Political Science
Associate of Arts Course of Study
Recommended basic skills standards are
• ENG 090
• REA 090
Political Science is the study of government: what it is, what it does, and how and why. Political scientists are interested in government at every level: local, county, state, regional, national, and international. Many of them specialize in one general area of political science such as political theory, U.S. political institutions and processes, comparative political institutions and processes, or international relations and organizations. Some specialize in a particular type of political institution or in the politics of a specific era.
I. Communication
Nine (9) credit hours
GT-CO1: ENG 121
GT-CO2: ENG 122
COM 115 or COM 125
II. Art and Humanities
Nine (9) credit hours
Select three (3) courses, with no more than two (2) courses from any one (1) of the following categories:
GT-AH1: ART 110, ART 111, ART 112, ART 207, MUS 120, MUS 121, MUS 122, THE 105, THE 211, THE 212
GT-AH2: HUM 121, HUM 122, HUM 123, LIT 115, LIT 201, LIT 202, LIT 205, LIT 211, LIT 212, LIT 221, LIT 222, LIT 225
GT-AH3: PHI 111, PHI 112, PHI 113, PHI 114, PHI 214
GT-AH4: FRE 211, FRE 212, GER 211, GER 212, JPN 211, JPN 212, RUS 211, RUS 212, SPA 211, SPA 212
Suggested Courses
Category 2
| HUM 121 | Early Civilizations: AH2 | 3 |
| LIT 115 | Introduction to Literature: AH2 | 3 |
Category 3
| PHI 111 | Introduction to Philosophy: AH3 | 3 |
III. Mathematics
Three (3) credit hours minimum (credit hours over three (3) will be applied to the electives category).
GT-MA1: MAT 120, MAT 121, MAT 122, MAT 123, MAT 125, MAT 135, MAT 155, MAT 156, MAT 166, MAT 201, MAT 202, MAT 203, MAT 215, MAT 255, MAT 265
*Students must take both MAT 155 and MAT 156 to satisfy this requirement.
Suggested Courses
| MAT 120 | Mathematics for the Liberal Arts: MA1 | 4 |
IV. Social and Behavioral Sciences
Nine (9) credit hours
Select 3 courses, at least 1 of which must be History, with no more than 2 courses from any 1 category.
GT-HI1: HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 201, HIS 202, HIS 247
GT-SS1: ECO 201, ECO 202, POS 105, POS 111, POS 205, POS 225
GT-SS2: GEO 105, GEO 106
GT-SS3: ANT 101, ANT 107, ANT 111, ANT 215, ETH 200, PSY 101, PSY 102, PSY 205, PSY 217, PSY 226, PSY 227, PSY 235, PSY 238, PSY 249, SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 205, SOC 215, SOC 216, SOC 231
Suggested Courses
Category 1
| POS 105 | Introduction to Political Science: SS1 | 3 |
| POS 111 | American Government: SS1 | 3 |
Category 4
| HIS 101 | History of Western Civilization I: HI1 | 3 |
V. Physical and Life Sciences
Eight (8) credit hours: select two (2) courses (credits over eight (8) will be applied to the electives category).
GT-SC1: AST 101, AST 102, BIO 105, BIO 111, BIO 112, BIO 201, BIO 202, BIO 204, CHE 101, CHE 102, CHE 105, CHE 111, CHE 112, GEY 111, GEY 121, MET 150, PHY 105, PHY 111, PHY 112, PHY 211, PHY 212, SCI 155, SCI 156
*Students must take both SCI 155 and SCI 156 to satisfy this requirement.
Suggested Courses
| GEY 111 | Physical Geology: SC1 | 4 |
| GEY 121 | Historical Geology: SC1 | 4 |
VI. Fine Arts/Communications
One to three (1-3) credit hours
Select one (1) to three (3) credit hours from approved list
Suggested Courses
| JOU 105 | Introduction to Mass Media: SS3 | 3 |
VII. Computer Communication
Three (3) credit hours
CSC 105 or CSC 120
| CSC 105 | Computer Literacy | 3 |
VIII. Electives
Sixteen to eighteen (16-18) credit hours selected from the AA approved course list.
Choose 16-18 credits from the suggested courses below
Suggested Courses
| POS 125 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| POS 205 | International Relations: SS1 | 3 |
| POS 215 | Current Political Issues: SS1 | 3 |
| Plus 10 hours of any approved elective | 10 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 |