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DPOLS-BA - Political Science, BA

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History and Political ScienceSchool of Liberal Arts and SciBA - Bachelor of Arts

Program Description

Program Requirements

Recommended Course Sequence

Undergraduate Admission

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Course Sets:
Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Completion requirement
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Note

  1. The topics for the course below focus in the area of Elections and Campaigns or Legislative Process.

    PSCI 3100

  2. The course below is highly recommended for all majors, because UNT Dallas is an urban university with a mission to serve the surrounding community.

    PSCI 4020

  3. The courses below are currently not offered.

    PSCI 3130

    PSCI 3200

    PSCI 4220

  4. The courses below are occasionally offered.

    PSCI 3100

    PSCI 3110

    PSCI 3210

    PSCI 4100

    PSCI 4320

    PSCI 4321

    PSCI 4399

  5. No course may satisfy the concentration requirement for more than one subfield. Four different courses must be taken to satisfy the four distributions.

Completion requirement
Complete at least 2 courses in the following Course Sets:

Note

  1. Select 2 elective courses within a single concentration, and

    • No course may satisfy the concentration requirement for more than one subfield.

    • With approval from the Program Coordinator, a student could also take one course from two different distributions to meet this requirement.

  2. Select 2 additional elective courses from any Concentration or pre-approved general electives.

Transfer students who complete Directed Electives TCCNS GOVT 2311 Mexican American and LatinX Politics or TCCNS ECON 2301 at other institutions will have those credits counted as UNT Dallas PSCI electives for degree requirements.

Completion requirement
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:

Note

The above courses require pre-enrollment approval to satisfy concentration requirements from the political science program coordinator. See program coordinator contact information noted above. 

Additional UNTD Degree Requirements

  • All students must meet the General University Requirements as well as the major requirements.

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher

  • Political Science major GPA of 2.5 or higher

Total hours to complete degree: 120 semester credit hours