Program: Political Science BA Semester Guide - University of Southern Mississippi - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 01, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Freshmen

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
Foreign Language 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
General Electives 3 hrs.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. or
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or higher level MAT course

2nd semester (16 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
Laboratory Science 4 hrs.
PS 201 - Great Issues of Politics 3 hrs.
Foreign Language 3 hrs.

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

Foreign Language 3 hrs.
ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
Laboratory Science 4 hrs.
300/400 PS course in Theory: Global; American; or Public Law/Admin 3 hrs.

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

Select 1:

CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs.
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs.

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

LIS 201 - Introduction to Information Literacy 3 hrs.
300/400 Level PS Course in Theory;Global American;or Public Law/Admin 3 hrs.
Minor Requirement 3 hrs.
300/400 Level PS Course 3 hrs.
General Elective 3 hrs.

Select 1:

2nd semester (15 hours)

300/400 Level PS Course 3 hrs.
300/400 Level PS Course 3 hrs.
Minor Elective 3 hrs.
Minor Elective 3 hrs.
DEG 02 social science elective not in major in ANT, ECO, LGL, SOC

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

300/400 Level PS Course 3 hrs.
300/400 Level PS Course 3 hrs.
Minor Elective 3 hrs.
Minor Elective 3 hrs.
DEG 02 humanities elective not in major in REL, PHI, HIS, ENG; or FLM 170 or WGS 301 3 hrs.

2nd semester (13 hours)

PS 491 - Proseminar in Political Science 3 hrs.
Minor Elective 3 hrs.
Minor Elective 3 hrs.
General Electives 4 hrs.

Notes:

Please refer to degree plan for specific requirements regarding PS 300/400 level classes under DEG 01.