- Political Science, BA requires 120 credit hours.
- 36 of 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.
- Students must have a 2.0 GPA in major, minor, and overall.
- No more than 6 credit hours of HPE may count in degree requirements.
- 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH.
- 25% of the major, minor, and overall coursework must be taken at UAH.
- No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree.
- All double-counting of classes must be approved through the CAHS Advising Office.
- No triple-counting of classes in Area IV, Area V, and the Political Science major is permitted.
- PSC 300 may not be included as a Political Science elective.
- For graduation application instructions, see here.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area I: Freshman Composition | 3-6 | |
| COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
or EH 101S | COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO | |
| COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
| ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING | ||
| HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR | ||
| Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts* | 12 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Literature | 3-6 | |
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
| LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | ||
| PROTEST LITERATURE | ||
| HEROES &/OR MONSTERS | ||
| LOVE &/OR ROMANCE | ||
| SPECULATIVE REALITIES | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3-6 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH | ||
or WLC 101A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 101F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH | |
or WLC 101G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN | |
or WLC 101J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 101R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN | |
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 102A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 102F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 102G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 102J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 102R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 201A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 201F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH | |
or WLC 201G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN | |
or WLC 201J | INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE | |
or WLC 201R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 202A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 202F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 202G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 202J | INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 202R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
| TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
| INTRO WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU | ||
| ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS | ||
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Area III: Mathematics and Sciences | 11-12 | |
| Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| NATURE OF MATHEMATICS | ||
| ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG | ||
| MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| CALCULUS A | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS | ||
| Natural Sciences (Lab) | 8 | |
| SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and LABORATORY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III | ||
| Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences* | 12 | |
| History | 3-6 | |
| WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
| UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6-9 | |
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY | ||
* Political Science majors may not include PSC 101, PSC 102, and PSC 260 to meet Area IV requirements. Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). In Area V, take no more than six hours in a single discipline from Areas II, III, or IV. Area V should cover a breadth of disciplinary study.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area V: Pre-Professional | 20 | |
WLC 101, 102, 201, or 202 | ||
| CHARGER SUCCESS | ||
Pre-professional electives: Choose 7 credit hours from the approved list above in Literature, Humanities, Fine Arts, Mathematics, History, Science, or Social and Behavioral Sciences. These are additional classes that are not fulfilling the requirements above. | ||
| Political Science Major Requirements | 36 | |
| INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| INTRO TO STATE & LOCAL GOVT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| CLASSI POLITI PHILOSOPHY | ||
or PSC 332 | MODERN POLITICAL PHILOSO | |
| SENIOR SEMINAR | ||
PSC Elective 100+ | ||
Choose four PSC 300+ Electives (total of 12 credit hours) | ||
| INTRO SOCIAL SCIENCE STATISTIC | ||
| Minor Courses | 18+ | |
| Elective Courses | ||
Elective hours vary by program, see advisor. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
Students with a major in Political Science must choose a second major, a minor from another discipline, or 21 semester hours of cognate studies involving courses from two or more disciplines, of which 12 semester hours must be in upper-level courses. The cognate is designed in conjunction with an Academic Advisor. Students are advised to officially declare a major and to obtain a Program of Study by meeting with an advisor in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. After the Program of Study is completed, a Political Science academic advisor will be assigned to the student and will meet with him or her in the Program of Study development process. Transfer students are advised to consult with the chair of the department before scheduling courses.
JUMP Program in Political Science
Through the Joint Undergraduate Master's Program (JUMP) undergraduate students majoring or minoring in Political Science may take up to 12 semester hours of approved courses at the graduate level while completing their undergraduate degrees. These courses double-count toward both the BA or minor in Political Science and the MA program in Public Affairs and Policy, allowing students to earn their MA degree more rapidly.
Students admitted to the JUMP program continue to pay undergraduate tuition for the graduate courses that they take as part of the program, do not have to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and do not have to pay a Graduate School application fee.
Students must apply and be accepted into the program, before they may take coursework that will count toward both degree programs. Students must meet the following criteria:
- Have advanced Sophomore or Junior standing
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better
- Have completed at least nine semester hours of PSC coursework at UAH, with at least six semester hours at the 300-level or above
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | |
| EH 101 | COLLEGE WRITING I | 3 |
| Math | 3 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| PSC 101 | INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| FYE 101 | CHARGER SUCCESS | 1 |
| Term Semester Hours: | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| EH 102 | COLLEGE WRITING II | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 | |
| PSC 103 | INTRO TO STATE LOCAL GOVT | 3 |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| WLC 101 | 3 | |
| EH 207 | READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | 3 |
| or EH 208 | or READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | |
| PSC 102 | INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | 3 |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EH 207 | READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | 3 |
| or EH 208 | or READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | |
| PSC 260 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 3 |
| HY 103 | WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | 3 |
| or HY 104 | or WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | |
| Area V Courses | 6 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSC 300 | INTRO SOCIAL SCIENCE STATISTIC | 3 |
| HY 103 | WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | 3 |
| or HY 104 | or WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | |
| Area V Course | 3 | |
| PSC 330 | CLASSI POLITI PHILOSOPHY | 3 |
| or PSC 332 | or MODERN POLITICAL PHILOSO | |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSC 300+ Courses | 6 | |
| Minor Courses | 6 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSC 484 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 3 |
| PSC 300+ Courses | 6 | |
| Minor Courses | 6 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Minor Courses | 6 | |
| PSC Elective | 3 | |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Total Semester Hours: | 120 | |