BA: POLITICAL SCIENCE:
NOTE: This 4-year plan should be used in conjunction with regular consultation with an advisor
If less than 24 transfer hours
Transfer admissions requirements
OR
AND
Freshman Admissions Requirements
See Transfer Requirements on the Office of Undergraduate Admissions web page for more details
Required for Admission to UNCC in
Political Science
Additional Requirements for
Admission to the upper division in
Political Science
If 24 or more transfer hours
2.0 Transfer GPA
Not Applicable
Rev . 11.2014
Associate of Arts
Courses in BOLD are required for the major
UGETC -- Associate of ARTS
Area
Prefix/Number
English
Composition
ENG 111
ENG 112
Credits
UNC Charlotte Equivalent
English Composition (6 CR)
Expository Writing
3
UWRT 1101:
Argument-Based Research
3
UWRT 1102:
Arts: (choose
ONE)
ART 111
ART 114
ART 115
MUS 110
MUS 112
Art Appreciation
Art History Survey I
Art History Survey II
Music Appreciation
Introduction to Jazz
ENG 231
Literature /
ENG 232
Philosophy
PHI 215
(choose ONE)
PHI 240
COMM
COM 231
Course Name
Humanities / Fine Arts (9 CR)
LBST 1105
ARTH 1211 (and LBST 1105 exemption)
3
ARTH 1212 (and LBST 1105 exemption)
LBST 1103
TRNF 0001 (and LBST 1103 exemption)
Credits
3
3
3
American Literature I
American Literature II
Philosophical Issues
Introduction to Ethics
3
ENGL 2104 (and LBST 2212 exemption)
ENGL 0001 (and LBST 2212 exemption)
PHIL 2101(and LBST 2211 exemption)
PHIL 0001 (and LBST 2211 exemption)
3
Public Speaking
3
COMM 1101
3
Social / Behavioral Science (9 CR)
Political
Science
POL 120
HIS 111
History (choose HIS 112
ONE)
HIS 131
HIS 132
Psychology
PSY 150
AST 111/111A
AST 151/151A
BIO 110
Natural Science
BIO 111
(choose ONE)
CHM 151
GEL 111
PHY 110/110A
MAT 171
UGETC Subtotal
American Government
3
3
POLS 1110
World Civilizations I
World Civilizations II
American History I
American History II
3
HIST 1120 (and LBST 2101 exemption)
HIST 1121 (and LBST 2101 exemption)
HIST 1160 (and LBST 2101 exemption)
HIST 1161 (and LBST 2101 exemption)
3
General Psychology
3
PSYC 1101
3
PHYS 1130 + L
PHYS 1130 + L
BIOL 1110 + L
BIOL 1110 + L
CHEM 1251 + L
GEOL 1200 + L
PHYS 0001 + L
4
MATH 1100 (3) + lab credit (1)
4
Science with Lab (4 CR)
Descriptive Astronomy and Lab
General Astronomy I and Lab
Principles of Biology
4
General Biology
General Chemistry I
Introduction Geology
Conceptual Physics and Lab
Pre-Calculus Algebra
Mathematics (4CR)
4
32
32
Additional General Education
Political
Science
foundations
POL 210
POL 220
MAT 152
Foreign
Language*
Subtotal
Comparative Politics
International Politics
Statistical Methods I
3
3
4
POLS 1130 (and LBST 2102 exemption)
POLS 1150
STAT 1220 (3) + lab credit (1)
3
3
4
Foreign Language I
Foreign Language II
3
3
16
foreign language 1201
foreign language 1202
3
3
16
TRNF 0001
Elective Credit
1
11
12
PRE Major - Courses
ACA 122
Academic Transition
Free Electives
Subtotal
TOTAL AA
Hours
1
11
12
60
60
* Introductory foreign language (two semesters) is a graduation requirement for students who do not complete the Associates'
degree; students who complete the AA are exempt from the introductory foreign language requirement and those may replace these
courses with electives.
NOTES
BA - Political Science UNC Charlotte Courses
Courses in BOLD are pre-requisites for subsequent courses
Junior Year
Fall
Political Science - Political Philosophy elective
Political Science Elective, 3000 level or above
Electives
3
3
9
Spring
POLS 2220: Political Science Methods
Political Science Elective, 3000 level or above
Electives
Pre-req = POLS 1110 and STAT 1220
4
3
8
Senior Year
Fall
Political Science Elective, 3000 level or above
Political Science Elective, 3000 level or above
Electives
3
3
9
Spring
Political Science Elective, 4000 level or above
Electives
TOTAL UNCC Hours
TOTAL HOURS
Pre-req = POLS 2220
3
12
60
120