Politics and Government, B.A.

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The curriculum of politics and government at the University of Hartford is organized into five areas.

General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S) .
For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements for the Major

Required credits: 37

Required Courses (13 credits)

POL 110 - Power and Politics in America 3 credit(s)
OR
POL 120 - Comparative Politics 3 credit(s)
OR
POL 130 - International Relations 3 credit(s)
POL 200W - Politics 3 credit(s)
POL 201P - Conduct of Political Inquiry 4 credit(s)
POL 400W - Capstone Seminar 3 credit(s)

Elective Areas (24 credits)

Distributed as follows:

Area distribution: A course in at least four of the five POL areas .
Level distribution: At least 15 POL credits at the 300 or 400 level.

Note(s):

The same course may count toward both the area and the level distributions.

Additional Information:

Recommendations for majors:

POL 200W should be taken in the first or second year.
POL 201P should be taken in the second year.
The general education mathematics requirement should be fulfilled with M 114 - Everyday Statistics .