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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Political Science B.A.
Sample Plan: Political Science B.A.
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
UST 1000 - Learning in Community : 1.0 cr
POL 1011 - American Government and Politics : 3.0 cr : LE CAT6, SOC SCI
LE (Writing & Information Literacy) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
POL 1050 - International Relations : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, GLOBAL PER
LE (Natural Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Cultural Diversity in the US) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
POL 1500 - Introduction to Comparative Politics : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, GLOBAL PER
LE (Logic & Quantitative Reasoning) :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
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Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
POL 1610 - Introduction to Political Theory : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, HUMANITIES
LE (Oral Communication & Languages) :4.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :1.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
LE (Natural Sciences) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
LE (Fine Arts) :3.0 cr
CRIM 3380 - Death Penalty : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
LE (Sustainability) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
POL 3120 - Congress and the Presidency : 4.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
WRIT 31xx - Adv Writing (3 cr) : 3.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
POL 3150 - American Constitutional Law I : 3.0 cr
POL 3426 - Politics of International Law : 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
POL 4190 - Senior Seminar : 4.0 cr
POL 3141 - Pol Parties & Polarization : 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr