395 Advisement All Political Science students are required to meet with a faculty advisor at least annually for course and program advisement. Call 801-626-6694 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 Dedare your program of study (see page 18). There are no spedal admission or application requirements for the Political Sdence major. Teaching majors must meet the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department). General Education Rder to pages 38-43 for dther Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. See specific requirements for the BA and BS under the major course requirements. The following courses will fulfill both general education and program requirements: POLS SS2100, POLS SS2200, and POLS SS2300. Consult with a department advisor for specific general education guidelines. Political Science majors are generally encouraged to take MATH QL1040 (Statistics) to fulfill their Quantitative Literacy Requirement and LIBS TD2804 to fulfill Part D of their Computer and Information Literacy requirement. 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 AP credit for high school American Government courses will be accepted for Political Science All 100. 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 Major Course Requirements for BA Language Courses Required to fulfill the BA (12 credit hours) Majors obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Political Sdence 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: American Political Thought (3) Theories of International Politics (3) Classical Political Thought (3) Modern Political Thought (3) Feminist Theories (3) Advanced College Writing (3) World Literature (3) Intercultural Communication (3) History of Philosophy: Modem (3) Philosophy of Language (3) Philosophy of Democracy (3) Great Thinkers in Philosophy (3) Philosophy of Law (3) Note: 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 (IS credit hours) POLS All 100 American National Government (3) POLS 1010 Introduction to Political Sdence (3) POLS 3330 POLS 4180 POLS 4360 POLS 4380 WS DV 3050 ENGL 3210 ENGLHU/DV3510 COMMDV3080 PHIL 3020 PHIL 3100 PHIL 3200 PHIL 3400 PHIL 4250 POLS 4990 Senior Seminar/Thesis (3) Fall Only POLS 1010 is a prerequisite for POLS 4990 and two of the following: POLS SS2100 Intro to International Politics (3) POLS SS2200 Intro to Comparative Politics (3) POLS SS2300 Intro to Political Theory (3) Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements (18 credit hours) See Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements after the BS requirements below Major Course Requirements for BS Majors obtaining a Bachelor of Sdence 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 Sdence. 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 4050 Quantitative Methods in Geography (3) GEO G 4410 Land Use Planning Techniques and Pradices (3) ECON 3120 International Finance and Monetary Systems (3) ECON 4170 Economic Development (3) ECON 4520 Public Finance (3) PSYCH 3600 Statistics in Psychology (3) PSYCH 4760 Testing and Measurement (3) SW 3600 Social Statistics (3) Note: 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 All 100 American National Government (3) POLS 1010 Introduction to Political Sdence (3) POLS 3990 Quantitative Analysis (3) Spring Only POLS 1010 is a prerequisite for POLS 3990 POLS 4990 Senior Seminar/Thesis (3) Fall Only POLS 3990 must be taken before POLS 4990 and two of the following: POLS SS2100 Intro to International Politics (3) POLS SS2200 Intro to Comparative Politics (3) POLS SS2300 Intro 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 ion. • American Government and Public Administration POLS 3600 Political Parties (3) POLS 3610 Campaigns and Elections (3) POLS 3620 Political Behavior (3) General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning & Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS/BIS ESL LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CMT CEET/EE CS MFET/ETM MET DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities MPC/MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business 8 Econ MBA MACC/MTAX ACTG BS AD/FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Heaifh Professions MHA/MSN MSRS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM MLS NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social 8 Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2011-2012 Catalog