Department of Political Science and International Relations

Political Science - American Politics Concentration BA Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
POSC 150 - Introduction to American Politics	POSC 240 - Introduction to Global Politics
ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition	Foreign Language Requirement (2/3)
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3)	Multicultural Requirement
MATH 113 , MATH 114 , MATH 115 or other	Breadth Requirement (Group D with Laboratory) (1/12)
First Year Seminar	Breadth Requirement (2/12)
Credits: 14	Credits: 17
Second Year
POSC 220 , POSC 270 or POSC 285	POSC 300 - Research Methods for Political Science
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 (1/10)	Free Elective (2/10)
	Free Elective (3/10)
Credits: 16	Credits: 18
Third Year
POSC Restricted Elective in concentration (300-level) (1/6)*	POSC Restricted Elective in concentration (300-level) (3/6)*
POSC Restricted Elective in concentration (300-level) (2/6)*	POSC Restricted Elective in concentration (400-level) (4/6)*
Breadth Requirement (8/12)	Discovery Learning Experience
Breadth Requirement (9/12)	Breadth Requirement (10/12)
Free Elective (4/10)	Free Elective (5/10)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
POSC Restricted Elective in concentration (400-level) (5/6)*	POSC 499 - Capstone
Second Writing Requirement	POSC Restricted Elective in concentration (400-level) (6/6)*
Free Elective (6/10)	Breadth Requirement (11/12)
Free Elective (7/10)	Breadth Requirement (12/12)
Free Elective (8/10)	Free Elective (9/10)
	Free Elective (10/10)
Credits: 15	Credits: 16
Total Credits: 126

*See program page for approved courses.

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.