Political science enjoys a central position among the social sciences. Aristotle characterized politics as the “queen of the sciences.” It is a broad discipline that encompasses philosophical, historical and analytical studies of governments, politics and policies. Political science students learn not only the concepts, theories and methods associated with the discipline, but also gain the cognitive and presentational skills required of tomorrow’s public and private leaders. At its core, politics is about building and maintaining communities at the local, state, national and international levels that enable citizens to live enriching and fulfilling lives. Political science students develop not only an understanding of those communities, but also the ability to influence them.

Total Program Credits: 120

General Education Requirements:			36 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Context (5)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research	3
Complete one of the following:			3
	MAT 1030	Quantitative Reasoning (3) (recommended)
	MAT 1035	Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra (6) (recommended)
	STAT 1040	Introduction to Statistics (3)
	STAT 1045	Introduction to Statistics with Algebra (5)
	MATH 1050	College Algebra (4)
	MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries (5)
	MATH 1090	College Algebra with Preliminaries (5)
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 1700	American Civilization (3)
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 (3)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History (3)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values	3
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness (2)
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life	2
Distribution Courses:
	Biology		3
	Physical Science		3
	Additional Biology or Physical Science		3
	Humanities (fulfilled by completing any foreign language 202G/2020 course )		4
	Fine Arts		3
	Social/Behavioral Science		3
Discipline Core Requirements:			18 Credits
	POLS 1100	American National Government	3
	POLS 2100	Introduction to International Relations	3
	POLS 2200	Introduction to Comparative Politics	3
	POLS 230G	Introduction to Political Theory	3
	POLS 3000	Political Analysis	3
	POLS 4990	Senior Seminar WE (3)
or	POLS 480R	Internship WE	3
or	PJST 4900	Peace and Justice Studies Capstone (3)
Elective Requirements:			36 Credits
	Foreign Language Requirement: Complete 1010,1020, 2010, and 202G (one language)		12
	Any courses numbered 1000 or higher. (9 credit hours must be upper division (3000-4000 level courses))		24
Emphasis Requirements:			30 Credits
Complete 18 credits from the followings courses:			18
	AIST 180G	Introduction to American Indian Studies (3)
	AIST 3360	American Indian Education Policy (3)
	AIST 3590	American Indian Law (3)
	AIST 3600	American Indian Policy and Tribal Government (3)
	AIST 3850	The Struggle for Self-determination American Indians 1891 to present (3)
	AIST 4600	Contemporary American Indian Political and Social Issues (3)
	AIST 490R	Special Topics in American Indian Studies (3)
	CNST 4795	Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (3)
	POLS  3030	State and Local Government (3)
	POLS  3320	Nonprofits and The Public Sector (3)
	POLS 3350	Health Politics and Policy (3)
	POLS  3480	Race in Politics (3)
	Complete any 12 elective credits (at least 4 credits must be upper division, and at least 3 credits must be a POLS Writing Enriched course)		12

  Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 120 or more semester credits, 40 credits must be upper-division.
2. Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above, with no POLS course grade lower than a C-.
3. Residency hours: minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
5. Completion of 16 credit hours of coursework from one language to include 1010, 1020, 2010, and 202G/2020 levels or transferred equivalents.
6. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.