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Political Science Checksheet

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B.A. Degree Requirements:

Foreign Language (proficiency at intermediate level - 2 years)
____1. ____2. ____3. ____4.

____Philosophy - 3 credit hours. May not also be counted toward GENED

Please note: MATH 220 is a pre-requisite for the required course, POSC 295, so you must take MATH 220.

Major Requirements:
 
Core:  
Credit hours
____GPOS 225 US Government
      (GHIST 225 for GenEd)		  
4
____GPOS 225 US Government  
4
____POSC 201 Western Political Theory  
3
____POSC 295 Research Methods  
4
____POSC 230 International Relations OR
      (GPOSC 200 Global Politics OR POSC 240		  
3
____POSC 492 Senior Seminar  
4
   
Depth Requirement: Take 9 credit hours total at the 300 level or above from three of the four areas of political inquiry listed below. See catalog for listing of courses.  
9
Choose three: 
____Comparative politics upper level course
____International relations upper level course
____Political theory upper level course
____American politics upper level course 		  
   
Electives: Take any two POSC courses from
the 300 level or above. You may substitute
PUAD 265 or PUAD 215 for one of these
courses.		  
____POSC elective*  
3 or 4
____POSC 4____ Capstone  
3 or 4
   
Total Credits   
33-35

*POSC 493 Simulations and POSC 495 Internship are four credit hour courses that may be used for elective credit.

Interdisciplinary Social Science Minor

Political Science Major
GHIST 225. U.S. History
Must be completed for GenEd credit 3
GECON 200. Macroeconomics, or
ECON 201. Microeconomics		 May double count 3
GEOG 280. Introduction to Cultural Geography, or
GGEOG 200. The Global Dimension		 Should double count 0
     
One course from the following:   3
GEOG 300 or 400 level    
ECON 200, 300 or 400 level    
     
Take three of the following six courses:    
HIST 350. Virginia History    
HIST 362. U.S. Religious History    
HIST 356. Afro-American History Since 1865    
HIST 453. Patterns of Global History    
HIST 456. The Global Economy and Nationalism    
HIST 4??. Travel and Exploration    
  _______________________ 9
 
18 hours total
  

For further information about the ISS minor, please contact Dr. David Dillard, dillarpd@jmu.edu, 8-3757, or view the undergraduate catalog.