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Program checklist · Bachelor of Science Political Science (BS)

Bachelor of Science Political Science (BS)

Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA

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Program
Award
Bachelor of Science Political Science (BS)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
45.1001
Total credits (published)
83-89
Credits (computed from items)
199-211
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232982
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232982_3c0d58c6
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Lower-Division General Education

general education · 12 items
  1. Written Communication
    Not resolved to a course
    6
  2. Oral Communication
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. Mathematics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. Language and Culture
    Not resolved to a course
    0-6
  5. Information Literacy and Research
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. Human Behavior
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. Human Creativity
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. Interpreting the Past
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  9. Literature
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  10. Philosophy and Ethics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  11. The Nature of Science
    Not resolved to a course
    8
  12. Impact of Technology
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Foundation Courses

6 items
  1. POLS 100S
    Introduction to International Politics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. POLS 101S
    Introduction to American Politics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. POLS 102S
    Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. POLS 308
    Research Design (C- or better) *
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. POLS 418
    Quantitative Methods
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. ECON 202S
    Principles of Microeconomics
    Not resolved to a course
    or: GEOG 100S Human Geography
    3

Political Science 300-400 level electives

electives · 3 items
  1. POLS: 300-400 level electives
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. POLS: 300-400 level writing intensive (W) course *
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. POLS: 400-level electives
    Not resolved to a course
    9

Political Science Major

major core · 0 items

    General Education

    general education · 2 items
    1. Complete lower-division requirements
      Not resolved to a course
      38-44
    2. Complete upper-division requirements (minimum of 6 credit hours)
      Not resolved to a course
      6

    Political Science Core

    major core · 1 item
    1. Complete political science core
      Not resolved to a course
      18

    Political Science 300-400 Level Electives

    electives · 1 item
    1. Complete political science 300-400 level electives
      Not resolved to a course
      21

    Double Majoring in Philosophy and Political Science

    major core · 12 items
    1. PHIL 365
      Race & Power
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. PHIL 410
      Social and Political Philosophy
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. PHIL 411
      Post-Modernism and Post-Structuralism
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. PHIL 412
      Philosophy of Law
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. PHIL 430
      Marx and Hegel
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. POLS 309
      Race, Culture and Public Policy
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. POLS 310
      Political Theory
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. POLS 312
      American Political Thought
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. POLS 403
      American Constitutional Law: First Amendment
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. POLS 408
      American Constitutional Law: Individual Rights
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. POLS 409
      American Constitutional Law: Powers of Government
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. POLS 419
      Jurisprudence: History of Legal Theory
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    Source. Old Dominion University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/arts-letters/political-science-geography/political-science-bs/. Captured page pages/0788.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.