Social Studies (BS)
Political Science
Program Requirements
Major Restricted Electives
Courses must be widely distributed from the social sciences and history OUTSIDE the area of concentration and/or from the interdisciplinary programs of Ethnic Studies, Gender & Women Studies and Urban Studies. Students are encouraged to take a mixture of courses reflecting a global and multicultural understanding. - Choose 26 Credit(s). * 17 credits must be upper-division
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Students should enroll in SOST 299, Individual Study in the subsequent semester to declaring the social studies non-teaching major. Students will work with the social studies coordinator to define personal learning goals and objectives and begin the development of a personal learning portfolio. In the senior year, the student will take SOST 499, Individual Study. - Choose 1 - 14 Credit(s).
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Emphasis Restricted Electives
Political Science - Choose 24 Credit(s). 15 of the 24 credits must be upper-division courses.
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4-Year Plan
First Year
Fall - 16 Credits
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05, GE-09
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Goal Areas: GE-05
General Education Course *
3 credits
General Education Course *
3 credits
General Education Course *
3 credits
Spring - 15 Credits
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-06, GE-09
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05
Elective Course in Major *
3 credits
General Education Course *
3 credits
General Education Course *
3 credits
Second Year
Fall - 15 Credits
Prerequisites: MATH 112 or equivalent
Goal Areas: GE-02, GE-04
Elective Course in Major *
3 credits
General Education Course *
4 credits
General Education Course *
4 credits
Spring - 15 Credits
Prerequisites: ECON 201, ECON 202 and ECON 301
Elective Course in Major *
3 credits
General Education Course *
2 credits
General Education Course *
3 credits
General Education Course *
4 credits
Third Year
Fall - 15 Credits
Elective Course in Major *
3 credits
Elective Course in Major *
3 credits
Course in Emphasis *
3 credits
Course in Emphasis *
3 credits
General Education Course *
3 credits
Spring - 15 Credits
Course in Emphasis *
3 credits
Course in Emphasis *
3 credits
Course in Emphasis *
3 credits
General Elective Course *
3 credits
General Elective Course *
3 credits
Fourth Year
Fall - 15 Credits
Prerequisites: none
Course in Emphasis *
3 credits
Course in Emphasis *
3 credits
General Elective Course *
3 credits
General Elective Course *
3 credits
Spring - 15 Credits
