Program Requirements
The requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science consist of POSC 1010 , POSC 1020 or POSC 1040 , POSC 1030 , POSC 1990 , POSC 4990 , and at least 24 additional credit hours in political science at the 3000-4000 level, including at least one course from each of the following fields:
Footnotes
1 Select from HIST 1010 , HIST 1020 , HIST 1720 , HIST 1730 , and HIST 1930 .
2 See General Education Requirements . BIOL 1090 may not be used to satisfy the Natural Science requirement. Six credits of Arts and Humanities (Literature) are required; and three credits of Arts and Humanities (Non-Literature) are required.
3 Students must complete through 2020 in any modern language except American Sign Language or Latin. See Modern Languages Requirement at Clemson University statement.
4 Select any University-approved General Education Natural Science course except BIOL 1090 .
5 See major requirements in the program description above.
6 See list of Minors .
7 Select any course in AAH, ART, DANC, MUSC, THEA or WCIN not already used to satisfy a General Education Requirement; or select ARCH 2040 , COMM 3310 , DPA 4020 , ENGL 3480 , ENGL 3490 , ENGL 3570 , ENGL 4470 , ENGL 4480 , ENGL 4500 ,ENGL 4510 , ENGL 4520 , ENGL 4530 , ENGL 4540 , ENGL 4560 , FR 3200 , FR 4120 , GER 4550 , HIST 4200 , HUM 4560 , ITAL 4550 , LANG 2540 , LANG 4540 , LANG 4550 , PA 1010 , PAS 4300 , PHIL 4750 , SPAN 4070 , or SPAN 4200 .
NOTES:
- Political science courses taken to fulfill the political science major and concentration requirements may not double count for any minor requirements.
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A transfer course may not be used to satisfy the General Education Global Challenges Requirement. While a transfer course may fulfill other degree requirements, students must enroll in a Clemson course(s) on the Global Challenges list to fulfill the Global Challenges Requirement.
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