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 12 hours
| GOV 301 | Political Theory I | 3 |
| GOV 351 | American Constitutional Law: Powers /Checks | 3 |
| GOV 410 | Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science | 3 |
| GOV 493 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
Law-related courses 9 hours
Elective government courses 9 hours
| 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 335 | American State and Local Politics | 3 |
| GOV 346 | Political Parties | 3 |
| GOV 348 | Interest Group Politics | 3 |
| GOV 384 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| GOV 387 | Nationalism and Developing Nations | 3 |
| GOV 391 | International Relations | 3 |
| GOV 397 | Democracy and Democratization | 3 |
| GOV 401 | The Presidency | 3 |
| GOV 495 | Special Topics | 1-5 |
| GOV 499 | Independent Study | 1-3 |