Political Science: Associate of Arts, concentration in Political Science

Degree Requirements (Total Credit Hours 60)

Communication (9 Hours)

• ENGL 1301 - Composition I
• ENGL 1302 - Composition II
• SPCH 1311 - Introduction to Speech Communication

Mathematics (3 Hours)

Select 1 course from the Mathematics (20) Core 

Natural Sciences (6 Hours)

Select 2 courses from the Natural Sciences (30) Core 

Humanities and Visual/Performing Arts (9 Hours)

Select 1 course from the Humanities (40) Core 
Select 1 course from the Additional Humanities (41) Core 
Select 1 course from the Visual and Performing Arts (50) Core 

Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 Hours)

Select 2 courses from the Government (70) Core 
Select 2 courses from the History (60) Core   
Select 1 course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences (80) Core   

Additional Requirements (18 Hours)

• Required Course:

• GOVT 2304 - Introduction to Political Science

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• Select 5 courses from:

• GOVT 2378 - Introduction to International Relations #

• GEOG 1303 - World Regional Geography

• GEOG 1304 - Geography of Middle America #

• ECON 2311 - Economic Geography and Global Issues

• GEOG 2312 - Economic Geography and Global Issues #

• ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics
• HIST 2311 - Western Civilization I
• HIST 2312 - Western Civilization II
• HIST 2321 - World Civilizations I
• HIST 2322 - World Civilizations II

• Foreign Language 1411

  Foreign Language 1412

  Foreign Language 2311

  Foreign Language 2312

NOTES:

Courses from the Additional Requirements area may not be used to satisfy Core Curriculum requirements.

Political Science Majors at all Alamo Colleges should select their 18 hours in close consultation with their respective Political Science Advisors at both their Alamo College and the Four Year Instittuion at which they plan to matriculate

GOVT 2378: Introduction to International Relations is only offered at San Antonio College but all Alamo Colleges have agreed to accept it for “substitution credit” towards the 18 hrs. of Political Science. GOVT 2378 is accepted toward Political Science Degree at UTSA, Texas State, and Texas A&M-San Antonio

# Course not offered at Palo Alto College
CIP Code: 45.1001
Major Code: POLS