Graduation with a major in political science requires:

• 124 total credit hours
• 12 hours in a single foreign language
• PHI 151 or REL 131
• One of the following NOT Selected in General Education Curriculum (GEC) 03:
• ANT 101; GHY 101; PS 201; SOC 101
• One of the Following:
• ENG 200, 201, 202; HIS 201, 202; FLM 170; WS 301
• 36 Hours in the Major
• PS 101 (American Government)
• PS 201 (Great Issues of Politics)
• PS 491 (Senior Capstone)
• Electives
• 1 course from each of the political science areas
• 5 more courses in any 2 political science areas
• 2 writing intensive courses
• A 2.0 cumulative GPA in major courses
• 18 hours in a minor field

4 areas of political science:

• Theory and methods: PS 321, 411, 412, 420, 421, 426
• American: PS 301, 303, 304, 305, 401–409
• Global politics: PS 330, 331, 350, 431, 432, 450-452, 456-459
• Public law/administration: PS 370, 375, 380, 470-474 480, 481, 485, 489