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BACHELOR
OF ARTS |
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MAJOR
IN POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their advisor each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment; responsible for reviewing the Program of Study Requirements; and must meet foreign language and writing intensive course requirements for graduation. See Academic Regulations-Undergraduate. |
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*See Appendix A Core Curriculum and Optional Course Information. | ||||||||
**See Appendix C for approved list of minors and requirements. |
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FALL |
HOURS |
SPRING | HOURS |
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FRESHMAN YEAR | FRESHMAN YEAR | |||||||
ENGL |
1301 | English Composition I | 3 | ENGL | 1302 | English Composition II | 3 | |
MATH |
1314 | College Algebra | 3 | MATH | Math Elective1 | 3 | ||
HIST |
1301 | 3 | HIST | 1302 | The U.S. Since 1877 | 3 | ||
General Elective | 3 | COMM | Communication2 | 3 | ||||
Minor Curriculum** | 3 | Visual/Performing Arts* | 3 | |||||
Activity or Wellness* | 1 | |||||||
Total | 15 | 16 | ||||||
SOPHOMORE
YEAR |
SOPHOMORE YEAR | |||||||
PSCI | 2305 | American National Govt | 3 | PSCI | 2306 | American State Govt | 3 |
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ENGL | Survey of Literature* | 3 | Minor Curriculum** | 3 |
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GEOG | 1303 | General World Geography | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
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Natural Science* | 4 | Natural Science* | 4 |
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Foreign Language/Study Abroad3 | 3 | Foreign Language/Study Abroad3 | 3 | |||||
Total | 16 | 16 |
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JUNIOR
YEAR |
JUNIOR YEAR | |||||||
PSCI | 3301 | Research Methods Soc Sci | 3 | PSCI | 3314 | Modern Political Philosophy | 3 |
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PSCI | 3313 | Cls&Med Political Phil | 3 | PSCI | International Relations6 | 3 |
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PSCI |
American Politics4 | 3 | PSCI | Advanced PSCI Elective5 | 3 |
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PSCI |
Advanced PSCI Elec5 | 3 | PSCI | Advanced Minor Curr** | 3 |
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Advanced Minor Curr** | 3 | Advanced Elective | 3 | |||||
Total | 15 | 15 |
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SENIOR
YEAR |
SENIOR YEAR | |||||||
PSCI |
4311 | Constitutional Law | 3 | PSCI | 4351 | Senior Seminar in PSCI | 3 |
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PSCI |
Comparative Politics7 | 3 | PSCI | Advanced PSCI Elective5 | 3 |
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PSCI | Comp/Intl PSCI Elective8 | 3 | Advanced Elective | 3 |
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Advanced Minor Curr** | 3 | Advanced Minor Curr** | 3 |
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Advanced Elective | 3 | |||||||
Total | 15 | 12 |
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TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 120 | ||||||||
1Math elective, select 3 SCH from any math course above the level of College Algebra. MATH 1342, Introductory Statistics, strongly recommended. | ||||||||
2Communication, select 3 SCH from ENGL 2311, HUM 2301, COMM 1311 or COMM 1315. | ||||||||
3Foreign Language/Study Abroad, select 6 SCH in course work (not credit by exam) above the university’s foreign language admission requirement. Thus students who meet the university’s foreign language admission requirement by earning 6 hours of credit by exam, may take 6 SCH in the same language but at the intermediate level or above, or they may take 6 SCH of another foreign language at the introductory level. This requirement may also be met by earning 6 SCH in any subject while participating in a TAMIU-approved Study Abroad program while living for at least 3 months in a non-English speaking country. | ||||||||
4American Politics, slect 3 SCH from PSCI 3320 or 4320. | ||||||||
5Advanced PSCI, select 9 SCH at the 3000 level or above not used for any other requirement. | ||||||||
6International Relations, select 3 SCH from PSCI 4335 or 4340. | ||||||||
7Comparative Politics, select 3 SCH from PSCI 3305 or 3310. | ||||||||
8Comparative/International Politics, select 3 SCH from PSCI 3308, 3340, 4309, or 4321 (when the topic is Comparative or International); this requirement may also be met by the "second" or unused course in the Comparative Politics or International Relations required course sequence. | ||||||||
Note: See information on the combined BA/MA in Political Science. | ||||||||
Actual
degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a
given semester. |
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Some
courses may require prerequisites not listed. |
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