POLITICAL SCIENCE, B.S.
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
ORAL COMMUNICATION COURSE Topics vary
3
MATH COURSE Topics vary
3
ELECTIVE
3
Total Credits POLS 205 Introduction to Comparative Politics OR POLS 209 Introduction to American Politics and Policy
3
POLS 235 Political Research Methods & Approaches
3
NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE WITH LAB Topics vary OR CORE SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3-4
ELECTIVE
Total Credits
3
13-14
UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3
UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3
NATURAL OR APPLIED SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3
RESEARCH METHODS COURSE Topics vary
3
ELECTIVE
3
Total Credits
YEAR 4 l FALL
15
ELECTIVE
3
UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3
INTERNATIONAL COURSE Topics vary
3
ELECTIVE
3
15
UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3
AMERICAN DIVERSITY COURSE Topics vary
3
ELECTIVE Minor course
3
ELECTIVE Minor course
3
ELECTIVE
3
Total Credits
YEAR 1 l SPRING
ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric I
POLS 237 Introduction to International Politics
YEAR 2 l SPRING
3
YEAR 3 l SPRING
POLS 101 American National Government
15
3
ENGL 102 Writing and Rhetoric II
3
NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE WITH LAB Topics vary
4
POLS 208 Introduction to Political Philosophy
3
ELECTIVE
3
Total Credits
15-16
Total Credits
15
UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3
NATURAL OR APPLIED SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3
ELECTIVE Minor course
3
ELECTIVE Minor course
3
ELECTIVE
3
Total Credits
YEAR 4 l SPRING
YEAR 3 l FALL
YEAR 2 l FALL
YEAR 1 l FALL
Last updated June 2022
15
POLS 490 Senior Seminar
3
UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE Topics vary
3
ELECTIVE Minor course
3
ELECTIVE Minor course
3
ELECTIVE
3
Total Credits
Department of Politics and Philosophy uidaho.edu/CLASS/politics-and-philosophy politics-and-philosophy@uidaho.edu
15