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Dec 09, 2024
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2014-2015 Catalog FINAL VERSION - Closed for Revisions
Political Science, B.A.
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This major is administered by the Department of Political Science .
Consists of at least 36-44 credits including:
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Upper-level requirement, 18 credits
Earn at least 18 credits in courses 300 and above.
Political Science subfields
Take at least 3 credits in each of the four fields:
American politics and government
World Language Courses, 8 credits
Complete a two-semester sequence of university entry-level world language courses (101, 102). The requirement may be fulfilled through equivalent coursework or other language acquisition as demonstrated through a test-out policy (including Native American languages and American Sign Language). If your native language is not English and you can document formal high school or university study of your native language, you may use ENGL 101 and ENGL 202 , or ENGL 150 as a means of fulfilling this world language requirement.
Teacher Certification
- You need 12 credits American politics and government, including 3 credits public law and 3 credits state and local: 6 credits comparative and international; 6 credits theory including POLI 300 or POLI 497 that is required for certification by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
- THE DPI requires all elementary and secondary education majors to take POLI 101 .
- Also see information about the Professional Education Program in the Education section, and information about Secondary Education for teacher certification in the Secondary Education Curriculum for Teacher Certification section of this catalog.
Communication in the Major
Satisfied by POLI 300 and one of the following:
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* when taken as a 3 credit independent study with a presentation of research to a public audience
Capstone Experience
Satisfied by:
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* when taken as a 3 credit independent study that satisfies the Capstone Experience requirements
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