The major in political science requires completion of HIST 222 , POSC 100 , at least one credit of an internship or directed research, and 34 credits in additional work in political science. Qualified majors may avail themselves of Congressional District Office Internships around the state, internships with the Washington Center and Institute for Experiential Learning in Washington, D.C., law offices, businesses, and a wide variety of state and local government offices.
The optional pre-law concentration requires completion of HIST 222 , POSC 100 , at least one credit of an internship or directed research, and 40 credits in additional courses, including 31 credits in political science, 3 in psychology, 3 in philosophy, and 3 in economics or accounting.
The optional Political Science, Global Politics Concentration requires 30-33 credits of core political science courses, 15 credits of courses focusing on regional area studies, and 9 credits of courses focusing on transitional communities and related issues.
Three courses in the Leadership Studies minor (LDST 120 , LDST 220 , and LDST 320 ) can be taken as Political Science electives for credit in the Political Science major and minor.
Political science majors may earn either the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree.
No grade below “C-” will be accepted for courses applied to the major.
