Political Science
Undergraduate Program

The Politicial Science program offers both a major and a minor in Political Science. The Political Science major comes in three forms: standard major; pre-law; and public service. Click on the buttons below to find out more information.

Major Sample Curriculum Prelaw Public Service Minor

Political Science Major

Total Number of Required Credits: 37
(All courses listed below are worth 3 credits each.)

I. The following six courses (16 credits) are required of all majors:


II. At least one course in each of the following four areas (12 credits) is required:

*** Please Note -- Courses can not be double counted even if they are listed in multiple areas. ***


III. Electives: Nine hours of political science elective are required; six of which must be from permanently numbered courses.Courses which are eligible to fulfil this requirement may come from Special Topics classes by teh Political Science Department, classes not selected to meet the requirements in Section I and II above, or any of the following courses:

120 -- Terrorism
210 -- Current Politics
215 -- Problems and Policies in American Government
216 -- Campaigns and Elections
230 -- Judicial Process
350 -- Gender Issues and the Law
351 -- Women and Politics OR 360 -- Principles of Public Administration

Any change of a required course in the major must be approved by the Department of Criminal Justice and Political Science.

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Sample Four Year Curriculum for Standard Major

Credits
First YearFallSpring
Engl. 110, 120 - Writing and Reading I, II 3 3
SpCm. 110 - Fund. of Public Speaking -- 3
PolS. 110 or 115, Electives in Political Science 6 3
Courses to meet Humanities and Fine Arts Requirements 3 3
Course to meet Quantitative Reasoning Requirement -- 3
Course to meet Social and Behavioral Sciences Requirements 3 --
Totals 15 15
Second Year
PolS 220 or 225; 240; and Electives in Political Science 3 6
Free Electives 3 2
Courses to meet Humanitites and Fine Arts Requirements 3 3
Science and Lab -- 4-5
Course to meet Social and Behavioral Sciences Requirements 3 --
Course to meet Science and Technology Requirements - See note 3 --
Totals 15 15-16
Third Year
Political Science Upper Division Requirements 3 3
Course to meet Science and Technology Requirements 3 --
Wellness -- 2
Free Electives 9 12
Totals 15 17
Fourth Year
Political Science Upper Division Requirements 3 6
Free Electives 12 9
Totals 15 15

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Pre-Law Program

The NDSU Department of Criminal Justice and Political Science offers a special major program with a Pre-Law Emphasis. This program is designed to prepare students for the challenges of law school.

For more information, please see the Pre-Law option's factsheet.

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Public Service Option

The political science major at North Dakota State University has a special public service option which provides students with the opportunity to concentrate their course work in two non-teaching and non-law professional areas of study and enables them to prepare for private and public sector employment. The program provides students with a substantial background in the study of government, which comprises the fields of political behavior, political theory, international relations, and the judiciary. Integrated within the curriculum of study is a 15-credit internship which may be taken at various levels of government and of major political party organizations.

For more information, please see the Public Service option's Factsheet.

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Political Science Minor

Total Number of Required Credits: 21
(All courses listed below are worth 3 credits each.)

I. The following two courses (6 credits) are required of all minors:
III. Six Hours of Electives at least six of which must be from premanently numbered courses. Courses which are eligible to fulfill this requirement may come from Special Topics classes offered by the Political Science Department, classes not selected to meet the requirements in Section I and II above, or any of the following courses:
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