Political Science
Arts and Sciences Degree/A.A.
Career Opportunities: Career opportunities for a graduate in political science include city manager, lawyer, diplomat, educator, labor relations specialist, political consultant, public recreation director, public health official, urban planner, journalist, law enforcement officer, and lobbyist.
Requirements for Graduation
In order to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Arts and Sciences with a major in Political Science, a student must complete a minimum of 61 credit hours of required and elective course work.
Recommended Two-Year Sequence
FIRST YEAR
|
First Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
ENGL |
101 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
3 |
|
Foreign Language 101 or 203* |
3 |
||
|
POLS |
101 |
(recommended) |
3 |
|
GEC Elective |
|
3 |
|
|
ECON |
201 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
|
WVUe |
191** |
First-Year Seminar |
(1) |
|
Total |
|
|
15 |
|
Second Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
ENGL |
102 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
3 |
|
Foreign Language 102 or 204* |
3 |
||
|
POLS |
102 |
Introduction to the American Government |
3 |
|
ECON |
202 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
|
GEC Elective |
|
3 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
15 |
SECOND YEAR
|
First Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
Foreign Language 203 (if needed)* |
3 |
||
|
MATH |
121 |
or higher |
3 |
|
Laboratory Science |
|
4 |
|
|
POLS |
220 |
(recommended) |
3 |
|
HIST |
152 |
(recommended) |
3 |
|
Total |
|
|
16 |
|
Second Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
Foreign Language 204 (if needed)* |
3 |
||
|
GEC Electives |
|
9 |
|
|
Elective |
|
|
3 |
|
Total |
|
|
15 |
Total Hours: 61
*Students who present more than two or more units of high school credit in a foreign language may satisfy this requirement by taking courses 203 and 204 (see Second Year above) and six hours of elective credits. Students who do not have adequate high school credit must take 4 semesters of study in one language.
**Required of first-time, first-semester students; not required for graduation.