Political Science, B.S.

Major Requirements

The major requires 39 hours as follows: Core (18 hours), Electives (15 hours), and MATH 135 or 170 (3 hours) and PSC 348 (3 hours)

Core

Core: 18 hours-one course from each category.

• PSC 150 - American Government and Politics Credits: (3)
• PSC 215 - European Political Systems Credits: (3)

• or

• PSC 216 - Politics of Developing Areas Credits: (3)

• or

• PSC 219 - Latin American Political Systems Credits: (3)
• PSC 241 - International Politics Credits: (3)

• or

• PSC 242 - International Organization Credits: (3)
• PSC 250 - Introduction to Political Science Credits: (1)
• PSC 303 - State and Local Government Credits: (3)

• or

• PSC 304 - Public Administration Credits: (3)
• PSC 345 - Ancient and Medieval Political Thought Credits: (3)

• or

• PSC 346 - Modern Political Thought Credits: (3)
• PSC 349 - Civic Learning Credits: (1)

• or

• PSC 350 - Advanced Writing in Political Science Credits: (1)
• PSC 450 - Portfolio Credits: (1)

Electives

15 hours of Political Science electives at the 200 level and above. At least 9 of these hours must be at the 300 or 400 level; no more than 6 hours can be applied to cooperative education or internship.

Additional Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in the major, and no grade below a C (2.0) for any core course in the major will be accepted.

To complete the program, a total of 39 hours is required, including a minor, second major, or other approved program. At least 32 hours taken at WCU must be at the junior-senior level to meet one of the general university requirements.

Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/4834.asp to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.