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Political Science Courses

General Education Communication:

ENG 121 English Composition I - 3 Credits 
A passing score the college’s placement test or a grade of “C” or better in ENG 010.

ENG 122 English Composition II - 3 Credits 
A grade of “C” or better in ENG 121
OR
ENG 125 English Composition II: Writing About Literature - 3 Credits

SPE 121 Fundamentals of Public Speaking -3 Credits
OR
SPE 123 Discussion and Debate - 3 Credits

General Education History:

HIS 121 History of Western Civilization I - 3 Credits 
HIS 122 History of Western Civilization II - 3 Credits 
___ ___ General Education Humanities Elective (GE HUM) - 3 Credits 
Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as general education humanities (GE HUM) from the following: African-American Studies, Art, Dance, English, Modern Language, Music, Philosophy, and Theatre.

___ ___ Language Elective General Education Humanities - 3 Credits 
___ ___ Language Elective General Education Humanities - 3 Credits

Choose two modern language courses in sequence(GE HUM) from either: FRE, GER, ITA or SPA . For students who completed at least two years of high school study (GE HUM) in one modern language, their level of language will be determined by a placement test excluding SPA 242.

General Education Mathematics, Science and Technology:

___ ___ Technology Elective (GE MST) - 3 Credits 
___ ___ Mathematics Elective (GE MST) - 3-4 Credits
___ ___ Science Elective (GE MST) - 3-4 Credits
___ ___ Mathematics or Science Elective (GE MST) - 3-4 Credits

Students must take 12-15 credits in general education mathematics, science, and technology courses. Choose one science course, two math courses and one technology course in consultation with an academic advisor. For their technology elective, students should choose either BUS 107, CSC 105, or CSC 106. (Students may also choose a programming course if taken along with MAT 014.)

General Education Social Sciences:

___ ___ General Education Social Sciences Elective (GE SS) - 3 Credits 
___ ___ General Education Social Sciences Elective (GE SS) - 3 Credits

Choose courses designated in the course descriptionsas general education social sciences (GE SS) from the following: African-American Studies, Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.

Liberal Arts Electives:

POS 121 Introductory Government and Policies - 3 Credits 
POS 220 United States National Government - 3 Credits 
___ ___ Choose two courses from the following - 3 credits each): - 6 Credits
___ ___ POS 201 United States State and Local Government
POS 222 Foreign Governments: A Comparative Analysis
POS 231 Constitutional Law 
Prerequisite(s): POS 121 or POS 201 or POS 220

___ ___ General Education Diversity Elective (GE DIV) - 3 Credits 
Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as general education diversity (GE DIV).

___ ___ Divisional Elective - 3 Credits 
Choose one course from the following areas: AFS, ART , CJU, COM, COR, DAN, EDU, ENG, FRE, GER, H ED, HIS, ITA , LNC, MUS, PED, PHI, POL, POS, P SY, SSD, SOC, SPA , SPE and THE.

___ ___ Physical/Health Education Elective - 1 -3 Credits
Students may satisfy this requirement with any HED or PED course except PED 270.

Total Credits: 61-68