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Program checklist · BA

Political Science, BA

Pennsylvania Western University · California, PA

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
45.1001
Total credits (published)
120
Credits (computed from items)
84
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
498571
CourseShelf checklist
CK_498571_95d19f3e
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Curriculum Requirements

0 items

    General Education

    21 items
    1. FOUNDATIONS 15-18 Credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. First Year Seminar - FYS 1000 - Navigating the First Year at PennWest
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. Oral Communication - COMM 1210 - Civil Discourse & Difficult Conversations
      Not resolved to a course
      or: Oral Communication - POLI 1210 - Civil Discourse & Difficult Conversations
      or: Oral Communication - SOCI 1210 - Civil Discourse & Difficult Conversations
      3
    4. Written Communication - Choose 1 of the following options:
      Not resolved to a course
    5. Written Communication - ENGL 1100 - Introduction to College Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. AND ENGL 1200 - College Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      or: Written Communication - ENGL 1200 - College Composition
      3
    7. Quantitative Reasoning - Any Course (GFQR)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. Technological Literacy - Any Course (GFTL)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. DISCOVERIES 24-27 Credits
      Not resolved to a course
    10. Arts and Humanities - Any Course (GDAH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. Arts and Humanities - Any Course (GDAH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. Social Sciences - SOCI 1000 - Introduction to Sociology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    13. Social Sciences - Any Course (GDSS)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. Natural Science and Technology - Any Course (GDNS)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    15. Natural Science and Technology - Any Course (GDNS)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    16. Flex Discoveries - Any Course (GDAH, GDSS, GDNS, or GDWH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    17. Flex Discoveries - Any Course (GDAH, GDSS, GDNS, or GDWH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    18. Flex Discoveries - (If not completing ENGL 1100) - Any Course (GDAH, GDSS, GDNS, or GDWH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    19. ESSENTIAL SKILLS Essential Skills remain in General Education requirements but are completed within the major and do not add to the 42 standalone credits.
      Not resolved to a course
    20. Intensive Writing - POLI 3100 - Congress and the Legislative Process
      Not resolved to a course
      or: Intensive Writing - POLI 3400 - Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
      or: Intensive Writing - POLI 3510 - Constitutional Law
      3
    21. Capstone - POLI 4900 - Public Policy Seminar
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Major

    0 items

      Required Major Courses

      7 items
      1. POLI 1000
        3
      2. POLI 1100
        3
      3. SOCI 1000
        3
      4. POLI 3000
        3
      5. POLI 3300
        International Relations
        or: POLI 3310 - Comparative Politics
        3
      6. SOCI 2800
        3
      7. POLI 4900
        3

      Major Electives

      8 items
      1. Any POLI course 3000-level or higher (including up to three credits of POLI 4950 - Political Science Internship and/or POLI 3395 - International Diplomacy: Analysis and Practicum )
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Any SOCI course 3000-level or higher
        Not resolved to a course
      3. Any CRJ course 3000-level or higher (including up to three credits of CRJ 3650 - Mock Trial Concepts )
        Not resolved to a course
      4. COMM 3201
        3
      5. COMM 4222
        3
      6. Any COMM course 3000-level or higher
        Not resolved to a course
      7. PSYC 2100
        3
      8. PSYC 3420
        3
      Source. Pennsylvania Western University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.pennwest.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=2025. Captured page pages/0069.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.