Degree Requirements

In addition to the requirements of the academic major, students must comply with the General Academic Regulations for Graduation  and Undergraduate Academic Policies .  As part of these policies, students must complete the General College Curriculum , which is based on the degree.

Major Requirements

Candidates for a major in Political Science must complete with a “C” average or better, at least 37 hours of political science courses. Included in the 37 hours must be:

• ECON 201 - Microeconomics (3)
• ECON 202 - Macroeconomics (3)
• POLS 229 - The National Government (3)
• POLS 230 - State and Local Government (3)
• POLS 260 - Scope and Methods of Political Science (3)
• nine hours of additional political science classes
• MATH 160 - Elementary Statistics (3)