Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Major Requirements/Political Science (33 credits)
PS-102	International Relations	3
PS-103	American National Government	3
PS-211	Legal Analysis and Writing	3
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSAM (American Politics)		3
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSAL (American Legal System)		3
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSPA (Public Policy)		3
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSIP (International Relations)		3
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSCG (Comparative Politics)		3
PS-221	Early Political Thought	3
or PS-222	Modern Political Thought
or PS-224	Theories of Political Economy
Select one of the following:		3
PS-309	Political Science Internship Seminar
PS-289	Political Science Internship
PS-371	International Service Seminar
PS-383	Model UN Conference
PS-389	Political Science Internship
PS-489	Political Science Internship
PS-401	Seminar in Political Science	3
(Political Science courses satisfy 6 credits of Social Science (SS.SV) in General Education)
Concentration Requirements/Legal Studies (12 credits)
PS-307	The American Judiciary	3
PS-311	Introduction to Constitutional Law	3
PS-312	Constitutional Law: Civil Rights	3
Select 3 credits from Political Science (PS)		3
Free Electives (36 credits) 1
Select up to 36 credits of free electives 1		36
General Education Requirements (39 credits) 2
Complete 39 credits as outlined on the General Education table. 2		39
Total Credits		120

¹

Please consult with your advisor regarding the required number of free electives that must be completed.

²

The General Education curriculum requires the completion of 45 credits. However, students may be able to share credits from within their major or interdisciplinary requirements. Please consult with your advisor to determine which General Education courses must be completed.

Notes

• 54 credits must be completed at the 200 level or higher.

Sequence Chart

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EN-101 College Composition I	3	EN-102 College Composition II	3
Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV)	3	Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,PL	3
PS-102 International Relations	3	PS-103 American National Government	3
MA-xxx Gen*Ed Mathematics	3	Free Electives	6
FO-xxx Gen*Ed World Lanaguages	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EN-2xx Gen*Ed Literature (LIT)	3	Gen*Ed Aesthetics (AT) AR,DA,MU,TH	3
Gen*ED Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD)	3	PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSAL	3
PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSPA	3	PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSCG	3
PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSIP	3	Free Electives	6
Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
PS-307 The American Judiciary	3	PS-221 Early Political Thought, 222, or 224	3
Gen*Ed Cultural Diversity (CD) or Global Understanding (GU)	3	PS-311 Introduction to Constitutional Law	3
PS-xxx Political Science Elective	3	PS-211 Legal Analysis and Writing	3
Free Electives	6	Free Electives	6
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
PS-312 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights	3	PS-401 Seminar in Political Science	3
PR-xxx Interdisciplinary Perspectives (ISP)	3	PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSAM	3
Free Electives	9	PS-309,PS-371,PS-383,PS-289,PS-389, or PS-489 (ExEd)	3
		Free Electives	6
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Total Credits 120