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Nov 26, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Politics, B.A. and Masters of International Development M.S. 3+2
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Graduation Requirements
Conferral of a Baccalaureate degree in this program of study is determined by successful completion of the Baccalaureate Graduation Requirements outlined here .
NOTE: Students must earn 42 upper level (3000-4000) credit hours in order to graduate. A total of at least 21 of these upper level credit hours must be completed in the selected major.
Visit this program’s information page for additional program-specific requirements.
Politics, B.A Program - 56-59 Credit Hours
Politics Courses - 42 Credit Hours
Core Politics Courses - 24 Credit Hours
Politics Elective Courses - 18 Credit Hours
Student must select six (6) elective courses from the following lists, for a total of 18 credit hours. Student must select at least one (1) course from each category.
American Government Electives
Political Theory Electives
Law and Constitution Electives
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences Additional Natural Science Requirements - 5 Credit Hours
Students in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences must take five additional hours of natural science: 1 lab to accompany the course taken for general education [BIO 1043 , BIO 1023 , ESC 1043 , OCY 1043 , FOR 1003 , PHY 1033 , PHY 1063 , or PHY 2113 ] and one additional natural science course and accompanying lab. The two natural sciences must be in different areas: The two natural sciences must be in different areas: one must be a life science (biology) and the other must be a physical science (chemistry, physics, oceanography, earth science, or forensic science). In sum, students are required to take a minimum of 8 hours of natural science courses (one life science and one physical science, with their associated labs).
Modern Language Requirement - 3-6 Credit Hours
Politics majors are required to successfully complete (with a final grade of C- or higher):
- one intermediate modern language course (3 Credit Hours), OR
- two elementary modern language courses (6 Credit Hours), OR
- one elementary and one intermediate modern language course (6 Credit Hours).
Politics majors who choose another major or minor with its own language requirements may elect to use the language requirement of that major or minor as a substitute for their Politics modern language requirement.
Meets the Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) Global Studies requirement.
Note: No CLEP, AP, IB, or transient study credits may be used to fulfill this requirement. These credits must be fulfilled at PBA.
Economics Courses - 6 Credit Hours
The following are required for the Master’s of International Development Program:
Additional Required Credit Hours - 16-19 Credit Hours
This program must include a minor or an additional major.
Masters of International Development Program - 42 Credit Hours
Masters of International Development students must complete all degree requirements of the Masters of International Development program.
Concentrations: Development Economics and Finance, Development Policy, or Applied Cultural Studies
Managerial Competence - 9 Credit Hours
Select any three:
Development Studies - 33 Credit Hours
Special Topics Course
Occasionally the department will offer a special topics course which may be counted towards one of the categories above.
- DEV 5XXX Special Topics - 3 Credit Hours
Note:
Students wishing to teach Political Science, grades 6 –12, should complete a state-approved Professional Training Option (PTO). See Secondary Education Minor for details.
Sample Degree Plan
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