Political Science (Bachelor of Arts, B.A.)
*Effective Fall 2020, this program is being phased out and has a 3-year teach out plan. More information can be found here.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies | ||
| Students must complete General Studies courses | 42-47 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ECO 101 | Current Issues in the Economy | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| MAT 111 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| or MAT 111E | Introductory Statistics | |
| PSC 101 | American National Government | 3 |
| PSC 110 | American State and Local Government | 3 |
| PSC 200 | International Politics | 3 |
| PSC 210 | Comparative Political Systems | 3 |
| PSC 280 | Scope and Methods | 3 |
| PSC 310 | Political Theory | 3 |
| PSC 491 | Political Science Capstone I | 2 |
| PSC 492 | Political Science Capstone II | 1 |
| PSC 493 | Applied Learning Experience | 3 |
| Select fifteen credit hours from Sociology courses numbered 300 | 3 | |
| HIS 150 | American History since 1865 | 3 |
| Select fifteen credit hours from Political Science courses numbered 300 or higher | 15 | |
| Bachelor of Arts Foreign Language Requirement | ||
| Credit hours in one language | 12 | |
Program Graduation Requirements
- Earn a grade of C or higher in all Political Science courses required in the major.
- Earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 and a major GPA of at least 2.0.
- Earn 12 credit hours of foreign language.
University Graduation Requirements
- Earn a minimum of 120 credit hours (100 level and higher, maximum of 6 CED credit hours applicable).
- Earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in upper-division courses. Lower-division transfer courses accepted as meeting upper-division departmental course requirements cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
- Earn 30 of the last 45 credit hours at MWSU in institutional coursework (exclusive of credit by examination).
- Participate in required departmental and campus wide assessments.
- Fulfill the Missouri Constitution requirement.
- Successfully pass the Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement exam.