Political Science, B.A.

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Tulsa Curriculum and First Year Experience (51-53 hours)

Core Curriculum and First Year Experience (26-28 hours)

FYE 1001 First Year Experience
ENGL 1033 Exposition and Argumentation or
FS 1963 First Seminar I and
FS 1900 Writing Studio
MATH 1083 Contemporary Mathematics (STAT 2013 or a higher MATH course taken for the major requirements will fulfill this requirement)
FS 1973 First Seminar II
AS 2001 The Liberal Arts and Preparation for Life after Graduation
4973 Senior Project (3 hours)
Language (12-14 hours)

General Curriculum (25 hours)

Block I Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Experience (6 hours)
Block II Historical and Social Interpretation (12 hours)
Block III Scientific Investigation (7 hours including one lab)

Political Science Major Requirements (30 hours)

Lower Division Requirement (9 hours)

The lower division requirement is three 2000 level courses, one in each subfield:

American Politics

International Studies

Any 2000 level international studies course

Political and Legal Theory

Upper Division Requirement (21 hours)

The upper division requirement is seven 3000-4000 level courses. This must include at least one course from each of the three subfields - American Politics , International Studies , and Political and Legal Theory .

The capstone to the major is the senior project (a Core Curriculum requirement).

Required Minor (12 hours)

Some minors require more than 12 hours.

General Electives (25-27 hours)

Total: 120 hours

Note:

Advanced Placement credits (or similar, such as International Baccalaureate credits) are not accepted for the major requirements in political science.

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