Political Science, BA

English Composition (6 Credits)

• ENGL 10400 - English Composition I
• ENGL 10500 - English Composition II

Speech Communication (3 Credits)

• COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication

Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits)

• STAT 13000 - Statistics and Contemporary Life

• or

• MA 15300 - College Algebra

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Any Natural Sciences with Lab

Technology (3 Credits)

• CIS 20400 - Introduction to Computer-Based Systems

Humanities (3 Credits)

Any 10000 level History course

Social Sciences (6 Credits)

• PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology
• SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology

First-Year Experience (FYE) (3 Credits)

• POL 20000 - Introduction to the Study of Political Science

Foreign Language (12 Credits)

Choose from French, German, Japanese, or Spanish. Must complete 4 semesters of the same foreign language.

Philosophy (3 Credits)

Choose any 10000 level PHIL course except PHIL 15000 .

Aesthetics (3 Credits)

Choose 1 course from:

• AD 25500 - Art Appreciation
• MUS 25000 - Music Appreciation
• ENGL 31900 - Creative Writing
• PHIL 10600 - Human Experience in Art Literature, Music, and Philosophy
• THTR 20100 - Theatre Appreciation

American Political Science Elective (3 Credits)

• POL 10000 - American Public Affairs
• POL 19000 - The Politics of Change
• POL 30600 - The United States in the 1960’s
• POL 31100 - Congress and the President
• POL 31500 - Public Opinion and Elections
• POL 33000 - Politics of Lake County
• POL 34600 - Law and Society
• POL 35400 - Civil Liberties and the Constitution
• POL 36400 - Law, Ethics, and Public Policy
• POL 37200 - Indiana Government and Politics
• POL 41100 - Congress: Structure and Functioning
• POL 46000 - Judicial Politics
• POL 46100 - Constitutional Law I
• Other courses may be approved by the program advisor.

POL International Relations (3 Credits)

• POL 30900 - The Middle East
• POL 43300 - International Organization
• POL 43500 - International Law
• POL 43900 - United States Foreign Policy Making
• and other courses as approved by the program advisor.

POL Theory (3 Credits)

• POL 33000 - Politics of Lake County
• POL 34900 - Intro to Jewish Studies
• POL 35300 - Current Political Ideologies
• POL 38800 - The World of Ideas I
• POL 38900 - The World of Ideas II
• POL 40400 - United States Policy Making Elite
• and other courses as approved by the program advisor.

Political Science Elective (12 Credits)

Any POL course 30000 +

Free Electives (24 Credits)