Political Science - B.S.

I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H MATH 1101 or MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E

II. Sciences (7-8 hours) At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.

Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Life Sciences (3-4 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours) Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.

World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Foreign Language Courses

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

V. Social Sciences (9 hours) Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H. A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.

Preferred Course(s): POLS 1101

Major Requirements

A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.

Required Courses (30 hours) All courses for the major must have a grade of "C" (2.0) or better. At least 24 hours of major required courses must be taken in residence. Theory and Method Courses (12 hours) POLS 2000 or POLS 4150 POLS 4070 or POLS 4071 or POLS 4071E or POLS 4072 or POLS 4073 POLS 4150 or POLS 4155 Choose one course not taken above from the following: POLS 3220 POLS 3230 POLS(SOCI) 3700 POLS 4070 POLS 4071 POLS 4072 POLS 4073 POLS 4150 or POLS 4150H POLS 4155 POLS 4156E POLS 4190 or POLS 4190H POLS 4641 American Studies Courses (9 hours) Choose three courses from the following: POLS 3600 POLS 3610 POLS 4105 or POLS 4105H POLS 4110 POLS 4400 or POLS 4400E or POLS 4400H POLS 4410 or POLS 4410H POLS 4420 or POLS 4420E POLS 4510 POLS 4515 or POLS 4515H POLS 4520/6520 or POLS 4520H POLS 4525 POLS 4530 or POLS 4530H POLS 4540 or POLS 4540H POLS 4541 POLS 4550 POLS 4551 or POLS 4551E  POLS 4555 POLS 4560 POLS 4565 POLS 4570 POLS 4575 POLS 4600 or POLS 4600H POLS 4605 or POLS 4605H POLS 4610/6610 or POLS 4610H POLS 4615 or POLS 4615H POLS 4620E POLS 4625 or POLS 4625H POLS 4635 POLS 4640 or POLS 4640H POLS 4641 POLS 4645E POLS 4650 POLS 4660 POLS 4665 POLS 4690 or POLS 4690E or POLS 4690H POLS 4700 or POLS 4700E or POLS 4700H POLS 4705 POLS 4707R POLS 4710 or POLS 4710E or POLS 4710H POLS 4720 or POLS 4720E POLS 4730 POLS 4740 or POLS 4740E or POLS 4740H POLS 4750 POLS 4760 POLS 4770 POLS 4780 or POLS 4780H POLS 4781 POLS 4790 or POLS 4790H POLS 4900 or POLS 4900S POLS 5030 SOCI(LACS)(POLS) 4055/6055 Choose an additional nine hours of 3000-level or higher POLS courses (excluding POLS 5100, POLS 5110, POLS 5120, POLS 5130, and POLS 5140). Only six hours of the POLS courses may be at the 5000-level. Students may also select up to six hours of 3000-level or higher INTL or PADP courses.

Major Electives

General Electives (30 hours) Note: Political Science requires individual review of non-equivalent transfer courses before they can be used to satisfy Area VI and Major Requirements.

(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)