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MAJORS IN HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

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.

*See Appendix A Core Curriculum and Optional Course Information.
** See Appendix C for approved list of minors and requirements.

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.
²Foreign 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 5 weeks in a non-English speaking country.
³Communication, select 3 SCH from ENGL 2311, HUM 2301 or COMM 1311.
⁴Chronological U.S. History, select 6 SCH from HIST 4316, 4317, 4318, 4366, 4367 or 4368.
⁵American Politics, select 3 SCH from PSCI 3320, PSCI 4312 or 4320.
⁶Advanced PSCI, select 6 SCH at the 3000 level or above not used for any other requirement.
⁷Non-U.S. History, select 6 SCH from HIST 3301, 3330, 3391, 3392, 3393, 3394, 3395, 4330, 4331, 4332, 4340, 4341, 4342 or 4391.
⁸International Relations, select 3 SCH from PSCI 4335 or 4340.
⁹Comparative Politics, select 3 SCH from PSCI 3305 or 3310.
¹⁰Comparative/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; and 6 SCH at the 3000-4000 level (or higher for BA/MA students) not used for any other requirement.
¹¹Thematic U.S. History, select 6 SCH from HIST 3370, 3380, 3385, 4364 or 4390.
¹²Social/Behavioral Science elective, select 3 SCH from HIST 3350 or 3351.

Note: See information on the combined BA/MA degree in History.

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.

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