BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE SUGGESTED DEGREE PROGRAM SEQUENCE

 

In the sequence below, only courses marked with an asterisk (*) are program requirements.  Other courses are recommended selections from categories within the program requirements. 

 

FRESHMAN YEAR

First Semester

 

Second Semester

Course

Title

Hours

 

Course

Title

Hours

ENGL 1101*

English Composition I

3

 

ENGL 1102*

English Composition II

3

CRIT 1101*

Critical Thinking

3

 

SOCI 1101*

Introduction to Sociology

3

COMM 1001

Presentational Speaking

1

 

BIOL 1111

Introductory Biology I

3

POLS 1101*

American Government

3

 

BIOL 1111L

Intro to Biology Laboratory

1

MATH 1101

Intro to Math Modeling

3

 

MUSC 2101

Music Appreciation

3

HIST 2111 or HIST 2112

Survey of U.S. History

3

 

POLS 2401

Introduction to Global Issues

3

 

 

 

 

COMM 1002

Presentation Applications

1

Total

 

16

 

Total

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR

First Semester

 

Second Semester

Course

Title

Hours

 

Course

Title

Hours

HIST 2111

US History to 1877

3

 

PSYC 2101

Psychology of Adjustment

3

PSYC 1101

Intro General Psychology

3

 

PSYC 2103

Intro to Human Development

3

BIOL 1112

Introductory Biology II

3

 

HIST 2265

Minorities in Amer History

3

POLS 2101

Intro to Political Science

3

 

MATH 1231

Introductory Statistics

3

PHIL 2201

Intro to World Philosophy

3

 

ECON 2105

Prin of Macroeconomics

3

Total

 

15

 

Total

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUNIOR YEAR

First Semester

 

Second Semester

Course

Title

Hours

 

Course

Title

Hours

HIST 3110

Georgia History/Govt

3

 

POLS 3320

Public Policy

3

HIST 3210

Twentieth Century World

3

 

POLS 4424

Judicial Process

3

POLS 4425

Constitutional Law

3

 

WST 3500

Feminist Theory

3

PSYC 3130

Social Psychology

3

 

HIST 4003

Women’s History

3

SOCI 3310

Race and Ethnicity

3

 

HMSV 3010

Intro to Human Services

3

Total

 

15

 

Total

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENIOR YEAR

First Semester

 

Second Semester

Course

Title

Hours

 

Course

Title

Hours

POLS 4490*

Internship

3

 

POLS 4421

American Political Thought

3

POLS 4426

Civil Liberties

3

 

PSYC 4110

Psychology of Gender

3

HIST 4001

African American History

3

 

HMSV 3501

Organ./Admin. Human Services

3

SOCI 4501*

Social Research Methods

3

 

POLS 4500*

Senior Seminar

3

POLS 4900

Independent Study

3

 

POLS 3212

State and Local Government

3

Total

 

15

 

Total

 

15