Program Requirement
Program details
Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027
General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science,
BS
College/School:
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
Plan Code: LSPOLBS
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science Core | ||
|
ISS 304 Integrated Theories of Social Science
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
POS 110 American Government and Politics
(AMIT)
OR POS 310 American National Government (AMIT)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
POS 150 Comparative Government
(GCSI)
OR POS 160 Global Politics (GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
POS 210 Political Ideologies
(CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
POS 301 Empirical Political Inquiry
(SOBE)
OR ISS 301 Integrated Social Science Research Methods
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
POS 401 Political Statistics
(QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Political Science Electives | ||
|
POS Elective
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
|
Upper Division
POS Elective
12 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 12 |
| Related Area Courses | ||
|
12 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 12 |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
|
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
|
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|
ASU 101-CLS The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
|
1 | |
| First-Year Composition | ||
|
ENG 101 First-Year Composition
AND
ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
Notes
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All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. |
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. |
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Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. |
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Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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Students must complete at least 12 upper-division credit hours in POS courses offered by the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts.
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