Political Science Bachelor of Arts - International Relations Track
Requirements
To satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, a student must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours, including 30 semester credit hours in Political Science. The required courses are POS 160 State/Local Government, POS 201 Metropolitan Government, POS 211 Intro to Political Science, POS 300 Statistics for BSS, POS 301 Research Methods for BSS, POS 355 Class Political/Soc Theory, and POS 499 Senior Colloquium; and the selection of 6 semester credit hours from any two of the three specialization options (Constitutional Law, International Relations, and Legislative/Executive Politics) in consultation with the student’s advisor. Students seeking the Constitutional Law option must complete POS 331 American Constitutional Law and POS 431 Constitution/Civil Liberties. Students selecting the International Relations option must complete 6 semester credit hours from POS 311 Comparative Government, POS 361 World Politics, POS 363 International Organizations, POS 462 Politics of Developing Nations, or POS 464 African Politics. Students select the Legislative/Executive Politics option must complete 6 semester credit hours from POS 322 Legislative Process, POS 446 American Political Executive, or POS 461 American Politics.Students should consult their advisor for the availability of other specialization options. The student in consulting with his/her advisor must select a final 3 semester hours elective from a 300/400 level political science course to complete the 36-hour Political Science major. Additionally, the student must complete a minor. Also, students must complete POS 101 American Government as part of the Liberal Studies Requirement.
| Term 1 (Fall) | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | English Comp I | 4 |
| POS 101 | American Government | 3 |
| MAT 115A | Accelerated College Algebra | 4 |
| KSU 118 | Intro. to University Learning | 3 |
| Humanities Requirement I | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| ENG 102 | English Comp II | 3 |
| SPE 103 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| PSY 200 or SOC 203 |
General Psychology or Principles of Sociology |
3 |
| KSU 186 | Navigate. the Tech. World | 3 |
| Humanities Requirement II | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 3 (Fall) | ||
| POS 160 | State/Local Government | 3 |
| POS 211 | Intro to Political Science | 3 |
| POS 300 | Statistics for BSS | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Life Science | ||
| Environmental Biology | ||
| Modern Topics in Biology | ||
| Chemistry in Context | ||
| Physical Sciences I | ||
| Physical Sci II | ||
| Earth & Environmental Science | ||
| Intro to Weather Studies | ||
| Introduction to Astronomy | ||
| Physic and Society | ||
| Arts Block Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 4 (Spring) | ||
| POS 201 | Metropolitan Government | 3 |
| POS 301 | Research Methods for BSS | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 5 (Fall) | ||
| POS 311 | Comparative Government (International Relations Track) | 3 |
| Minor Requirement | 3 | |
| Minor Requirement | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 6 (Spring) | ||
| POS 355 | Class Political/Soc Theory | 3 |
| POS 464 | African Politics (International Relations Track) | 3 |
| Minor Requirement | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 7 (Fall) | ||
| POS Elective 300/400 level | 3 | |
| Minor Requirement | 3 | |
| Minor Requirement | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 8 (Spring) | ||
| POS 499 | Senior Colloquium | 3 |
| Minor Requirement | 3 | |
| Minor Requirement or Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 122 | |