Political Science (Government)
The Associate of Arts degree with a field of study in Political Science is designated for students planning to transfer to a baccalaureate degree program in Political Sciences or related field at four-year institutions.
The curriculum includes general academic courses and electives that enable students who intend to major in Political Science, Public Affairs, or Public Administration to transfer to four-year institutions.
Instruction will require academic cooperative courses to give students “hands-on” experiences in government functions.
The Government program has a foreign language requirement attached to it that will complete most four-year institution requirements. Completing a Government program can expand opportunities in teaching, law school, and other related areas of public policy.
For printable degree plan for this program, please click HERE.
| Core Curriculum (45 Credits) |
| FIRST SEMESTER | |
| SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication or SPCH 1315 or SPCH 1318 or SPCH 1321 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 United States History I or HIST 2327 | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 Composition | 3 |
| COSC 1301 Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
| GOVT 2301 American Government I | 3 |
| SECOND SEMESTER | |
| HIST 1302 United States History II or HIST 2328 | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 Composition II-Rhetoric | 3 |
| MATH 1414 College Algebra or MATH 1442 or MATH 2412 or MATH 2413 | 4 |
| GOVT 2304 Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| Visual & Performing Arts Elective- Core Curriculum | 3 |
| THIRD SEMESTER | |
| GOVT 2304 Intro to Political Science | 3 |
| Elective-Field of Study | 3 |
| GOVT 2311 Mexican American Politics | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Elective- Core Curriculum | 4 |
| *Modern Language Elective- Field of Study | 3 |
| FOURTH SEMESTER | |
| GOVT 2307 Intro to Social & Political Philosophy | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Elective- Core Curriculum | 4 |
| Social & Behavioral Science Elective-Core Curriculum | 3 |
| *Modern Language or Humanities Elective-Field of Study | 3 |
*Courses to be chosen from Field of Study
***Please refer to catalog for course prerequisites
| Total credits 60 |