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2025-2026 Academic Catalog

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2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Political Science, BS

Location(s): Traditional

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Foundation Courses: 35 hours

Foundations for College Success

FCS 1010 - Intro. College Life And Christian W 1 hours

Effective Communication

ENG 1010 - English Composition I 3 hours
OR
ENG 1030 - Advanced Freshman Composition I 3 hours
ENG 1020 - English Composition II 3 hours
OR
ENG 1040 - Advanced Freshman Composition II 3 hours
COM 1010 - Introduction To Communication 3 hours

Select one of the following:

ENG 2110 - Intro To Literature: American I 3 hours
ENG 2111 - Intro to Lit.: African American Lit 3 hours
ENG 2112 - Introduction To Literary Studies 3 hours
ENG 2115 - Intro To Literature: American II 3 hours
ENG 2120 - Intro To Literature-British I 3 hours
ENG 2125 - Intro To Literature British II 3 hours
ENG 2140 - Intro To Literature: World I 3 hours
ENG 2145 - Intro To Literature World II 3 hours
ENG 2151 - Children’S Literature 3 hours
ENG 2161 - Intro: C.S. Lewis 3 hours
ENG 2163 - Intro. To Literature: Jane Austen 3 hours
ENG 2170 - Intro To Literature: Southern Amer 3 hours
ENG 2172 - Intro To Lit: American Bus. Culture 3 hours
ENG 2180 - Intro To Literature: Colonial Literature 3 hours
ENG 2190 - Intro To Literature: Span. & Latin 3 hours

Biblical Perspective

CST 1011 - Survey Of The Old Testament 3 hours
CST 1012 - Survey Of The New Testament 3 hours

Historical & Social Perspective

Choose 1: 3 hours

HIS 1020 - Modern Civilization Since 1648 3 hours *
HIS 2010 - Dev. Of Civilization To 1648 3 hours
HIS 2050 - American Civilization I 3 hours
HIS 2060 - American Civilization II 3 hours

Choose 1: 3 hours

ECO 2100 - Principles Of Microeconomics 3 hours
POS 2110 - American Government 3 hours *
PSY 1010 - Intro. To Psychology 3 hours
SOC 1010 - Introduction To Sociology 3 hours

Artistic Expression

Choose 1: 3 hours

ART 1500 - Art Fundamentals: Design 3 hours
ART 2010 - Art, Culture, And Values 3 hours
DAN 2260 - Dance Appreciation 3 hours
MUS 2030 - Music Appreciation 3 hours
MUS 2430 - World Music 3 hours
THE 2250 - Theatre Appreciation 3 hours

Quantititative & Scientific Reasoning

Choose 1: 4 hours

BIO 1010 - General Biology I 4 hours
BIO 1011 - Biology Lab I 0 hours
BIO 1020 - General Biology II 4 hours
BIO 1021 - Biology Lab II 0 hours
CHE 1030 - General Chemistry I 4 hours
CHE 1031 - Chemistry Lab I 0 hours
EAS 2010 - Physical Geography 4 hours
EAS 2011 - Physical Geography Lab 0 hours
EAS 2020 - Geology 4 hours
EAS 2021 - Geology Lab 0 hours
NAS 1010 - Physical Science I 4 hours
NAS 1011 - Physical Science I Lab 0 hours
NAS 1020 - Physical Science II 4 hours
NAS 1021 - Physical Science II Lab 0 hours
PHY 1030 - General Physics I 4 hours
PHY 1031 - General Physics I Lab 0 hours

Choose 1: 3 hours

MAT 1060 - Math For Liberal Arts 3 hours
MAT 1110 - College Algebra 3 hours
MAT 1120 - Precalculus Math 3 hours
MAT 2610 - Calculus I 4 hours

Bachelor of Science Math/Science Requirement: 10-11 hrs

Complete 10-11 hours from the following courses not used in foundations. One course must be a lab science. One course must be a math.

BIO 1010 - General Biology I 4 hours
BIO 1011 - Biology Lab I 0 hours
BIO 1020 - General Biology II 4 hours
BIO 1021 - Biology Lab II 0 hours
BIO 2040 - General Botany 4 hours
BIO 2041 - Botany Lab 0 hours
BIO 2060 - General Zoology 4 hours
BIO 2061 - Zoology Lab 0 hours
CHE 1030 - General Chemistry I 4 hours
CHE 1031 - Chemistry Lab I 0 hours
CHE 1040 - General Chemistry II 4 hours
CHE 1041 - Chemistry Lab II 0 hours
EAS 2010 - Physical Geography 4 hours
EAS 2011 - Physical Geography Lab 0 hours
EAS 2020 - Geology 4 hours
EAS 2021 - Geology Lab 0 hours
EAS 3060 - Environmental Geology 3 hours
NAS 1010 - Physical Science I 4 hours
NAS 1011 - Physical Science I Lab 0 hours
NAS 1020 - Physical Science II 4 hours
NAS 1021 - Physical Science II Lab 0 hours
PHY 1030 - General Physics I 4 hours
PHY 1031 - General Physics I Lab 0 hours
MAT 1060 - Math For Liberal Arts 3 hours
MAT 1110 - College Algebra 3 hours
MAT 1120 - Precalculus Math 3 hours
MAT 2610 - Calculus I 4 hours
MAT 2620 - Calculus II 4 hours
MAT 3180 - Introduction To Statistics 3 hours
BUS 3580 - Statistics for Business and Economics 3 hours
PSY 3500 - Statistical Methods 3 hours

Political Science Courses: 15 hours

HIS 2050 - American Civilization I 3 hours
HIS 2060 - American Civilization II 3 hours
POS 4750 - Exit Exam 0 hours

Choose 1: 3 hours

POS 3260 - International Relations 3 hours
POS 3270 - Comparative Politics 3 hours

Choose 1: 3 hours

POS 3180 - Western Political Thought 3 hours
POS 3190 - Contemporary Policital Thought 3 hours

Choose 1: 3 hours

POS 3400 - Judicial Process 3 hours
POS 3710 - The United States Congress 3 hours
POS 3800 - American Presidency 3 hours

Political Science Electives (3000+ level): 27 hours

Students may take up to 6 hours of HIS 3000+ level courses.

General Electives: 14-15 hrs

Required Minor: 18 hours

Minimum Semester Hours for Degree: 120

Other Graduation Requirements:

A cumulative 2.0 GPA.
The minimum acceptable grade in a course required of or applied to the major or minor is “C”. ENG 1010 and ENG 1020 must be passed with a “C” or better.

* Required for Political Science major

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