Summary of Requirements
|
2020-2021 |
| General Studies |
37 |
| Pre-Major Courses |
3 |
| Major and Related Courses |
30 |
| Free Elective Courses |
50 |
| TOTAL |
120 |
Students may choose from the General Government Track or from the Government with a specialization in Law Track.
GPA requirement: Students MUST graduate with a GPA of 2.75 or higher to graduate with the law track option. Students should meet at least every semester with their academic adviser and will be asked to switch to the general government track if they cannot satisfy the GPA requirement.
Required pre-major courses 3 hours
Required government courses 9 hours
| GOV 301 | Political Theory I | 3 |
| GOV 410 | Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science | 3 |
| GOV 493 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
Elective government courses 21 hours
A government major will be allowed to substitute one history course for a government elective in the major, and a history major will be allowed to substitute one government course for a history elective in the major. Such substitution must be done with the approval of academic advisors.
American Government Concentration
Choose two courses:
International Concentration
Choose two courses:
| GOV 328 | Comparative European Government | 3 |
| GOV 329 | Comparative Governments of Asia, Africa & Latin America | 3 |
| GOV 330 | Introduction to the European Union | 3 |
| GOV 387 | Nationalism and Developing Nations | 3 |
| GOV 391 | International Relations | 3 |
| GOV 396 | International Law and Organization | 3 |
| GOV 397 | Democracy and Democratization | 3 |
And choose the remainder of the 21 credits in consultation with the department. Any department elective course listed above or below may be taken.
Other elective government courses