Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Political Science and International Relations


International Relations - U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security Concentration BA Four-Year Plan

FALL SPRING
First Year
POSC 240  (Core 1/6) (Breadth Requirement: Group C (1/3)) POSC 150  or POSC 270  (Core 3/6) (Breadth Requirement: Group C (3/3))
MATH 114 , MATH 115  or MATH 117  or others Breadth Requirement: Group A (1/3)
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3) Breadth Requirement: Group B (1/3)
ECON 101  (Core 2/6) (Breadth Requirement: Group C (2/3))     Breadth Requirement: Group D (1/3)
ENGL 110  Foreign Language Requirement (2/3)
UNIV 101    
Credits: 17 Credits: 16
Second Year
HIST 102   or HIST 104  (Core 4/6) (Breadth Requirement: Group B (2/3)) One Languages, Literatures and Cultures course beyond the intermediate level taught in the relevant language (Core 6/6)
Breadth Requirement: Group A (2/3) Breadth Requirement: Group A (3/3)
Free Elective Breadth Requirement: Group B (3/3)
Foreign Language Requirement (3/3) Breadth Requirement: Group D with lab (2/3)
GEOG 120 GEOG 120  or GEOG 203  (Core 5/6) (Multicultural Requirement) Free Elective 
Credits: 16 Credits: 16
Third Year
POSC 313  * (Concentration 1/5) POSC Concentration course* (Concentration 3/5)
POSC 3XX or 4XX American Politics course* (Concentration 2/5) Concentration course* (Concentration 4/5)
Breadth Requirement: Group D (3/3) Discovery Learning Experience
Free Elective Free Elective
Free Elective Free Elective
Credits: 15 Credits: 15
Fourth Year
Concentration course* (Concentration 5/5) Specialization course** (Specialization 2/3)
POSC Specialization course** (Specialization 1/3) Specialization course** (Specialization 3/3)
Second Writing Requirement  1 credit Capstone
Free Elective  Free Elective
Free Elective Free Elective
  1 credit Free Elective
Credits: 15 Credits: 14
   
Total Credits: 124

*Concentration must consist of at least three courses in POSC and nine credits at the 400-level

**Specialization must include one course in POSC and three credits at the 400-level

This is one example, among many, of how graduation can be accomplished in four years.

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.