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	2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 																	 
	    Political Science, BA (2207)
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		Overview
    | BA in Political Science |    |     | College Core |  57 credits |     | Major Corequisites |  6 credits |     | Major Requirements |  24 credits |     | Liberal Arts Electives |  3 credits |     | Open Electives |  30 credits |     | TOTAL |  120 credits |      Note:
 Students who choose to major in political science may choose the standard major or the public policy track. They must complete the following corequisites and major core plus additional requirements depending on the track selected: Co-requisites (6 credits)
 These courses may be taken as part of the college core Social Science requirement or concurrently with major courses. Major Core for Standard Major (6 credits)
 Standard Major Requirements (18 credits)
 Students must take at least 6 courses from areas I-V (at least one course from each area I-IV) Area I - Political Theory
 Area II - American Politics, Public Policy and Administration
 Area III - International Politics
 Area IV - Comparative Politics
 Area V - Scope and Statistics
 Area VI - Special Topics, Seminars, Internships, Independent Studies
 These courses may be used to satisfy major requirements, with permission.  													 | 
												 
											 
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