BA in Political Science 2024-2025

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1	B.A. in Political Science 2024-2025: Option 1 - Modular
2	FIRST YEAR
3	Fall	Credits	January Session	Credits	Spring	Credits
4	BIB 101 Introduction to the Bible	4	GES 125 Introduction to the Creative Arts	4	Artistic Experience (A) course	0-4
5	GES 130 Christianity & Western Culture	4			GES 160 Inquiry Writing Seminar	4
6	POS100 American Politics and Government	4			GES 140 Introduction to Wellbeing	2
7	Comparative Politics course	4			POS211 The Political Quest	4
8	Term Total	16		4		10-14
9	SECOND YEAR
10	Fall	Credits	January Session	Credits	Spring	Credits
11	Second Language (S) course*	4	Mathematics (M) course	4	THE 201 Christian Theology	4
12	Political Philosophy course	4			World Cultures (U) course*	4
13	Elective/course for minor or 2nd major	4			International Relations course	4
14	Laboratory Science (D) course	4			Elective/course for minor or 2nd major	2
15	Term Total	16		4		14
16	THIRD YEAR
17	Fall	Credits	January Session	Credits	Spring	Credits
18	Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course*	4	Cross-Cultural (Z) course*	0-4	Comparative Systems (G) course*	4
19	Political Science elective	4			Political Science elective	4
20	Elective/course for minor or 2nd major	4			Science, Technology, and Society (K) course	4
21	Elective/course for minor or 2nd major	4			Elective/course for minor or 2nd major	4
22	Term Total	16		0-4		16
23	FOURTH YEAR
24	Fall	Credits	January Session	Credits	Spring	Credits
25	Contemporary Christian Issues (P) course	2			Political Science elective	2
26	POS491 Applied Humanities Seminar	4			Elective/course for minor or 2nd major	4
27	Elective/course for minor or 2nd major	4			Elective/course for minor or 2nd major	4
28	Elective/course for minor or 2nd major	4
29	Term Total	14		0		10
30					Total Credits	122-130
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32	*Students are required to complete four courses from the Cultural Intelligence category.
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34	Most financial aid packages stipulate 12 credits/semester; Minnesota state grants are reduced when credit load falls below 15 credits/semester. (January Session is part of spring term for grant purposes.)
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