Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (and Pre-Law) (126 credits)
1. Core General Education Requirements
Communication and Writing:
ENGL 108 Adv. Freshman Comp.
OR
ENGL 104/105 English Comp. I & II
COM 114 Fundamentals Speech Comm.
Foreign Language 101-102-201-202.
Science and Mathematics:
Three credits in a lab science. Three credits in mathematics or statistics. Six additional credits in math, science, computer science, statistics, or logic.
Humanities and Social Sciences:
One course each from:
Literature
Philosophy (not Logic)
History
Aesthetics
Economics 210
Political Science
Psychology 120
Sociology 100 or Anthropology
Computer Utilization:
CIS 204 Introduction to Computer-Based Systems
OR
POL 355 Computer Applications in Public Administration
2. Political Science (36 credits)
Students must take one 100-level Political Science class to fulfill General Education Requirements in the School of LASS. AP credit for POL 101 or 141 accepted
A. The following courses in political science (6 credit hours):
POL 200 — Intro. to the Study of Political Science
POL 300 — Introduction to Political Analysis
B. Three courses chosen from each of two of the four Areas of political science
(American Politics, Internation Relations/Comparative Politics, Political Theory, and
Public Policy/Public Administration) (18 credits)
C. Two additional 3-credit courses in political science (6 credits)
D. POL 401 Practicum in Local Government, POL 406 Internship in Public Agency, or Study Abroad (3 credit hours)
E. POL 491 Senior Seminar (3 credit hours)
The four AREAS of Political Science (For area assignment of courses not listed below, contact departmental advisor):
AREA 1: American Political Systems, Processes, and Behavior
POL 100 - American Public Affairs
POL 101 - American Government and Politics
POL 104 - Political Behavior
POL 190 - The Politics of Change
POL 306 - The United States in the 1960s
POL 311 - Congress and the President
POL 314 - The President and the Policy Process
POL 315 - Public Opinion and Elections
POL 330 - Politics of Lake County
POL 346 - Law and Society
POL 354 - Civil Liberties and the Constitution
POL 360 - Women and the Law
POL 364 - Law, Ethics, and Public Policy
POL 370 - Comparative State Government and Politics
POL 371 - Comparative Urban Politics
POL 372 - Indiana Politics
POL 410 - Political Parties and Politics
POL 411 - Congress, Structure and Functioning
POL 460 - Judicial Politics
POL 461 - Constitutional Law
AREA 2: Political Theory and Methodology:
POL 202 - Intro to Political Thinking
POL 312 - American Political Thought
POL 333 - Political Movements
POL 349 - Jewish Studies
POL 353 - Current Political Ideologies
POL 388 - The World of Ideas I
POL 389 - The World of Ideas II
POL 400 - Principles of Empirical Political Analyses
POL 404 - Dilemmas of Democracy
POL 454 - Problems in Materialist Political Thought
AREA 3: International Relations and Comparative Political Systems, Processes, and Behavior
POL 130 - Intro to International Relations
POL 141 - Governments of the World
POL 231 - United States Foreign Policy
POL 309 - The Middle East
POL 433 - International Organizations
POL 435 - International Law
POL 439 - Untied States Foreign Policymaking
POL 442 - Government and Politics in Russia
AREA 4: Public Administration and Public Policy
POL 120 - Intro to Public Policy and Administration
POL 320 - Intro to Public Policy Analysis
POL 355 - Computer Applications in Public Administrations
POL 356 - Personnel Management in Government
POL 357 - Budgeting in the Public Sector
POL 358 - Administrative Law and Ethics
POL 359 - Administrative Behavior in Public Agencies
POL 380 - The Politics of Bureaucracy
POL 405 - Research Seminar in Public Administration and Policy Analysis
POL 428 - Politics of Regulation
POL 522 - Energy, Politics, and Public Policy
POL 523 - Environmental Politics and Public Policy
POL 562 - Administrative Law and Policymaking
POL 581 - Administrative Policymaking and Organizational Theory
NOTE: No more than two courses can be at the 100-level and no course may be counted for both general education and political science requirements. At least 18 credits must be taken from POL courses above the 299-level.
Electives and/or Minor Requirements
32 to 35 credits
Total Credit Hours Required For Graduation
127 Credits
