Degree Requirements
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH A MAJOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
REQUIREMENTS-- 45 semester hours as follows:
Required courses are as follows (18 hours):
- POLS 131 Introduction to Political Science
- POLS 233 American National Government
- POLS 235 Introduction to International Relations
- HIST 234 Historical Methods
- POLS 490 Issues in Political Science
AND
- POLS 433 Western Political Theory I
OR
POLS 434 Western Political Theory II
The remaining 18 hours are to be chosen from the Political Science offerings within the department.
Plus 9 hours from Art, BMIS, Economics, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Music, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology.
BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH A MAJOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
REQUIREMENTS-- Completion of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree plus a foreign language through the intermediate level.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH A MAJOR IN HISTORY & POLITICAL SCIENCE
REQUIREMENTS-- 51 semester hours as follows:
Required courses are as follows (27 hours):
- HIST 137 World Civilization to 1648
- HIST 138 World Civilization since 1648
- HIST 231 American History to 1877
- HIST 232 American History since 1877
- HIST 234 Historical Methods
- POLS 131 Introduction to Political Science
- POLS 233 American National Government
- POLS 235 Introduction to International Relations
- POLS 490 Issues in Political Science
or
- HIST 490 Issues in History
At least three hours in United States history chosen from:
- HIST 331 Kentucky
- HIST 333 American Diplomacy
- HIST 431 Early America
- HIST 433 Expansion and the Civil War Era
- HIST 435 Twentieth-Century America
And at least three hours selected from:
- HIST 334 England
- HIST 335 Twentieth-Century Europe
- HIST 337 China and Japan
- HIST 436 The Renaissance and the Reformation
- HIST 437 Russia
Nine hours of electives chosen from the History and Political Science Department*
* A minimum of 12 hours of POLS courses are required, but no more than 21 hours of POLS are allowed to count on the major.
Nine hours selected from appropriate offerings of the following disciplines are required: Art, BMIS, Economics, English, Geography, Mathematics, Music, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology.
BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH A MAJOR IN HISTORY & POLITICAL SCIENCE
REQUIREMENTS-- Completion of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree plus a foreign language through the intermediate level.
MINOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
REQUIREMENTS-- 24 semester hours as follows:
Required courses are (12 hours):
- POLS 131 Introduction to Political Science
- POLS 233 American National Government
- POLS 235 Introduction to International Relations
AND
- POLS 436 Political Ideologies
OR
POLS 433 Political Theory I
OR
POLS 434 Political Theory II
Plus 12 elective hours from the political science offerings of the department.
