Total hours required:  124   (Request a degree plan when you complete 54 hours, AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences Office, Reed Hall 107, 817-257-7160.)

42 of 124 hours must be advanced (30000-level or above) hours completed at TCU.

58 of 124 hours must be completed at TCU.

After enrolling at TCU:  You must have prior written approval from the AddRan Dean to take courses at another university and have them count toward your TCU degree; no more than a total of 12 semester hours (except if earned in an approved study abroad program) may be transferred from other institutions; no credit may be transferred from a community college once you have earned 54 cumulative semester hours.

University-wide Common Undergraduate Experience (CUE):  39-63 hours

[WE and HMV&V hours may overlap (be coupled with) HEE and (in the case of WE) other requirements.]
Human Experiences and Endeavors (HEE):  27 hours
Essential Competencies (EC):  12 hours
Writing Emphasis (WE):  6 hours
Heritage, Mission, Vision and Values (HMV&V):  18 hours

Political Science B.S.: 27 hours

• _____ POSC 20093 (Scope and Methods of Political Science): 3 hours

• _____ POSC 20123 (Issues in American Politics): 3 hours
  
  Either of the following two: 3 hours

  • _____POSC 20203 (Introduction to Political Theory)

  • _____POSC 20303 (Introduction to International Politics)
     

• _____ POSC 30093 (Topics in Political Science Methods): 3 hours

• _____ POSC 30103 (Topics in American Politics): 3 hours
  
  Any three advisor-approved 30000-level courses: 9 hours
   

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Any political science course (an elective):  3 hours
 

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Associated Requirements: 12 hours

• Either MATH 10043 (Elementary Statistics) or INSC 20153 (Statistical Analysis): 3 hours

• Either MATH 10283 (Applied Calculus) or MATH 10524 (Calculus I): 3 hours

• Social Science Methods: 3 hours chosen from: ECON 30313 (Research Methods in Economics) or 50343 (Econometrics), HIST 30063 (Introduction to Historical Research), PSYC 30503 (Behavioral Research), and SOCI 30383 (Research Methods in Sociology)

• Enrichment of Research Skills: 3 hours chosen from: INSC 30353 (Regression Analysis), ENGL 30223 (Technical Writing) or 30283 (Cyberliteracy) or 40243 (Professional Writing and Editing) or 40253 (Propaganda Analysis and Persuasion), JOUR 40513 (Media Analysis and Research) or 40903 (Research Methods for Mass Media), MARK 40113 (Marketing Research), MATH 30803 (Probability and Statistics I), PHIL 40323 (Philosophy of Science), and PSYC 30263 (Problem Solving in Task Oriented Groups)

Related Information

Students intending to do graduate work in the social sciences or business are strongly encouraged to take this degree program. It is also recommended for students interested in employment in government or politics.

No courses applied toward any political science major may be taken P/NC.

All courses applied toward any political science major must be completed with a grade of C or better.

A maximum of 12 hours of courses below the 30000-level may be counted toward the political science B.S. degree.

Any 30000-level "topics" line numbers may be repeated so long as the specific subject matter changes.

No more than six hours of internship credit may be counted toward the political science B.S. degree.

The three-hour seminar generally taken in conjunction with the Washington Center internship semester may be counted in addition to six hours of internship.

A minor is required; any minor approved for the B.S. degree is acceptable.