Political Science/Social Studies, BA

Requirements

• ❑  EGEO 201 - Human Geography
• ❑  HIST 103 - Introduction to American Civilization: American History to 1865
• ❑  HIST 104 - Introduction to American Civilization: American History Since 1865
• ❑  HIST 391 - History of the Pacific Northwest
• ❑  PLSC 250 - The American Political System

• ❑ One course from:

•      ANTH 201 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
•      SOC 221 - Introduction to Population Issues
•      SOC 251 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior
•      SOC 255 - Social Organization of Criminal Justice
•      SOC 260 - The Family in Society
•      SOC 268 - Gender and Society

• ❑ One course from:

•      ECON 206 - Introduction to Microeconomics
•      ECON 446 - Economics for the Teacher (preferred)

• ❑ One course from:

•      ECON 207 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
•      ECON 447 - Methods for Teaching About the National Economy in the Public Schools (preferred)

• ❑ One course from:

•      EGEO 250 - Geographic Information Systems Survey

• or 2 additional geography credits

• ❑ 18 additional credits from:

•     PLSC 250 - The American Political System

•      PLSC 311 - Introduction to Law and Judicial Process
•      PLSC 313 - Law and Society
•      PLSC 314 - U.S. Supreme Court
•      PLSC 345 - Women and Politics
•      PLSC 346 - Politics of Inequality
•      PLSC 347 - Race, Politics and Public Policy
•      PLSC 353 - State and Local Politics
•      PLSC 414 - Constitutional Law I: National Powers
•      PLSC 415 - Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights
•      PLSC 417C - Senior Seminar in American Politics and Public Policy
•      PLSC 420 - Environmental Politics
•      PLSC 421 - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered Politics
•      PLSC 423 - The American Presidency
•      PLSC 427 - Policy-Making and Policy Analysis
•      PLSC 449 - Politics and Social Change
•      PLSC 450 - Parties, Campaigns and Elections
•      PLSC 467 - Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Law
•      PLSC 489 - Managing an International Ecosystem

• ❑ 8 credits from:

•      PLSC 261 - Introduction to Political Theory
•      PLSC 361 - Classical Political Thought
•      PLSC 362 - Political Theory: Renaissance and Modern
•      PLSC 417D - Senior Seminar in Political Theory
•      PLSC 462 - The Rise of Modern Political Economy
•      PLSC 463 - American Political Thought
•      PLSC 464 - Contemporary Political Theory
•      PLSC 469 - Feminist Political Theory
•      PLSC 480 - Politics, Government and Religion
•      PLSC 493 - Issues in Political Theory

• ❑ 8 credits from:

•      PLSC 271 - Introduction to International Relations
•      PLSC 291 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
•      PLSC 301 - The British Parliamentary System
•      PLSC 302 - Western Europe
•      PLSC 307 - East Asia
•      PLSC 308 - African Political Systems
•      PLSC 310 - The International Relations of East Asia
•      PLSC 370 - Global Issues in International Politics
•      PLSC 372 - International Political Economy
•      PLSC 376 - American Foreign Policy
•      PLSC 390 - The Politics of Development
•      PLSC 399 - The Politics of Democratization
•      PLSC 402 - Regional European Society and Politics
•      PLSC 403 - The European Union and the Process of European Integration
•      PLSC 406 - Canadian Government and Politics
•      PLSC 417A - Senior Seminar in Comparative Politics
•      PLSC 417B - Senior Seminar in International Politics
•      PLSC 430 - Modern Chinese Politics
•      PLSC 436 - Managing Environmental Commons
•      PLSC 453 - Comparative Electoral Systems

• ❑ Balance of credits in political science electives

• ❑ Three additional history courses (minimum 12 credits) distributed as follows:

•     One course in Ancient

•     One course from two of the following areas:

•       Europe

•       East and South Asia

•       Africa and Middle East

•       Western Hemisphere (outside U.S.)

Departmental Honors

Entrance requirements

Students must satisfy the following eligibility requirements prior to registration for PLSC 496 Honors Tutorial. The student must:

• Be a declared political science major with senior standing
• Have a 3.50 GPA in all upper-division political science courses
• Have completed both of the following:
  • Core requirements for the major (PLSC 250, PLSC 261, and PLSC 271 or 291)
  • Credit requirements in the area most closely related to the thesis topic
• Have completed one of the following:
  • Two years of foreign language with a B (3.0) or better GPA; the Honors advisor, at his or her discretion, may choose to waive this requirement for students who demonstrate a satisfactory reading knowledge of the language
  • PLSC 366 Research in Politics, or an equivalent class in social statistics under advisement, and earn a grade of B (3.0) or better
• Submit the completed Honors Contract to the political science department office with proper faculty signatures

Completion Requirements

To graduate with honors in political science the student must:

• Maintain a 3.50 grade point average in all upper-division political science courses
• Complete 4-10 credits of PLSC 496 Honors Tutorial over two quarters under the supervision of a faculty thesis advisor
• Give an oral presentation of the thesis in arrangement with the faculty thesis advisor
• Submit a copy of the honors thesis to the political science department office before the final grade is assigned

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS) 
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP) 
180 Minimum Total Credits 
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits 
Residency Requirement 
Minimum Grade Requirements 
Final Quarter Requirement