664 College of Social & Behavioral Sciences • Grade Requirements: Political Science majors must have an overall GPA of 2.00 and a "C" or better grade in courses used toward the major (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). • Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation; 40 upper division credit hours are required (courses numbered 3000 and above). Political Science majors are required to take 39 credit hours within the major; teaching majors must also take HIST 4500 - Teaching Social Studies in Grades 5-12, for atotal of 42 credit hours. Advisement All Political Science and Political Science Teaching students are required to meet with Dr. Thorn Kuehls, the Political Science faculty advisor, at least annually for course and program advisement. Call 801-626-6698 or email Dr. Kuehls attkuehls@weber.edu for more information or to schedule an appointment. Teaching majors are encouraged to also consult with advisors in the Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education (call 801-626-6269). Admission Requirements To declare your program of study, please contact Debbie Strait in the Political Science Department office at 801-626- 6694 (see Enrollment Services and Information). There are no special admission or application requirements for the Political Science major. Teaching majors must meet the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Department of Teacher Education). General Education Refer to Degree and General Education Requirements for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. See specific requirements for the BA and BS under the major course requirements. Four Political Science courses can fulfill both general education and Political Science major or minor requirements: POLS 1100 fulfills the American Institutions requirement; POLS 2100, POLS 2200, and POLS 2300 are all Social Science General Education courses, but students may only count one of these three courses towards the Social Science General Education requirement. Consult with a department advisor for specific general education guidelines. Political Science majors are encouraged to take MATH 1040 (Statistics) to fulfill their Quantitative Literacy Requirement and LIBS 2804 to fulfill Part D of their Computer and Information Literacy requirement. Students who transfer from another institution and who intend to graduate from WSU with a minor in Political Science or a Political Science Teaching minor will be required to take at least two classes in Political Science at WSU. Students who transfer from another institution and who intend to graduate from WSU with a major in Political Science or a Political Science Teaching major will be required to take at least three classes in POLS, plus POLS 4ggo Senior Seminar at WSU. These classes must be taken during the calendar year immediately preceding graduation. AP credit for high school American Government courses will be accepted for Political Science POLS 1100. It will count toward the total hours requiredfor graduation and count toward the total of3g credit hours requiredfor a Political Science major. A score of "4" or above is required. Major Course Requirements for BA Language Courses Required to fulfill the BA (12 credit hours) Majors obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science must take either a minimum of twelve hours of foreign language, or six hours of foreign language and six hours of language arts coursework that are primarily intended to develop a student's ability to communicate ideas and concepts with others. The six hours of language arts coursework shall be met by taking any two of the following courses: • POLS 3330 - American Political Thought Credits: (3) • POLS 4190 - Theories of International Politics Credits: (3) • POLS 4360 - Classical Political Thought Credits: (3) • POLS 4380 - Modern Political Thought Credits: (3) • WGS 3050 - Introduction to Feminist Theories 1700 ~ Present Credits: (3) • ENGL 3210 - Advanced College Writing Credits: (3) • ENGL 3510 HU/DV - World Literature Credits: (3) • PHIL 3020 - History of Philosophy: Modern Credits: (3) • PHIL 3200 - Philosophy of Democracy Credits: (3) Any of the Political Science courses taken to meet the BA requirements may also be used to meet the appropriate Political Science requirements listed below. Also, any of the above courses may have pre-requisites not listed here that will need to be met. Core Courses Required for BA (15 credit hours) • POLS 1100 AI - American National Government Credits: (3) • POLS 1010 - Introduction to Political Science Credits: (3) • POLS 4990 - Senior Seminar/Senior Thesis Credits: (3) Fall Only. POLS 1010 is a prerequisite for POLS 4ggo And two of the following: • POLS 2060 - Freedoms Credits: (3) • POLS 2100 SS - Introduction to International Politics Credits: (3) • POLS 2200 SS - Introduction to Comparative Politics Credits: (3) • POLS 2300 SS - Introduction to Political Theory Credits: (3) Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements (18 credit hours) See Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements after the BS requirements below Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog