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
- BA
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 45.0901
- Total credits (published)
- 40
- Credits (computed from items)
- 80
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 232186
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_232186_35fe49ba
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Major Core
major core · 3 items
- As published: “Introduction to American Government (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Introduction to International Politics (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Introduction to Comparative Politics (Mason Core)”3
Advanced Core
major core · 0 items
Advanced Core Foundational Course
major core · 3 items
- Select one from the following:Not resolved to a course3
- As published: “Grand Challenges to Human Security (Mason Core) (with director approval)”3
- As published: “Introduction to Global Affairs (Mason Core)”3
Advanced Core Requirements
major core · 5 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Regional Studies Coursework (select two from the following)
7 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Synthesis Requirement 1
1 item
- As published: “Synthesis Seminar (Mason Core)”or: GOVT 491 Honors Seminar (Mason Core)3
Professional Skills Core
major core · 0 items
Professional Skills Requirement
1 item
- As published: “Research Methods and Analysis (Mason Core)”4
Professional Skills Electives
electives · 14 items
- Select two courses from the following (no more than 3 credits from COMM):Not resolved to a course6
- As published: “Issues in Political Analysis 2”1-3
- 3
- As published: “Introduction to Computational and Data Sciences (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- As published: “Introduction to Social Network Analysis (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- As published: “Scientific Data and Databases (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Additional Coursework
0 items
Additional Coursework
41 items
- 3
- As published: “Issues in Government and Politics 3”1-3
- As published: “Issues in Political Theories and Values 3”1-3
- As published: “Politics of Africa 4”3
- As published: “Politics of Latin America 4”3
- As published: “Politics of the Middle East and North Africa 4”3
- As published: “Politics of East Asia 4”3
- As published: “Politics of Europe 4”3
- As published: “Politics of South Asia 4”3
- As published: “Politics of Eurasia 4”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Issues in International Studies 3”1-3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Computing Ethics, Law and Policy Seminar (Mason Core) (May be taken as a elective in the Additional Coursework category. Does not fulfill the GOVT 490/GOVT 491 requirement)”60
- 3
- As published: “Global Conflict Analysis and Resolution (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Law and Justice around the World (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- As published: “Global Health (Mason Core)”3
- 1-3
- As published: “Sustainable World (Mason Core)”4
- 6
- As published: “Social Justice and Human Rights (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Human Trafficking and Smuggling”6
- 1
- As published: “Global Environmental Ethics (Mason Core)”3
Applied Skills Requirement
0 items
Applied Skills
155 items
- 1-3
- 3
- 3
- 1-9
- 1-9
- 6-12
- 1-12
- 1-6
- As published: “International Internship (Mason Core)”1-6
- 1-6
- 1-6
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Narrative and Composition (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Media Analysis in Context (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- 1-6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Topics in Arabic Religious Thought and Texts (Mason Core)”3
- 1-6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Introduction to Classical Chinese (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Readings in Chinese Poetry and Poetics (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Chinese Popular Culture (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- As published: “Fourth-Year Chinese I (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- 1-9
- 4
- 3
- 1-9
- As published: “Reading and Writing Skills Development (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- 1-3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “German for the Global World (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Advanced Korean Writing (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Research in Korean Studies (Mason Core)”3
- 1-9
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Spanish Writing and Stylistics (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Introduction to Latina/o Studies (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- 1-3
- As published: “Spanish in the United States (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Latin American Civilization and Culture (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-6
- 3
- 3
Mason Core
major core · 0 items
Foundation Requirements
4 items
- Written Communication (lower-level)Not resolved to a course3
- Oral CommunicationNot resolved to a course3
- Quantitative ReasoningNot resolved to a course3
- Information Technology and ComputingNot resolved to a course3
Exploration Requirements
6 items
- ArtsNot resolved to a course3
- Global ContextsNot resolved to a course3
- Global HistoryNot resolved to a course3
- LiteratureNot resolved to a course3
- Natural ScienceNot resolved to a course7
- Social and Behavioral SciencesNot resolved to a course3
Just Societies (optional) 1
0 items
Integration Requirements
3 items
- Written Communication (upper-level)Not resolved to a course3
- Writing Intensive 2Not resolved to a course3
- Mason Apex 3Not resolved to a course3
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