Four Year Plan
Political Science (BA)
The following is a suggested four-year plan of study for freshmen entering LMU during the 2016-2017 academic
year. This plan should be used in conjunction with the University catalog and in consultation with the faculty advisor.
Transfer students should contact their advisor if they have questions regarding transfer credit. Courses listed on the
four-year plan may be taken during other semesters, based on availability and course placement. This plan meets
LMU’s general education (Liberal Arts Common Core) requirements, major requirements and 300/400 level course
requirements. NOTE: In order to graduate in four years (eight regular semesters), the student must average
successful completion of 16 to 17 credit hours per semester. Please refer to the legend at the bottom of the page for
an explanation of superscripts.
Freshman Year
ab
POLS 211 Amer. Govt: National
History Requirement a
UACT 100 Strategies for College Success
Science Requirement a
Foreign Language a
3
3
2
4
3
15
POLS 212/POLS 240/ POLS 250 ab
History requirement a
Science Requirement a
Foreign Language a
LNCN 100 Lincoln’s Life and Legacy a
ENGL 101 Composition 1 a
3
3
4
3
1
3
17
Sophomore Year
POLS 212/POLS 240/POLS 250
ISYS 100 Computer Literacy a
ECON 211, 212 or 350 d
Mathematics Requirement
ENGL 102 Composition 2 a
Elective
b
3
2
3
3
3
3
17
POLS 300/400 Elective b
PSYC 280: Stats for Social Sciencec
ECON 211, 212 or 350 d
COMM 200 Fund of Speech Comm. a
Fine Arts Requirement a
Elective
3
3
3
3
3
2
17
Junior Year
POLS 300/400 Elective b
History, Philosophy or Religion d
Ethics, Fine Arts or Humanities Req. a
Elective 300/400 Level
Elective
3
3
3
3
4
16
POLS 300/400 Elective b
POLS 300/400 Elective b
ENGL 240/250/260
LNCN 300 American Citizenship a
English 300/400 Level d
Elective
3
3
3
1
3
3
16
Senior Year
POLS 300/400 Elective
Elective 300/400 Level
Elective 300/400 Level
Elective 300/400 Level
Elective
b
3
3
3
3
3
15
POLS 497 Political Science Seminar b
Elective 300/400 Level
Elective 300/400 Level
Elective 300/400 Level
Elective
Total Hours: 128
a = General Education Requirement or Degree Requirement
b = Major Requirement
c = Collateral Requirement
d = Recommended General Education Requirements or Guided Elective
Revised 04/19/16
3
3
3
3
3
15