Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
60 Credits
Students select a first, second and third field of study from the three fields listed below:
- American Politics and Public Policy
- Political Theory
- International and Comparative Politics
Core courses are required in each of the three fields. They are:
- PLSC 250 for American Politics and Public Policy
- PLSC 261 for Political Theory
- PLSC 271 or PLSC 291 for International and Comparative Politics
In the three fields, the students must complete:
- Core course plus fifteen (15) credits in the first field
- Core course plus ten (10) credits in the second field
- Core course plus four (4) credits in the third field
- Three credits of senior seminar--PLSC 417
Courses in the three fields are organized as follows:
American Politics and Public Policy--250, 311, 313, 314, 345, 346, 347, 353, 414, 415, 417c, 420, 421, 423, 427, 449, 450, 467, 468, 489
Political Theory--261, 361, 362, 417d, 462, 463, 464, 469, 480, 493
International and Comparative Politics--271, 291, 301, 302, 307, 308, 310, 370, 372, 376, 380, 390, 399, 402, 403, 406, 417a, 417b, 430, 436, 453
PLSC 101, PLSC 366, PLSC 417e, PLSC 443, PLSC 444, 447, 448, and 491 credits apply toward the major but do not count in any field. No more than ten credits of internship, or of independent study combined, may be counted toward the major.
For major evaluation/plan of study forms please see the Forms section of the website.