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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Political Science: Political Economy Concentration, BS


Program Requirements


The requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science consist of POSC 1010 , POSC 1020  or POSC 1040 , POSC 1030 , POSC 1990 , POSC 3410 , POSC 4990 , and at least 21 additional credits in political science at the 3000-4000 level, including one upper-level American politics course and one upper-level global politics course.

In consultation with the departmental advisor, students choose one of the following concentrations: American Politics, Global Politics, Political Economy, Public Administration, or Public Policy.

Note: No more than three credits from POSC 3050 , POSC 3100 , POSC 3110 , POSC 3120 , POSC 3130 , POSC 4090 , and POSC 4100  may be applied toward a Political Science major.

Freshman Year


First Semester


Credit Hours: 14

Second Semester


Credit Hours: 16

Sophomore Year


First Semester


  • 3 Credits
  • American Politics Requirement 3 Credits 4
  • Arts and Humanities (Non-Lit.) Requirement 3 Credits 5
  • Mathematics Requirement 3 Credits 2
  • Philosophy of Science Requirement 3 Credits 6
Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester


  • 3 Credits
  • Advanced Political Science Requirement 3 Credits 7
  • Arts and Humanities (Literature) Requirement 3 Credits 5
  • Global Politics Requirement 3 Credits 8
  • Mathematics Requirement 3 Credits 2
Credit Hours: 15

Concentration


Junior Year


First Semester


Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester


Credit Hours: 16

Senior Year


First Semester


Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester


  • 3 Credits
  • Advanced Political Science Requirement 3 Credits 7
  • Economics Requirement 3 Credits 10
  • Elective 6 Credits
Credit Hours: 15

Total Credits: 121


Footnotes


1 Students must complete through 2020 in any modern language except American Sign Language or Latin. See Modern Languages Requirement  at Clemson University statement.

2 MATH 1020  or MATH 1060 ; MATH 1080  or MATH 2070 ; STAT 2300  or STAT 3090  or STAT 3300 .

3 See General Education Requirements .

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