POLITICAL SCIENCE, B.A.
2022-2023 Four-Year Plan
This is a sample four-year degree plan. Please speak to your advisor about what courses will help you meet your degree requirements and interests.
3
ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric I
3
ORAL COMMUNICATION COURSE Topics vary
3
MATH COURSE Topics vary
3
ELECTIVE
3
POLS 235 Political Research Methods & Approaches
3
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 101 Topics vary
4
NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE WITH LAB Topics vary OR CORE SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
YEAR 3 l FALL
Total Credits
3-4
13-14
UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3
UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 201 Topics vary
4
HUMANITIES COURSE Topics vary
3
ELECTIVE
3
Total Credits
YEAR 4 l FALL
3
3
AMERICAN DIVERSITY COURSE Topics vary
3
ELECTIVE
3
ELECTIVE
3
ELECTIVE
3
15
POLS 208 Introduction to Political Philosophy
3
ENGL 102 Writing and Rhetoric II
3
NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE WITH LAB Topics vary
4
POLS 237 Introduction to International Politics
3
ELECTIVE
3
Total Credits
16
UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3
PHIL 103 Introduction to Ethics OR PHIL 201 Critical Thinking OR PHIL 240 Belief and Reality OR PHIL 351 Philosophy of Science
3
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 102 Topics vary
4
ELECTIVE
3
Total Credits
16
UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
Total Credits
YEAR 2 l SPRING
YEAR 2 l FALL
POLS 205 Introduction to Comparative Politics OR POLS 209 Introduction to American Politics and Policy
15
YEAR 3 l SPRING
Total Credits
YEAR 1 l SPRING
POLS 101 American National Government
16
UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 202 Topics vary
4
ELECTIVE
3
ELECTIVE
3
ELECTIVE
3
Total Credits
YEAR 4 l SPRING
YEAR 1 l FALL
Last updated June 2022
16
POLS 490 Senior Seminar
3
UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3
ELECTIVE
3
ELECTIVE
3
ELECTIVE
3
Total Credits
Department of Politics and Philosophy uidaho.edu/CLASS/politics-and-philosophy politics-and-philosophy@uidaho.edu
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