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Model 4-Year Plan

 

Political Science Model Four-Year Plan

The normal course load is 15 semester hours (5 classes). By following the model below, a student will complete all lower division core requirements by the end of the sophomore year as well as most major prerequisites. Note that core areas are suggested to provide a distribution of various disciplines every semester. Please be flexible implementing these suggestions, given your own interests and course availability. In four years, this plan meets all common graduation requirements.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester S.H.
POLS 130 American Politics ........................... 3

          or
POLS 150 Comparative Politics ..................... (3)
AMCS ___ University Core ....................... 3
ENGL 110 College Writing .............................. 3
HIST ___ University Core ....................... 3
          or
PHIL 160 Phil. of Human Nature ................... (3)
          or
THST ___ University Core ....................... (3)
MATH ___ University Core.......................  3
15

Spring Semester S.H.
POLS 130 American Politics...........................

3

       or
POLS 150 Comparative Politics ..................... (3)
HIST ___ University Core .......................

 3

       or
PHIL 160 Phil. of Human Nature ................... (3)
       or
THST ___ University Core .......................  (3)
____ ___ Critical/Creative Arts Core ...............

 3

____ ___ Literature Core ...............................

 3

____ ___ Social Science Core ...............   (3)
15

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester S.H.
POLS 210 Empirical Approaches ..................... 3
           or
POLS 220 Survey of Political Thought..... (3)
HIST ___ University Core ....................... 3
           or
PHIL 160 Phil. of Human Nature ................... (3)
           or
THST ___ University Core ....................... (3)
____ ___ CMST/Critical Thinking Core ............ 3
____ ___ Social Science Core .......................... 3
____ ___ Elective....................................  3
15

Spring Semester S.H.
POLS 210 Empirical Approaches................... 3
       or
POLS 220 Survey of Political Thought..... (3)
HIST ___ University Core ....................... 3
       or
PHIL 160 Phil. of Human Nature................... (3)
       or
THST ___ University Core ....................... (3)
____ ___ Critical/Creative Arts Core ...... 3
____ ___ Science Core ........................ 3
____ ___ Elective.................................   3
15

Junior Year

Fall Semester S.H.
POLS 360 World Politics ................................ 3
POLS ___ POLS Upper Division ...................... 3
PHIL ___ PHIL 320-330...................................... 3
           or
THST ___ THST 3xx .................................... (3)
____ ___ Upper Division Elective............ 3
____ ___ Elective.................................  3
15

Spring Semester S.H.
POLS ___ POLS Upper Division ...................... 3
POLS ___ POLS Upper Division ...................... 3
PHIL ___ PHIL 320-330...................................... 3
       or
THST ___ THST 3xx .................................... (3)
____ ___ Upper Division Elective............ 3
____ ___ Elective.................................   3
15

Senior Year

Fall Semester S.H.
POLS ___ POLS Upper Division ...................... 3
POLS ___ Upper Division Area Req.................... 3
____ ___ Upper Division Elective........... 3
____ ___ Upper Division Elective........... 3
____ ___ Elective...........   3
15

 

Spring Semester S.H.
POLS ___ Upper Division Area Req.................... 3
POLS ___ POLS 500 Level . . . . . . ... . . 3
____ ___ Elective ....................... 3
____ ___ Elective ....................... 3
____ ___ Elective .......................   3
15

Once a student has enrolled at LMU and declared a Political Science major or minor, only LMU course work or courses from an LMU approved study abroad program will be accepted for the major or minor.

Students may take no more than ten upper division courses in any one department, except for Philosophy, in which a maximum is thirteen.

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