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Program checklist · BA

Political Science/Homeland Security, BA

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
45.1001
Total credits (published)
120
Credits (computed from items)
148
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
213020
CourseShelf checklist
CK_213020_c652268f
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Crimson Core: 40-42cr

0 items

    Values & Ethics: 3cr

    1 item
    1. PHIL 122
      3

    Civic Readiness: 3cr

    1 item
    1. POLI 111
      3

    Global Learning: 3cr

    1 item
    1. HIST 198
      3

    Major:33

    0 items

      Required Courses: 12

      4 items
      1. POLI 101
        3
      2. POLI 260
        3
      3. POLI 270
        3
      4. POLI 300
        3

      Controlled Electives: 9

      6 items
      1. POLI 250
        3
      2. POLI 283
        3
      3. POLI 355
        3
      4. POLI 370
        3
      5. POLI 372
        3
      6. POLI 375
        3

      Specializations:12

      0 items

        Homeland Defense: 12

        16 items
        1. BCOM 342
          3
        2. CMSC 356
          3
        3. CMSC 429
          3
        4. COMM 101
          3
        5. CRIM 205
          3
        6. CRIM 255
          3
        7. CRIM 321
          3
        8. CRIM 323
          3
        9. CRIM 344
          Terrorism
          or: POLI 344 - Terrorism
          3
        10. GEOG 316
          Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
          or: REPL 316 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
          3
        11. HIST 339
          Jihad and the Origins of Islamist Movements in the Middle East
          or: HIST 348 - Top Secret America: The Rise and Reach of the National Security State
          or: POLI 348 - Top Secret America: The Rise and Reach of the National Security State
          3
        12. POLI 350
          3
        13. POLI 356
          3
        14. POLI 388
          3
        15. POLI 465
          3
        16. SOCI 337
          3

        Emergency Management: 12

        21 items
        1. BCOM 342
          3
        2. BIOL 107
          3
        3. BIOL 119
          3
        4. BIOL 221
          4
        5. CHEM 105
          3
        6. COMM 101
          3
        7. CRIM 205
          3
        8. CRIM 255
          3
        9. CRIM 374
          3
        10. CRIM 401
          3
        11. GEOG 101
          3
        12. GEOG 232
          Urban Landscapes
          or: REPL 232 - Urban Landscapes
          3
        13. GEOG 316
          Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
          or: REPL 316 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
          3
        14. GEOG 341
          Climate and Environment
          or: REPL 341 - Climatology
          3
        15. GEOG 343
          Fresh Water Resources
          or: REPL 343 - Fresh Water Resources
          3
        16. NUMD 430
          2
        17. NURS 101
          1
        18. PHYS 101
          3
        19. POLI 356
          3
        20. SAFE 220
          3
        21. SOCI 337
          3

        Free Electives: 45-47

        0 items
          Source. Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.iup.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=22&poid=7518. Captured page pages/0263.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.