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Political Science - General Option (120 Credits)
36 credits in POL S are required, at least 15 of which must be earned at WSU.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS], Humanities [HUM], or Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| POL S 101 [SSCI] | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| POL S 102 | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN] | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 101 [SCI]1 | 4 |
| POL S 103 | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if needed, and/or Electives2 | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 102 [SCI]1 | 4 |
| POL S 201 | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if needed, and/or Electives2 | 7 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| POL S Electives3 | 9 |
| Electives4 | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
| POL S Electives3 | 6 |
| Electives 4 | 6 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| POL S Elective 3 | 3 |
| Electives4 | 12 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Integrative Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
| POL S Electives 3 | 6 |
| Electives4 | 6 |
Footnotes
| 1 | To meet University and College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must take a [BSCI] course with lab and [PSCI] course with lab or SCIENCE 101 [SCI] and SCIENCE 102 [SCI]. SCIENCE 101 [SCI] is offered Fall semester and is a prerequisite for SCIENCE 102 [SCI]. SCIENCE 102 [SCI] is offered Spring semester. |
| 2 | Two years of high school foreign language or at least two semesters of college-level foreign language are required by the College of Arts and Sciences for graduation. |
| 3 | POL S Electives: 24 credits required. Must include a minimum of 9 credits of 300-400 level coursework and 2 [M] courses. |
| 4 | Electives must include a sufficient number of 300-400-level electives to fulfill the University requirement of 40 credits of upper division coursework. A CPT S or STAT course is recommended but not required. |
- Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs
Courses
- Philosophy
- Political Science
Schedules of Studies
- Philosophy - General Option
- Philosophy - Pre-Law Option
- Political Science - General Option
- Political Science - Global Politics Option
- Political Science - Pre-Law Option
- Public Affairs (Vancouver only)
Minors
- Ethics
- Philosophy
- Political Science