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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Political Science and International Relations


Political Science BA Four-Year Plan

FALL SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (3cr.)      POSC 240 - Introduction to Global Politics (3cr.)  
POSC 150 - Introduction to American Politics (3cr.)   Foreign Language Requirement (2/3)
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3) Multicultural Requirement
Mathematics Requirement Breadth Requirement (Group D with laboratory) (1/12)
First Year Experience Breadth Requirement (2/12)
Credits: 14 Credits: 17
Second Year
POSC 220  or POSC 270  or POSC 285   POSC 300 - Research Methods for Political Science (3cr.)  
Foreign Language Requirement (3/3) Breadth Requirement (5/12)
Breadth Requirement (3/12) Breadth Requirement (6/12)
Breadth Requirement (4/12) Breadth Requirement (7/12)
Free Elective (1/9) Free Elective (2/9)
  Free Elective (3/9)
Credits: 16 Credits: 18
Third Year
POSC Elective (300-level) (1/6) POSC Elective (300-level) (3/6)
POSC Elective (300-level) (2/6) POSC Elective (400-level) (4/6)
Breadth Requirement (8/12) Discovery Learning Experience
Breadth Requirement (9/12) Breadth Requirement (10/12)
Free Elective (4/9) Free Elective (5/9)
Credits: 15 Credits: 15
Fourth Year
POSC Elective (400-level) (5/6) POSC Elective (400-level) (6/6)
Second Writing Requirement Capstone Requirement
Free Elective (6/9) Breadth Requirement (11/12)
Free Elective (7/9) Breadth Requirement (12/12)
Free Elective (8/9) Free Elective (9/9)
Credits: 15 Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124
 
     * Minimum 30 credit in POSC; maximum 45 credits.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department.  It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit.  Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.