Political Science B.A.

University Studies Program

The University Studies Program 2015  

• FYS- First Year - Seminar Credits: 3
• COM 1 - Communication 1 Credits: 3
• COM 2 - Communication 2 Credits: 3
• COM 3 - Communication 3 Credits: 3
• Q - - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3
• PN - - Physical and Natural World (1) Credits: 3
• PN - - Physical and Natural World (2) Credits: 3
• H - - Human Culture (1) Credits: 3
• H - - Human Culture (2) Credits: 3
• V - - U.S. & WY Constitution Credits: 3

Political Science B.A.

• POLS 1000 - American and Wyoming Government Credits: 3
• POLS 1200 - Non-Western Political Cultures Credits: 3

• Or

• POLS 1250 - Introduction to Comparative Government Credits: 3
• POLS 2310 - Introduction to International Relations Credits: 3
• POLS 2460 - Introduction to Political Philosophy Credits: 3

• Or

• POLS 3600 - American Political Thought Credits: 3

Additional Requirements:

A major in political science requires 33 department hours.

A maximum of 6 hours of internship credit may be applied toward the 33 hours required for the political science major. Only those political science courses in which a grade of C or better has been earned may be used to satisfy departmental requirements.

Most university studies courses and lower division political science courses should be completed prior to the junior year. Additional information about the political science major may be obtained from the School of Politics, Public Affairs, and International Studies: www.uwyo.edu/sppais.

Students are also required to take

• at least one seminar in political science (and its prerequisites)
• 8 hours of a single foreign language or equivalent credit by examination as determined by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages
• STAT2070 - Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences Credits: 4

• OR

• STAT2050 - Fundamentals of Statistics Credits: 4
• minimum of 9 hours of upper division credit in political science.