College of Liberal Arts
Curricula in Political Science
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science. 33 credits. No more than 33 credits in political science may be applied to the degree. Students must complete POLS 206, 207 and 209 and 24 political science elective hours. A grade of C or higher is required for a course to be counted in the major field.
| Credits | Course | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | POLS 206 American National Government. | |
| 3 | POLS 207 State and Local Government. | |
| 3 | POLS 209 Introduction to Political Science Research. Students must complete POLS 209 before taking more than six hours of 300- or 400-level courses in Political Science. | |
| 24 | Electives Distribution Requirement: In addition to the required courses in American Government (POLS 206 and 207), students must complete one course in at least two of the following three areas of Political Science: Political Theory—POLS 303, 349, 350, 359, 364, 369, 454, 455, 456, 462; Comparative Governments—POLS 311, 312, 322, 323, 324, 326, 328, 329, 338, 352, 365, 421, 424, 432; International Relations—POLS 331, 413, 415, 423, 429, 447. | |
College and University Requirements. Other courses may qualify for the following categories. Students should consult the approved list of courses available in the Undergraduate Student Services Office in the College of Liberal Arts. The following lists incorporate University Core Curriculum requirements. No course can be counted in more than one category.
| Credits | Course | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric. | |
| 3 | Communication (3 hours): To be selected from ENGL 203, 210, 301, 235, 236 or 241; COMM 203 or 243. | |
| 6 | Literature in English (6 hours): To be selected from ENGL 203 (unless 203 is used to satisfy the communication requirement), 212, 221, 222, 227, 228, 231, 232 or courses for which one of these listed courses is a prerequisite. | |
| 14 | Foreign Language (14 hours or equivalent): Four course sequence in French, German, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Greek or Latin unless permission is received from the department head to substitute work in other languages. This will not satisfy the college humanities and visual and performing arts requirements. | |
| 6 | Mathematics: At least 3 hours must be in MATH (excluding 102, 103, 104, 130, 150, 165, 365 and 366). Three hours also may be in logic. | |
| 9 | Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts: 9 hours to be selected from the approved list in the University Core Curriculum section of this catalog. | |
| 8 | Natural Sciences: Two or more courses which deal with fundamental principles and in which a critical evaluation and analysis of data and processes are required. A minimum of one course shall include a corresponding laboratory. See approved list in the University Core Curriculum section of this catalog. | |
| 6 | Social and Behavioral Sciences: To be selected from such areas as cultural anthropology, economics, geography, psychology, and applied ethics. See approved list in the University Core Curriculum section of this catalog. | |
| 6 | U.S. History and Political Science: HIST 105 and 106 or other courses in American and Texas history, except that courses pertaining solely to Texas history may not comprise more than 3 hours. | |
| (6) | International and Cultural Diversity: To be selected from approved list. This course may also be used to satisfy any other requirement. | |
| *2 | Kinesiology: KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity and KINE 199 Required Physical Activity. | |
| 32 | Free Electives: Students may choose 9 hours of free electives. Remaining hours must be approved by the departmental advisor. (Political science courses may not be used as elective hours.) | |
128 |
total hours |
* See University Core Curriculum, item 7.