Political Science - Florida Atlantic University

Political Science from Florida Atlantic University is a Campus Bachelor Public Administration degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Major Requirements Students pursing a B.A. degree in political science must fulfill the following requirements. 1. All baccalaureate degree requirements, which include: Earn a minimum of 120 credits in academic courses acceptable toward the degree . Attain a minimum 2.0 GPA in the courses required for a major program at FAU. Earn a minimum of 45 of these 120 credits at the upper divisions as indicated by the Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS) designations or their equivalents. Apply no more than 60 credits of non-traditional credit toward the degree earned through Advanced Placement (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Correspondence Courses, International Baccalaureate (IB), or Military Service Schools. Earn the last 30 upper-division credits in residence at FAU. Earn at least 50 percent of all upper-division courses in the major department from FAU. Fulfill the core curriculum or general education requirements as appropriate to the student's admission status. Summer Credit Requirement: earn a minimum of nine credits by attending one or more summer terms at FAU or another state of Florida institution. This requirement applies only to students admitted to FAU as freshmen or as transfer students with fewer than 60 credits. Credits earned through Advanced International Certificate in Education (AICE), AP, CLEP or IB program may be applied toward the nine credit summer requirement. Satisfy Gordon Rule requirements. Complete the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) with passing scores appropriate to the time the test is taken for the first time. Fulfill the admission and graduation requirements of the department and college granting the degree as described separately below. Fulfill the foreign language graduation requirement. Submit an Application Degree form. 2. Political science requirements, which include: Complete 36 credits in political science courses with a grade of ?C? or better. A minimum of 33 credits of these 36 credits must be upper-division (3000/4000 level). Note that no more than two 1000-level and three 2000-level courses may count in the last 60 credits for the B.A. degree . General Political Science Requirements: The following three courses are required of all majors: The Government of the U.S. - POS 1041 Comparative Politics - CPO 3002 Political Science Research Methods - POS 3936 Political Science Electives: A minimum of nine additional courses are to be selected from the courses offered within the department. Of these nine courses, a minimum of three courses must be from the field of American Politics and Political Theory, and a minimum of two courses must be from the field of World Politics. View more details on Florida Atlantic University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Public Administration courses.