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 CC	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Context CC (5)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Academic Writing CC	3
Complete one of the following:			3
	MAT 1030	Quantitative Reasoning QL (3) (recommended)
	MAT 1035	Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6) (recommended)
	STAT 1040	Introduction to Statistics QL (3)
	STAT 1045	Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5)
	MATH 1050	College Algebra QL (4)
	MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)
	MATH 1090	College Algebra for Business QL (3)
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 1700	American Civilization AS (3)
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 AS (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 AS (3)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History AS (3)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage SS (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values IH	3
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness TE (2)
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life TE	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 AS	3
	POLS 2100	Introduction to International Relations SS	3
	POLS 2200	Introduction to Comparative Politics SS	3
	POLS 230G	Introduction to Political Theory GI	3
	POLS 3000	Political Analysis	3
	POLS 4990	Senior Seminar WE (3)
or	POLS 480R	Internship WE (3)	3
or	PJST 4900	Peace and Justice Studies Capstone WE (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
	POLS 3300	Introduction to Public Administration	3
	POLS 3310	Introduction to Public Policy WE	3
Complete 12 credits from the followings courses:			12
	AIST 3590	American Indian Law (3)
	AIST 3600	American Indian Policy and Tribal Government (3)
	ECON 4150	Public Finance (3)
	HR 3430	Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)
	POLS  3020	Public Program Analysis (3)
	POLS  3030	State and Local Government (3)
	POLS  3070	Policy Analysis (3)
	POLS  3320	Nonprofits and The Public Sector (3)
	POLS  3330	Environment Politics and Policy (3)
	POLS  3340	Public Innovation (3)
	POLS  3350	Health Politics and Policy (3)
	POLS  3360	The Politics of Economic Inequality (3)
	POLS  3370	Leading Cities (3)
	POLS  3380	Local Economic Development (3)
	POLS  3390	Urban Planning (3)
	POLS  420R	Issues and Topics in Political Science (3)
	POLS  490R	Independent Study (1-4)
	Complete any 12 elective credits (at least 4 credits must be upper division)		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.