Political Science, B.A.
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1301 | Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | American History to 1877 | 3 |
| POLS 2304 | Introd to Political Science | 3 |
| UNIV 1201 | Learning in Global Context | 2 |
| Creative arts | 3 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| ENGL 1302 | Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | American History since 1877 | 3 |
| MATH 1314 or MATH 1334 |
College Algebra or Contemporary Mathematics |
3 |
| POLS 2302 | Government and Politics of TX | 3 |
| Foreign language | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| ENGL 2314 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| GEOG 1303 | World Geography | 3 |
| POLS 2301 | Government and Politics of US | 3 |
| Life/Physical sciences | 3 | |
| Foreign language | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| ENGL 2342 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| POLS 2340 | World Politics | 3 |
| Communications | 3 | |
| Life/Physical sciences | 3 | |
| Foreign language | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| ECON 2301 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Select 1 of the following: | 3 | |
| Symbolic Logic | ||
Elective, adv. 1 |
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| POLS 3302 | Research and Analy in Pol Sci | 3 |
| BUAD 3355 or SOCI 3381 |
Business Statistics 3 or Statistics for Behavioral Sci |
3 |
| Foreign language | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| ECON 2302 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | |
| Minor, adv. | 3 | |
| POLS, adv. | 3 | |
| POLS, adv. | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Minor, adv. 2 | 3 | |
| Minor, adv. 2 | 3 | |
| POLS, adv. | 3 | |
| POLS, adv. | 3 | |
| Elective, adv. 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Minor, adv. | 3 | |
| Minor, adv. | 3 | |
| POLS, adv. | 3 | |
| Elective, adv. 2 | 6 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours Required: | 120 | |
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Pre-law students should take PHIL 3346.
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These courses may be non-advanced if additional advanced courses are included elsewhere in the program.
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All except business minors should take SOCI 3381; business minors will also need to elect MATH 1325, a prerequisite for BUAD 3355.
Total hours may vary depending on the requirements of the minor chosen (see the list of Recognized Minors in the College of Arts and Sciences section of the current catalog), but must be at least 120, including 45 advanced hours. Majors must complete the department’s written communications skills requirement.