POLITICAL SCIENCE

This recommended transfer program for political science students meets the requirements for an associate in arts degree and the recommendation of the Illinois Articulation Initiative political science panel. Students should check with individual school requirements before completing the curriculum as outlined. Completion of the courses below alone does not guarantee admission.

General Education Courses
Communications:
ENG 101 Composition I 3
ENG 102 Composition II 3
SPE 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3
total: 9
Mathematics (1) 3-6
Physical and Life Sciences (2) 7-8
Humanities and Fine Arts (3) 9
Social and Behavioral Sciences:
PSC 101 American Politics and Government 3
PSC 220 State and Local Government in the United States 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences elective (1) 3
total: 9
Special Electives (1) 6
Approved Electives:
PSC 270 Global Politics 3
Other elective credit (1) 14
total: 17
  Total 60
  1. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  2. Select at least one physical and at least one life science course. At least one must include a lab. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  3. Select one course from humanities and one from fine arts. Interdisciplinary courses may count in either category. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.