HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM PLANNING SHEET 2015-2016
POLITICAL SCIENCE
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE●OPTION IN ARTS & SCIENCES
Required Courses
Req’d
Credit
3
ENG 101 (GE)
3
ENG 109
3
HIST 103 (GB)(D)
3
HIST 104 (GB)(D)
3
PS 101 (GB)
3
PS 102 (GB)
3
PS 201 (GB)
3
PSY 101 (GB)
3
SOC 101 (GB)(D)
3
ARTS/HUMANITIES ELEC (GH)
3
ARTS/HUMANITIES ELEC (GH)
3
BIO/PHYS SCI ELEC (GL)
4
BIO/PHYS SCI ELEC (GS)***
3
MATH ELEC (GM)****
3
B/SS OR LANGUAGE ELECTIVE**
3
B/SS OR LANGUAGE ELECTIVE**
3
GENERAL ELEC*
3
GENERAL ELEC*
3
PHYS ED ELEC
1
PHYS ED ELEC
1
TOTAL
60
Trans.
Credit
Mil./Test
Credit
Remaining Requirements/
Comments
TOTAL CREDITS
REMAINING FOR DEGREE:
SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR CATALOG PROGRAM INFORMATION AND SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS.
Prepared by
Date:
It is the student’s responsibility to APPLY FOR GRADUATION (degree or certificate) by the published deadlines:
March 1 for May graduation; June 1 for August graduation; and October 1 for December graduation.
CMST 101 (GI)
HCC
Credit
NAME _________________________
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE – OPTION IN ARTS & SCIENCES
POLITICAL SCIENCE - OPTION IN ARTS AND SCIENCES
Award: Associate of Arts Degree – Option in Arts & Sciences
No. of credits required: 60
For more information: Contact Dr. Stephanie Hallock 443-412-2262,
shallock@harford.edu; or Advising, Career, and Transfer Services, 443412-2301.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This option is designed primarily to prepare students for transfer to
baccalaureate programs with majors in Political Science.
PROGRAM GOALS
Upon completion of the AA in Political Science, students will be able to:
1. Analyze current issues/events through historical and contextual
lenses.
2. Construct personal political opinions supported with relevant
evidence, and express them in cogent and compelling written and
oral formats.
3. Evaluate the connection between themselves and the
communities in which they live (local, national and global).
4. Participate effectively in the democratic process.
5. Perform successfully in a baccalaureate program.
TRANSFER INFORMATION
Liberal arts colleges and universities typically offer Political Science as a
major. The political science courses at Harford are accepted for transfer to
Maryland colleges and universities and to public and private institutions
nationwide.
2015 - 2016
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Recommended Course Sequence
First Semester
ENG 101
English Composition
PS 101
American National Government
PSY 101
General Psychology
Biological/Physical Science Elective
***
Physical Education Elective
Semester Total
Second Semester
ENG 109
English Composition: Research Writing
PS 102
State and Local Government
SOC 101
Introduction to Sociology
Mathematics Elective
****
General Elective*
Physical Education Elective
Semester Total
Third Semester
HIST 103
History of the United States I
PS 201
Introduction to International Relations
Arts/Humanities Elective
Behavioral/Social Science or Language Elective**
Biological/Physical Lab Science Elective
Semester Total
EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
The Political Science program prepares students for careers in government,
law, urban planning, teaching, foreign service and research.
Note: The following codes identify courses which satisfy the General
Education Degree Requirements:
Behavioral/Social Science+
English Composition
Arts/Humanities+
Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues
Biological/Physical Laboratory Science
Mathematics
Biological/Physical Science
+
For AS, AA, and AAT degrees, Behavioral/Social Science and
Arts/Humanities electives must be selected from two different
disciplines.
Fourth Semester
HIST 104
History of the United States II
CMST 101 Speech Fundamentals
Arts/Humanities Elective
Behavioral/Social Science or Language Elective**
General Elective*
Semester Total
Credits
3
3
3
3
1
13
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
1
16
Credits
3
3
3
3
4
16
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
15
*It is recommended that students choose general elective courses that best
meet the degree requirements of the receiving institution.
**Behavioral/Social Science Elective - Any course in anthropology,
criminal justice, economics, geography, history, paralegal studies, political
science, psychology, and sociology.
***A four credit Biological/Physical Science Lab
course may be
substituted.
****A four credit course in mathematics
may be substituted.