Political Science Advising Guide

ODD Year of Entry:

First Year		Second Year		Third Year		Fourth Year
Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
PSI 101 / PSI 105	PSI 234 *	PSI 216	PSI 310	PSI 313	PSI 328		PSI 496
	PSI 101 /PSI 105			PSI 243

* optional courses – this is the preferred sequence of these courses.

EVEN Year of Entry:

First Year		Second Year		Third Year		Fourth Year
Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
PSI 101 / PSI 105	PSI 101 / PSI 105	PSI 243	PSI 234	PSI 216	PSI 310	PSI 313	PSI 496
			PSI 328

*optional courses – this is the preferred sequence of these courses.

Additional requirements:

A total of thirty (30) credits in political science including PSI 101, 105, 325 (or 337) and 496.
A maximum of three internship credits of PSI 421 and three internship credits of PSI 425 may be counted toward the major in Political Science.
PSI 426 may not be counted towards the major.

Special Notes:

Students majoring in political science frequently pursue a career in law. They also work in leadership and management positions, not only in government, but the private sector as well. Some political science majors eventually have a political career, and others become educators. Students majoring in political science often complete a second major or have considerable course work in a variety of related fields such as communication, economics, history, management, marketing, psychology, and sociology.