Academic

POLITICAL SCIENCE
FIRST YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
Course Course Title/Description CR Course Course Title/Description CR
ENG 111 Expository Writing (Core) 3
AWS 100 or
REL 208
Survey of the African World or
The Black Church in the U.S. (Core)
FYS 101 First Year Seminar I/Service Learning (Core)* 1 BIO 101 Biological Sciences I (Core) 3
HIS 101 The Global Past I (Core) 3 BIO 101L Biological Sciences I Laboratory (Core) 1
MAT 121 College Algebra (Core) 3 CS 101 Computer Concepts and Applications 3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (Core) 3 ENG 112 Argument and Research (Core) 3
UCO 101 University Convocation I (Core) 0 FYS 102 First Year Seminar II/Service Learning (Core)* 1
Physical Education Activity Elective (Core) 2 HIS 102 The Global Past II 3
UCO 102 University Convocation II (Core) 0
Total 15 Total 17
ENG 201 or
ENG 202
FFR 121 or
FSP 121
Readings in World Literature I or
Readings in World Literature II (Core)
Elementary French I or
Elementary Spanish I (Core)
POL 200 Introduction to Political Science 3
SECOND YEAR
3 ECO 203 Principles of Macroeconomics (Core) 3
3 ENG 199 Writing Proficiency Exam*** 0
FFR 122 or
FSP 122
Elementary French II or
Elementary Spanish II (Core)
POL 201 American National Government 3 HIS 201 U.S. History 1607 to 1865 3
SPT 204 Public Speaking (Core) 3 POL 202 State and Local Government 3
STA 205 Foundations of Statistics 3 POL 206 Research Methods 3
General Elective
Total 18 Total 18
THIRD YEAR
PHI 301 Ethics 3 POL 305 Political Theory 3
POL 301 International Relations 3 POL 312 Problems in Political Science Research 3
Political Science Elective 3 PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology 3
Political Science Elective 3 General Elective 3
Social Science Elective 3 Social Science Elective 3
Total 15 Total 15
FOURTH YEAR
POL 401 Comparative Political Ideologies 3 POL 403 Third World Political Development 3
POL 499C Senior Comprehensive Examination 0 POL 450 Senior Seminar 3
STA 306 Social Statistics 3 POL 499C Senior Comprehensive Examination (Retake) 0
Political Science Elective 3 General Elective 3
Political Science Elective 3 General Elective 3
Total 12 Total 12
TOTAL REQUIRED HOURS 122
*Service Learning: Students will earn a total of 30 service learning hours after successful completion of FYS 101 & FYS 102.
**Community Service: Students must contact the Office of Student Affairs for pre-approved community service project to earn a total of 90 hours of community
service by the end of their junior year.
***Writing Proficiency Examination: Students must complete English 111 and 112 with a minimum grade of ‘C’ to register for English 199, Writing Proficiency
Examination. Students who fail to take or do not pass ENG 199 must take ENG 200 – Review of Writing Strategies (3 credit hours).
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