POLITICAL SCIENCE—B.A.
The B.A. degree in Political Science consists of 42 semester hours, of which 30 must be in political science and 12 in related fields consisting of courses selected from the Departments of Anthropology, Chicana and Chicano Studies, Economics, Geography, History, Psychology, and Sociology, and the African American Studies and the Women’s Studies programs. At least 15 hours in political science must be in upper-division courses. The following courses are required:
| POS 101 | Political Ideologies SB (3) |
| POS 110 | Government and Politics SB (3) |
| or POS 310 American National Government SB (3) | |
| POS 150 | Comparative Government SB, G (3) |
| or POS 160 Global Politics SB, G (3) | |
| POS 301 | Empirical Political Inquiry SB (3) |
| Total: 12 |
Students who major in Political Science must have a minimum GPA of 2.00 for all courses that count toward the major. Upper-division courses that count toward the major must have a grade of “C” or higher; no more than one “D” grade in a lower-division course may be counted in the major. See “Major Requirements.” No more than six hours of POS 484 Internship may be applied to the major.
POLITICAL SCIENCE—B.S.
The B.S. degree in Political Science consists of 48 semester hours, of which 36 must be in political science and 12 in related fields consisting of courses selected from the Departments of Anthropology, Chicana and Chicano Studies, Economics, Geography, History, Psychology, and Sociology, and the African American Studies and the Women’s Studies programs. At least 21 hours in political science must be in upper-division courses. The following courses are required:
| POS 101 | Political Ideologies SB (3) |
| POS 110 | Government and Politics SB (3) |
| or POS 310 American National Government SB (3) | |
| POS 150 | Comparative Government SB, G (3) |
| or POS 160 Global Politics SB, G (3) | |
| POS 301 | Empirical Political Inquiry SB (3) |
| POS 401 | Political Statistics N2 (3) |
| Approved electives (6) | |
| Total: 21 | |
Students who major in Political Science must have a minimum GPA of 2.00 for all courses that count toward the major. Upper-division courses that count toward the major must have a grade of “C” or higher; no more than one “D” grade in a lower-division course may be counted in the major. See “Major Requirements.” No more than six hours of POS 484 Internship may be applied to the major.
Asian Studies Certificate. Students majoring in Political Science may elect to pursue an Asian Studies certificate combining courses from the major with selected outside courses of wholly Asian content. See “Asian Studies” for more information.
Latin American Studies Certificate. Students majoring in Political Science may elect to pursue a Latin American Studies certificate combining courses from the major with selected outside courses of wholly Latin American content. See “Latin American Studies” for more information.
MINOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
The minor in Political Science consists of 18 semester hours in political science courses, 12 hours of which must be upper-division courses. Students who minor in Political Science must have two courses from among the following:
| POS 101 | Political Ideologies SB (3) |
| POS 110 | Government and Politics SB (3) |
| or POS 310 American National Government SB (3) | |
| POS 150 | Comparative Government SB, G (3) |
| POS 160 | Global Politics SB, G (3) |
Students who minor in Political Science must have a minimum GPA or 2.00 for all courses that count toward the minor. Upper-division courses that count toward the minor must have a grade of “C” or higher; no more than one “D” in a lower-division course may be counted toward the minor. No more than three hours of POS 484 Internship and three hours of POS 499 Independent Study may be applied to the minor.
SECONDARY EDUCATION—B.A.E.
Political Science. The major teaching field consists of 45 semester hours, 30 of which must be in political science and 15 in closely related fields. The following courses are required:
| POS 101 | Political Ideologies SB (3) |
| POS 110 | Government and Politics SB (3) |
| or POS 310 American National Government SB (3) | |
| POS 150 | Comparative Government SB, G (3) |
| or POS 160 Global Politics SB, G (3) | |
| POS 301 | Empirical Political Inquiry SB (3) |
| POS 417 | The Arizona Political System SB (3) |
| POS 480 | Methods of Teaching Government (3) |
| Total: 18 |
Courses may be substituted for POS 417 and 480 with departmental approval.
Students who pursue this academic specialization in political science must have a minimum GPA of 2.00 for all courses that count toward the major. Upper-division courses that count toward the major must have a grade of “C” or higher; no more than one “D” grade in a lower-division course may be counted in the academic specialization. No more than six hours of POS 484 Internship may be applied to the major.
The minor teaching field consists of 24 semester hours in political science courses. The following six courses are required:
| POS 101 | Political Ideologies SB (3) |
| POS 110 | Government and Politics SB (3) |
| or POS 310 American National Government SB (3) | |
| POS 150 | Comparative Government SB, G (3) |
| or POS 160 Global Politics SB, G (3) | |
| POS 301 | Empirical Political Inquiry (3) |
| POS 417 | The Arizona Political System SB (3) |
| POS 480 | Methods of Teaching Government (3) |
| Total: 18 |
Courses may be substituted for POS 417 and 480 with departmental approval.
Students who pursue this academic specialization in political science must have a minimum GPA of 2.00 for all courses that count toward the academic specialization. Upper-division courses that count toward the academic specialization must have a grade of “C” or higher; no more than one “D” grade in a lower-division course may be counted in the minor.
Social Studies. See “Secondary Education—B.A.E., Social Studies.”
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
The faculty in the Department of Political Science offer programs leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Consult the Graduate Catalog for requirements.
Omnibus Courses: See omnibus courses that may be offered.
1998–99 General Catalog Table of Contents
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