College of Social & Behavioral Sciences 665 • Minor: A minor or a double major is required. • 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 a total 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 4990 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 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 Credits: (3) • POLS 3620 - Political Behavior Credits: (3) • POLS 4750 - Public Policy Analysis Credits: (3) • SOC 3600 - Social Statistics Credits: (3) • ANTH 4300 - Anthropological Research Methods Credits: (3) • GEOG 3060 - World Environmental Issues Credits: (3) • GEOG 3600 - Quantitative Methods in Geography Credits: (3) • GEOG 4410 - Sustainable Land Use Planning Credits: (3) • ECON 3120 - International Finance and Monetary Systems Credits: (3) • ECON 4170 - Economic Development Credits: (3) • ECON 4520 - Public Finance Credits: (3) • PSY 3600 - Statistics in Psychology Credits: (3) • PSY 4760 - Tests and Measurements Credits: (3) • SW 3600 - Social Statistics Credits: (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 Credits: (3) • POLS 1010 - Introduction to Political Science Credits: (3) • POLS 3990 - Political Analysis Credits: (3) Spring Only. Students are strongly encouraged to take POLS 1010 before taking POLS 3990 • POLS 4990 - Senior Seminar/Senior Thesis Credits: (3) Fall Only. POLS 1010 is a prerequisite for POLS 4990 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 belovj Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog