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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Political Science B.A.
Sample Plan: Political Science
Total Credits: 120.0
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: 14.0 cr
Language :4.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
GE (Intellectual Community) :2.0 cr
POL 1201 - American Government and Politics : 4.0 cr : E/CR
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
Language :4.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
STAT 1601 : Introduction to Statistics 4.0 cr
POL 1101 - Introduction to Political Theory : 4.0 cr : E/CR
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
POL 2001W - Political Science Research Methods : 4.0 cr : SS
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
POL 2221 - The American Judicial Process : 2.0 cr : SS
POL 2261 - States: Laboratories of American Democracy : 2.0 cr : E/CR
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
POL 2401 - U.S. Foreign Policy : 4.0 cr : IP
POL 3232 - Constitutional Law: Governmental Powers and Constraints : 4.0 cr : SS
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
POL 3453 - Russian Politics and Foreign Policy : 4.0 cr : IP
POL 3263 - Political Psychology : 4.0 cr : SS
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 12.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
POL 4905 - Senior Research Seminar in Political Science : 4.0 cr
POL 3504 - Latin American Politics : 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 2.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr