397 pursuing. Continue to complete the courses necessary towards fulfilling the general education requirements of the University. POLS (3) should be taken during the spring semester. Junior Year Continue with the planned courses for area of interest within the five subfields to meet program requirements. Students should start concentrating on the upper division hours required by the University to meet graduation requirements along with those hours required for their minor area of study. POLS 3990 (3) may also be taken at this time. Senior Year Students should take POLS 4990 (3) during the fall semester. Finish the planned courses within the five subfields to make sure a minimum of 39 Political Sdence credit hours have been met. POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENTAL HONORS Please contact the Political Science Department for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses. To earn Departmental Honors in Political Science, a student must: 1. Earn a cumulative GPA of 3.5, and a GPA of 3.7 in the major. 2. Complete POLS 4990 Senior Seminar and, in a following semes ter, POLS 4800 Individual Projeds and Research, wherein a Senior Thesis will be researched, written and defended before a committee. 3. Take one Honors Social Science dass. This will most likely be HNRS SSI520: "Perspectives in the Social Sciences," which also gives the student General Education credit. 4. Present a paper in a professional setting, such as Weber State's Undergraduate Research Symposium, or the Utah Capitol Conference. A departmental honors student is also encouraged to join and participate in a professional organization, such as the American Political Science Association. Social Science Composite Teaching Major bachelor's degree (bs or ba} See the Department of History sedion in this catalog for program requirements. POLITICAL SCIENCE MINOR /TEACHING MINOR/BIS » Grade Requirements: An overall GPA of 2.00 or higher is required and a grade of "C" or better in all Political Science courses used toward the minor/BIS (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 21 credit hours for Political Science minor/BIS and a minimum of 24 credit hours for the teaching minor, which includes HIST 4500, Teaching Social Studies in Grades 5-12, a required course for Political Science Teaching Minors. Students who select the Political Science Teaching minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department). Course Requirements for Minor Political Science Courses Required (6 credit hours) POLS SSI 100 American National Government (3) and one of the following POLS SS2100 Intro to International Politics (3) POLS SS2200 Intro to Comparative Politics (3) POLS SS2300 Intro to Political Theory (3) Upper Division Requirements (IS credit hours) Select at least two courses from Group 1 and at least two courses from Group 2, plus one additional course from dther Group 1, Group 2, or the list of electives. GROUP 1 (select two courses) • American Government and Public Administration POLS 3600 Political Parties (3) POLS 3610 Campaigns and Elections (3) POLS 3620 Political Behavior (3) POLS DV3630 Identity Politics (3) POLS 3 700 Intro to Public Admin (3) POLS 3750 Urban Government Sc Politics (3) POLS 3760 State Government Sc Politics (3) POLS 4600 American Congress (3) POLS 4640 American Presidency (3) POLS 4700 Politics of Administration (3) POLS 4750 Public Policy Analysis (3) • Public and Constitutional Law POLS 4020 American Constitutional Law I (3) POLS 4030 American Constitutional Law II (3) POLS 4060 Elements of Law (3) POLS DV4070 Sex Roles and the Law (3) GROUP 2 (select two courses) • Comparative Politics POLS 3210 Politics Sc Governments of Europe (3) POLS 3220 Politics Sc Governments of Asia (3) POLS 3290 Intro to Politics Sc Governments of Developing Nations (3) POLS 4280 Foreign Policies of Major Powers (3) • International Politics POLS 3140 Foreign Policy of the U.S. (3) POLS 4160 Topics in World Politics (3) or POLS DV4160 Topics in World Politics: Third World Women (3) POLS 4180 International Law Sc Organization (3) POLS 4190 Theories of International Politics (3) HIST 3230 American Foreign Rdations (3) • Political Theory POLS 3330 POLS 4360 POLS 4380 PHIL 3200 WS DV3050 American Political Thought (3) Classical Political Thought (3) Modern Political Thought (3) Philosophy of Democracy (3) Women's Studies Feminist Theory (3) ELECTIVES (select one course) Take any of the following as needed for additional credit hour total, or select additional courses from the courses in the five areas above. POLS 2060 Freedoms (3) POLS 2920/4920 Short Courses, Workshops (1-3) POLS 3060 Mock Trial (2) POLS 3150 Model United Nations (2) POLS 4800 Individual Projects Sc Research (1-3) POLS 4830 Direded Readings (1-3) POLS 4860 Internships (1-6) POLS 4870 Internship in Perspective (3) POLS 4880 Internship Research (3) POLS 4940 Topics in American Politics Sc Thought (1-3) Students may count up to 3 hours of POLS 4830, 3 hours of POLS 4800, and 3 hours of POLS 4860 toward the total of 21 hours requiredfor the minor, if needed. All Political Science courses—as well as HIST 3230, PHIL 3200 and WS DV3050—count toward the total hours required for the political science major and minor. However, none of these courses, if they are bdng General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning 8 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 & 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