Political Science, B.A.

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Degree Requirements

Internship and Practicum Credit: Applicants for internships must meet departmental prerequisites. Internship and practicum credit may not be applied toward the major or minor, but may be used as elective credit. Such credit includes: POLS 4930 , POLS 4940 , POLS 4950, POLS 4951 , POLS 4952 , and POLS 4955 .

In addition to the Program Degree Requirements, students must fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences Degree Requirements (see College Degree Requirements ) and the University Degree Requirements (see 1400 University Degree Requirements and Graduation ).

University Grade-Point Average and Grade Requirements

Georgia State University undergraduate students must achieve an overall institutional grade-point average of 2.0 and a major GPA of 2.0 in Areas G and H to receive a bachelor’s degree from the university. Grades of C- can be used to satisfy graduation requirements. However, some courses have prerequisites that require a grade of C or higher. (See 1460 GPA Requirement for additional information.)

Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major (18 Hours)

Required courses (6 Hours)

POLS 2401 - Global Issues 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area E)
World language at the 1002 level or higher 3 Hours (See “World Language Requirement for B.A. and B.I.S. Majors,” previously described.)

Select additional courses as follows to complete 18 Hours in Area F:

Choose at least two of the following

ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours

Choose at least two of the following

AAS 2010 - Introduction to African-American Studies 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1111 - Survey of World History to 1500 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of World History since 1500 3 Credit Hours
HIST 2110 - Survey of United States History 3 Credit Hours
MATH 1113 - Precalculus 3 Credit Hours
MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
POLS 210 - Introduction to Political Science 3 Hours
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 1160 - Introduction to Social Problems 3 Credit Hours
WGSS 2010 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 Credit Hours
World language 2001 3 Hours
World language 2002 3 Hours

Area G: Major Courses (30 Hours)

Area H: Minor and/or Additional Courses

Students majoring in political science who take either the general political science concentration or the international affairs concentration are not required to take a minor. Students in the pre-law concentration should see the department’s pre-law adviser for further information.
Additional courses not in the major or in a minor must be taken as electives to complete a minimum of 120 semester hours, exclusive of KH 1010 .

Allied Field Concentration in Political Science for Pre-Education Majors in Other Social Science Departments (9 Hours)

Students majoring in other social sciences and who are pursuing a concentration in Pre-Education should choose from the following courses in using political science as an allied field to their major.

Political Science, B.A.

Degree Requirements

University Grade-Point Average and Grade Requirements

Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major (18 Hours)

Required courses (6 Hours)

Select additional courses as follows to complete 18 Hours in Area F:

Choose at least two of the following

Choose at least two of the following

Area G: Major Courses (30 Hours)

Area H: Minor and/or Additional Courses

Allied Field Concentration in Political Science for Pre-Education Majors in Other Social Science Departments (9 Hours)

Select one course

Select one course

Select one course