Social Sciences Sample Curriculum

Note that this is just a sample curriculum, and does not reflect credit gained from advanced placement, transfer credit, minors, or other special programs. Also, in some cases, courses below may represent an arbitrary choice between two equivalent or optional courses in a program. For more details, see the Undergraduate Catalog.

Political Science

Semester 1 Credits
Semester 2 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
American Government 3
Free Elective 3
Natural Science or Engineering Elective 3
Introduction to Computer Programming 2
Calculus / Pre-Calculus 1 4
Natural Science or Engineering Elective 3
Introduction to the Profession 3
Political Science Elective 3
Total 16
Total 14

Semester 3 Credits
Semester 4 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Minor Course Elective 3
Undergraduate Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3
Interprofessional Project 3
Political Science Elective 3
Natural Science or Engineering Elective 3
Political Science Elective 3
Total 9
Total 12

Semester 5 Credits
Semester 6 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Minor Course Elective 3
Minor Course Elective 3
Free Elective 3
Free Elective 3
Political Science Elective 3
Research Methods in Social and Political Science 3
Total 12
Total 12

Semester 7 Credits
Semester 8 Credits
Minor Course Elective 3
Minor Course Elective 3
Free Elective 3
Free Elective 3
Interprofessional Project 3
Political Science Elective 3
Political Science Elective 3
Total 12
Total 9

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