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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Political Science B.A.
Sub-plan: BSDH/MDT Dual Degree Program
Sample Plan: BA/MPP in Political Engagement Sample Plan
Total Credits: 131.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
POL 1001 - American Democracy in a Changing World : 3.0 cr : SOCS
Language :5.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
POL 1025 - Global Politics : 3.0 cr : SOCS, GP
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
POL 3225 - American Political Thought : 3.0 cr : CIV
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities, Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
POL 3451W - Politics and Society in the New Europe : 3.0 cr : GP, WI
POL 3835 - International Relations : 3.0 cr : SOCS, GP
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
Students who wish to study abroad could do so this semester
POL 3251W - Power, Virtue, and Vice: Ancient and Early Modern Political Theory : 3.0 cr : WI
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
POL 3080: Faculty-Supervised Individual Internship 4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
PA 5021 - Microeconomics for Policy Analysis : 3.0 cr
PA 5031 - Statistics for Public Affairs : 4.0 cr
POL 3085: Quantitative Analysis in Political Science 4.0 cr
POL 3321 - Issues in American Public Policy : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
PA 5002 - Introduction to Policy Analysis : 1.5 cr
PA 5003 - Introduction to Financial Analysis and Management : 1.5 cr
PA 5011 - Dynamics of Public Affairs Organizations : 3.0 cr
POL 4773W - Advocacy Organizations, Social Movements, and the Politics of Identity : 3.0 cr : DSJ, WI
Note that POL 4773W serves as the senior project in this plan
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr