Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

208 / POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science Model Four-Year
Plan
The normal course load is 15 semester hours (5 classes). By
following the model below, a student will complete all lower
division core requirements by the end of the sophomore
year as well as most major prerequisites. Note that core
areas are suggested to provide a distribution of various
disciplines every semester. Please be flexible implementing
these suggestions, given your own interests and course
availability. In four years, this plan meets all common
graduation requirements.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester S.H.
or
POLS 130
POLS 150
American Politics ........................... 3
Comparative Politics ..................... (3)
or
AMCS 100 Intro to American Cultures .............. 3
AMCS 161 Young America, 1607-1900 ......... (3)
ENGL 110 College Writing .............................. 3
or
or
HIST ___
PHIL 160
THST ___
University Core .............................. 3
Phil. of Human Nature ................. (3)
University Core ............................ (3)
MATH ___ University Core .............................. 3
___
15
Spring Semester S.H.
or
POLS 130
POLS 150
American Politics ........................... 3
Comparative Politics ..................... (3)
or
HIST ___ University Core .............................. 3
or
PHIL 160
THST ___
Phil. of Human Nature ................. (3)
University Core ............................ (3)
____ ___ Critical/Creative Arts Core ............... 3
____ ___ Literature Core ............................... 3
____ ___ Social Science Core ........................ 3
___
15
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester S.H.
or
POLS 210
POLS 220
Empirical Approaches ..................... 3
Survey of Political Thought ............ (3)
or
or
HIST
PHIL
___
160
University Core .............................. 3
Phil. of Human Nature ................. (3)
THST ___ University Core ............................ (3)
____ ___ CMST/Crit Thinking Core ................. 3
____ ___ Social Science Core ........................ 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
___
15
Spring Semester S.H.
or
POLS 210
POLS 220
Empirical Approaches ..................... 3
Survey of Political Thought ............ (3)
or
or
HIST ___
PHIL 160
THST ___
University Core .............................. 3
Phil. of Human Nature ................. (3)
University Core ............................ (3)
____ ___ Critical/Creative Arts Core ............... 3
____ ___ Science Core ................................. 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
___
15
Junior Year
Fall Semester S.H.
POLS 360 World Politics ................................ 3
POLS ___ POLS Upper Division ...................... 3
or
PHIL ___ Upper Division PHIL ....................... 3
THST ___ Upper Division THST .................... (3)
____ ___ Upper Division Elective ................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
___
15
Spring Semester S.H.
POLS ___ POLS Upper Division ...................... 3
POLS ___ POLS Upper Division ...................... 3
or
PHIL ___ Upper Division PHIL ....................... 3
THST ___ Upper Division THST .................... (3)
____ ___ Upper Division Elective ................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
___
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