A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- BS
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 45.1002
- Total credits (published)
- 120
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 197869
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_197869_1cc81a58
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Foundations of American Democracy Requirement
0 items
General Education Requirements (41 Hours)
1 item
- General Education Requirements (41 Hours)Not resolved to a course
Major Requirements (44-45 Hours)
0 items
Required Political Science courses (14 Hours)
3 items
- P_S 1100 - American National Government and Politics (3) [FAD] [GenEd: SS]Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3115 - Research Methods (4)Not resolved to a courseor: C_J 3115 - Research Methods (4)
- P_S 4800 - Political Science Capstone (1) [CAP] [CAP]Not resolved to a course
Theory - Choose One
6 items
- P_S 3110 - Political Theory Through Sixteenth Century (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3210 - Political Theory From the Seventeenth Century to the Present (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 2310 - Political Ideologies (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3410 - Marxism (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3580 - Feminist Political Theory (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4710 - American Political Thought (3) [WID]Not resolved to a course
International & Comparative Course - Choose One
2 items
- P_S 2120 - International Politics and Foreign Policy (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 2240 - Comparative Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
Statistics Course - Choose one (3-4 Hours)
4 items
- ECO 2100Business and Economic Statistics I (3)Not resolved to a course
- STT 1810Statistical Investigative Process (3)Not resolved to a course
- STT 2810Introduction to Statistics (3)Not resolved to a course
- STT 2820Reasoning with Statistics (4)Not resolved to a course
Legal Studies Concentration (27 Hours)
0 items
Area 1: Legal Studies (Choose 9 Hours)
10 items
- C_J 2150 - The Court System (3)Not resolved to a course
- C_J 3551 - Criminal Law (3)Not resolved to a course
- C_J 3552 - Criminal Procedure (3)Not resolved to a course
- C_J 4661 - Court Administration (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3150 - Constitutional Law (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3550 - Judicial Decision-Making (3) [WID]Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3660 - Administrative Law (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3240 - Gender and the Law (3)Not resolved to a course
- C_J 3888 - Diversity in Justice and Public Affairs (3)Not resolved to a courseor: P_S 3888 - Diversity in Justice and Public Affairs (3)
- C_J 4550 - Civil Rights and Liberties (3)Not resolved to a courseor: P_S 4550 - Civil Rights and Liberties (3)
Area 2: Cross-Cultural Competency & International Relations (Choose 6 Hours)
17 items
- P_S 2120 - International Politics and Foreign Policy (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 2240 - Comparative Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 2320 - Immigration and Citizenship (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 2610 - Asian Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- C_J 3121 - International Terrorism (3)Not resolved to a courseor: P_S 3121 - International Terrorism (3)
- P_S 3220 - Islam and Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- C_J 3888 - Diversity in Justice and Public Affairs (3)Not resolved to a courseor: P_S 3888 - Diversity in Justice and Public Affairs (3)
- P_S 4220 - Globalization (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4225 - International Security (3) [GenEd: SS]Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4721 - Human Rights (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4723 - International Political Economy (3) [WID]Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4741 - European Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4742 - Politics in the Post-Colonial World (3) [WID]Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4743 - The European Union (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4744 - Middle Eastern Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4745 - African Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4748 - Latin American Politics (3) [WID]Not resolved to a course
Area 3: Institutions and Government (Choose 6 Hours)
14 items
- P_S 2130 - State and Local Government (3) [GenEd: SS]Not resolved to a course
- P_S 2160 - Introduction to Public Administration (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3130 - American Political Parties and Interest Groups (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3150 - Constitutional Law (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3230 - American Legislative Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3330 - Urban Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3430 - North Carolina Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3550 - Judicial Decision-Making (3) [WID]Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3565 - Comparative Political Economy (3) [WID]Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3660 - Administrative Law (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3722 - American Foreign Policy (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4230 - The Presidency and the Executive Branch (3) [WID]Not resolved to a course
- C_J 4661 - Court Administration (3)Not resolved to a courseor: P_S 4661 - Court Administration (3)
- C_J 4680 - Organized Crime (3)Not resolved to a courseor: P_S 4680 - Organized Crime (3)
Area 4: Power and Politics (Choose 6 Hours)
17 items
- P_S 2310 - Political Ideologies (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3110 - Political Theory Through Sixteenth Century (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3410 - Marxism (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3431 - Civil Rights Movements and American Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3435 - Southern Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3555 - Leaders and International Conflict (3) [WID]Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3560 - American Politics and Gender (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3565 - Comparative Political Economy (3) [WID]Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3580 - Feminist Political Theory (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 3910 - Art, Culture, and Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4175 - Public Opinion (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4320 - War and American Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4370 - Political Psychology (3)Not resolved to a course
- C_J 4550 - Civil Rights and Liberties (3)Not resolved to a courseor: P_S 4550 - Civil Rights and Liberties (3)
- P_S 4670 - Environmental Politics (3)Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4675 - Climate Change Politics in Action (3) [GenEd: SS]Not resolved to a course
- P_S 4710 - American Political Thought (3) [WID]Not resolved to a course
Minor Required (12-21 Hours)
0 items
Electives (13-23 Hours)
0 items
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