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Program checklist · B.A.

Political Science, B.A. (POSC)

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts · North Adams, MA

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Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
51
Catalog edition
2025-2026 Edition Undergraduate Course Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
167288
CourseShelf checklist
CK_167288_01fa97ef
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

Choose 2 of the following · Select two of the following: · 9 items
  1. POSC 110
    1
  2. POSC 201
    3
  3. POSC 202
    3
  4. POSC 210
    4
  5. POSC 215
    3
  6. Select two of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    6
  7. HIST 104
  8. HIST 113
  9. HIST 114

Upper Level Requirements

3 items
  1. POSC 450
    1
  2. POSC 400-level Elective
    Not resolved to a course
    6
  3. POSC 540
    3

Electives

Select 21 credits from the following: · electives · 1 item
  1. Select 21 credits from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    21

Area I (minimum of three credits required)

9 items
  1. POSC 300
  2. POSC 302
  3. POSC 304
  4. POSC 307
  5. POSC 308
  6. POSC 313
  7. POSC 315
  8. POSC 323
  9. POSC 340
    Inequality and Social Policy
    or: SOWK 340 Inequality and Social Policy

Area II (minimum of six credits required)

5 items
  1. POSC 316
  2. POSC 330
  3. POSC 333
  4. POSC 343
  5. POSC 345

Area III (maximum of six credits toward 24 credit requirement)

8 items
  1. ECON 241
  2. ENVI 310
  3. ENVI 340
    Environmental Law
    or: ENVI 340H Honors: Environmental Law
  4. MATH 232
    Introduction to Statistics
    or: MATH 232H Honors: Introduction to Statistics
  5. PHIL 360
  6. POSC 500
  7. POSC 510
  8. POSC 540
    Internship in Political Science
    As published: “Internship in Political Science (in addition to required three credit internship)”
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