Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Political Science
(2013-14 Academic Year and Beyond)
*This checklist is intended as a convenient guide only. The authoritative source on curriculum requirements is Clemson
University’s Undergraduate Announcements catalog for a student’s curriculum year, as interpreted by the University
administration (http://www.registrar.clemson.edu/html/catalog.htm).
General Education and Departmental Requirements
1. English Composition (3 hours)
ENGL 1030
2. Oral Communication (3 hours; choose one course)
COMM 1500
AS 4090/4100
COMM 2500
HON H2230
ML 1010/1020
AS 3090/3100
ENGL 2130
FR 3040
HON 1900
JAPN 4060
ENGL 2140
GER 2600
HON 2210
RUSS 3600
ENGL 2150
GER 3060
ITAL 3010
RUSS 3610
3. Literature (3 hours; choose one course)
ENGL 2020
CHIN 4010
GER 3600
ITAL 3020
SPAN 3110
ENGL 2120
FR 3000
GER 3610
JAPN 4010
SPAN 3130
4. Mathematics (9 hours—choose one course from each group)
MATH 1020/1060/1070
MATH 1080/2070
STAT 2300/STAT 3300/ STAT 3090
5. Natural Science (8 hours; choose one sequence)
BIOL 1040+1060
BIOL 1200+
1220/1230
CH 1010+1011
CH 1020+1021
CH 1050+1051
CH 1060+1061
5
6
GEOL 1010+1030
GEOL 1020+1021
GEOL 1010+1030
GEOL 1120+1140
7
8
PHSC 1070+1071
PHSC 1080+1081
PHYS 1220+1240
PHYS 2210+2230
9
10
PHYS 2080+2100
PHYS 2210+2230
PHYS 2220+2240
11 PHYS 2070+2090
12
*Note: In the BIOL 1200 series for the fourth sequence above, students must take BIOL 1200 plus one of the other
Biology courses from the list (BIOL 1220 or 1230)
1
3
ASTR 1010+1030
BIOL 1100+1101
ASTR 1020+1040
BIOL 1110+1111
2
4
BIOL 1030+1050
BIOL 1090+1091
6. Economics (6 hours)
ECON 2110
ECON 2120
7. Academic and Professional Development (2 hours)
POSC 19901
POSC 49902
8. Science and Technology in Society (3 hours; choose one approved STS course listed at the following
link: http://www.clemson.edu/sts):
2
9. Foreign Language (6 hours; choose one sequence)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
ARAB 2010
CHIN 2010
FR 2010
GER 2010
ITAL 2010
JAPN 2010
PORT 2010
RUSS 2010
SPAN 2010
ARAB 2020
CHIN 2020
FR 2020
GER 2020
ITAL 2020
JAPN 2020
PORT 2020
RUSS 2020
SPAN 2020
* Students must satisfy the prerequisite 1010 and 1020 language courses before enrolling in a 2010 language course.
10. Logic/Philosophy of Science (3 hours; choose one course)
PHIL 1020
PHIL 2250
PHIL 3230
PHIL 3250
PHIL 3270
11. Humanities—Philosophy/Religion (3 hours; choose one course)
CHIN 3120
PHIL 2100
PHIL 3230
PHIL 3450
REL 3060
CHIN 3130
PHIL 3120
PHIL 3240
REL 1010
REL 3070
PHIL 1010
PHIL 3130
PHIL 3250
REL 1020
REL 3120
PHIL 1020
PHIL 3160
PHIL 3260
REL 3010
REL 3130
PHIL 1030
PHIL 3170
PHIL 3270
REL 3020
REL 3150
PHIL 1240
PHIL 3180
PHIL 3440
REL 3030
Political Science Major:
1. American National Government (3 hours)
POSC 1010
2. Introduction to International Relations/Comparative Politics (3 hours; choose one course)
POSC 1020
POSC 1040
3. Introduction to Political Theory (3 hours)
POSC 1030
4. Quantitative Methods in Political Science (3 hours)
POSC 3410
5. Political Science Requirement (3 hours; choose any 3000/4000-level Political Science course)
6. Distribution Requirement (6 hours)3
American Politics Course
Global Politics Course
**Plus Requirements for One Political Science Concentration**
3
Political Science Bachelor of Science Major Concentrations
Students following the Bachelor of Science (BS) curriculum must choose one of the following five
concentrations listed below (American politics, global politics, political economy, public administration, or
public policy) to declare and complete for their political science major degree.
(1) AMERICAN POLITICS CONCENTRATION
American Politics Requirements (12 hours)3
Minor (see list of approved minors in the Undergraduate Announcements catalog)
General Electives (Additional hours to complete the total credit hour requirement for graduation)
(2) GLOBAL POLITICS CONCENTRATION
Global Politics Requirements (12 hours)3
Minor (see list of approved minors in the Undergraduate Announcements catalog)
General Electives (Additional hours to complete the total credit hour requirement for graduation)
(3) POLITICAL ECONOMY CONCENTRATION
POSC 4480
POSC 4490
Advanced Political Science Requirements (6 hours)4
ECON 3140
ECON 3500
ECON 3600
Advanced Economics Requirements (6 hours)5
General Electives (Additional hours to complete the total credit hour requirement for graduation)
4
(4) PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATION
POSC 3210
POSC 3020
POSC 4300
or
POSC 4240
POSC 4210
or
POSC 4270
or
Advanced Political Science Requirement (3 hours)4
Public Administration Requirements (18 hours)6
General Electives (Additional hours to complete the total credit hour requirement for graduation)
(5) PUBLIC POLICY CONCENTRATION
POSC 4210
POSC 3020
POSC 4300
or
POSC 4240
POSC 3210
or
POSC 4270
or
Advanced Political Science Requirement (3 hours)4
Public Policy Requirements (18 hours)7
General Electives (Additional hours to complete the total credit hour requirement for graduation)
5
Approved American and Global Politics Courses
for the Political Science Bachelor of Science Degree
American Politics Courses
POSC 3020 State and Local Government
POSC 3210 Public Administration
POSC 3430 The Mass Media in American Politics
POSC 3810 African American Politics
POSC 3890 Selected Topics (by permission only)8
POSC 4030 United States Congress
POSC 4050 The American Presidency
POSC 4070 Religion and American Politics
POSC 4090 Directed Study in American Politics
POSC 4160 Interest Groups and Social Movements
POSC 4210 Public Policy
POSC 4230 Urban Politics
POSC 4240 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
POSC 4270 Public Management
POSC 4300 Public Policy Evaluation
POSC 4360 Law, Courts, and Politics
POSC 4370 American Constitutional Law: Rights and
Liberties
POSC 4380 American Constitutional Law: Structures
of Government
POSC 4420 Political Parties and Elections
POSC 4530 American Political Thought
POSC 4540 Southern Politics
POSC 4550 Political Thought of the American Founding
POSC 4610 American Diplomacy and Politics
POSC 4800 Gender and Politics
POSC 4820 The Political Novel and Film
POSC 4890 Selected Topics (by permission only)8
1
Global Politics Courses
POSC 3610 International Politics in Crisis
POSC 3620 International Organizations
POSC 3630 United States Foreign Policy
POSC 3670 Political Risk Assessment
POSC 3710 European Politics
POSC 3720 Political Culture of East Asia
POSC 3750 European Integration
POSC 3890 Selected Topics (by permission only)8
POSC 4100 Directed Study in International Politics
POSC 4280 National Security Policy
POSC 4290 Global Issues
POSC 4480 International Political Economy
POSC 4560 Diplomacy: The Art of Negotiation
POSC 4570 Political Terrorism
POSC 4590 Ethnic Violence
POSC 4660 African Politics
POSC 4710 Russian Politics
POSC 4720 Japanese Politics
POSC 4730 Eurasian Politics
POSC 4760 Politics of the Middle East
POSC 4770 Chinese Politics
POSC 4780 Latin American Politics
POSC (LANG) 4850 Global Affairs and Governments
POSC 4890 Selected Topics (by permission only) 8
Course should be taken during the second semester of the freshman year for those entering Clemson as political science majors, or
during the first semester as a political science major for those students changing majors to political science after entering Clemson.
2
Course should be taken during one of the semesters in the last year of coursework before graduation.
3
See list of approved American and global politics courses for the political science Bachelor of Science degree on page five of this
sheet
4
Any 3000- or 4000-level courses in Political Science
5
Six hours chosen from ECON 3010, 3020, 3090, 3100, 3150, 3190, 4020, 4040, 4100, 4120, 4130, 4190, 4200, 4220, 4250, 4270,
4280, 4400, or HIST 3250, 3270
6
Public Administration courses chosen from a list of approved courses by the Department of Political Science or with the approval of
the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Political Science. The approved list is located in the main political science office in Brackett
232.
7
Public Policy courses chosen from a list of approved courses by the Department of Political Science or with the approval of the
Director of Undergraduate Studies in Political Science. The approved list is located in the main political science office in Brackett
232.
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Requires the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Political Science
Revised: May 26, 2014