Spring Semester		Credits
	Humanities Elective	3		Humanities Elective	3
	Elective	3	PO	Upper-division Elective	3
	Elective	3	PO	Upper-division Elective	3
	Elective	3		Elective	3
PO	Comparative Politics Elective	3	PO410	Capstone Seminar in Political Science	3
	Total Credits	15		Total Credits	15