College of Social & Behavioral Sciences 327 Students majoring or minoring in Political Science who transfer from another institution and who intend to graduate from WSU will be required to take, in the case of the minor, at least one class in POLS, and in the case of the major, at least two classes in POLS, including Senior Seminar. 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 noo.It will count toward the total hours required for graduation and count toward the total of 39 credit hours requiredfor a Political Science major. A score of "4" or above is required. Major Course Requirements for BS Majors obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Political Science must take a minimum of twelve hours of coursework that emphasizes analysis of data, application of evidence based investigation, formulation and testing of predictive models, or address quantitative methods at a level that requires quantitative literacy. Three of these twelve hours will be met by taking POLS 3990, a core requirement for Political Science majors seeking a Bachelor of Science. The other nine hours must come from the following list of courses: • POLS 3610 - Campaigns and Elections (3) • POLS 3620 - Political Behavior (3) • POLS 4750 - Public Policy Analysis (3) • SOC 3600 - Social Statistics (3) • ANTH 4300 - Anthropological Research Methods (3) • GEOG 3060 - World Environmental Issues (3) • GEOG 3600 - Quantitative Methods in Geography (3) • GEOG 4410 - Land Use Planning Techniques and Practices (3) • ECON 3120 - International Finance and Monetary Systems (3) • ECON 4170 - Economic Development (3) • ECON 4520 - Public Finance (3) • PSY 3600 - Statistics in Psychology (3) • PSY 4760 - Tests and Measurements (3) • SW 3600 - Social Statistics (3) Any of the Political Science courses taken to meet the BS 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 BS (18 credit hours) • POLS 1100 AI - American National Government (3) • POLS 1010 - Introduction to Political Science (3) • POLS 3990 - Quantitative Analysis (3) Spring Only POLS 1010 is a prerequisite for POLS 3990 • POLS 4990 - Senior Seminar/Senior Thesis (3) Fall Only POLS 3990 must be taken before POLS 4990 And two of the following: • POLS 2100 SS - Introduction to International Politics (3) • POLS 2200 SS - Introduction to Comparative Politics (3) • POLS 2300 SS - Introduction to Political Theory (3) Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements (18 credit hours) See Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements below Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements for BA and BS Take at least two classes in each of three of the five following areas of specialization. American Government and Public Administration • POLS 3600 - Political Parties (3) • POLS 3610 - Campaigns and Elections (3) • POLS 3620 - Political Behavior (3) • POLS 3630 DV - Identity Politics (3) • POLS 3700 - Introduction to Public Administration (3) • POLS 3750 - Urban Government and Politics (3) • POLS 3760 - State Government and Politics (3) • POLS 4600 - American Congress (3) • POLS 4640 - American Presidency (3) • POLS 4700 - Politics of Administration (3) • POLS 4750 - Public Policy Analysis (3) Comparative Politics • POLS 3210 - Politics and Governments of Europe (3) • POLS 3220 - Politics and Governments of Asia (3) • POLS 3290 - Introduction to Politics and Governments of Developing Nations (3) • POLS 4280 - Foreign Policies of Major Powers (3) International Politics • POLS 3140 - Foreign Policy of the United States (3) • POLS 4160 - Topics in World Politics (3) or • POLS DV4160 - Diversity credit is available when the selected topic is "Topics in World Politics: Third World Women" (3) • POLS 4180 - International Law and Organization (3) • POLS 4190 - Theories of International Politics (3) • HIST 3230 - American Foreign Relations (3) Public and Constitutional Law • POLS 4020 - American Constitutional Law I: Governmental Powers (3) • POLS 4030 - American Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (3) • POLS 4060 - Elements of Law (3) • POLS 4070 DV - Sex Roles and the Law (3) Political Theory • POLS 3330 - American Political Thought (3) • POLS 4360 - Classical Political Thought (3) • POLS 4380 - Modern Political Thought (3) • PHIL 3200 - Philosophy of Democracy (3) • WS 3050 DV - Introduction to Feminist Theories 1700 ~ Present (3) Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog