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POLITICAL SCIENCE: ASSOCIATE IN ARTS [TRANSFER]

Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security

Total Credit Hours: 60 to 64

Courses

GENERAL COURSES

titles

Credit Hours

ENGL 110

COMPOSITION I

3

ENGL 111

COMPOSITION II

3

COMM 110

INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION: PRESENTATION AND THEORY

3

ECON 110

PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

3

POLSC 115

AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

3

SOC 110

AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

MATHEMATICS *

*see Associate in Arts Degree Options

3

LIFE SCIENCE *

*see Associate in Arts Degree Options

3 to 4

PHYSICAL SCIENCE *

*see Associate in Arts Degree Options

4

FINE ARTS *

*see Associate in Arts Degree Options

3

HUMANITIES **

*see below for recommendations

3

HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS *

*see Associate in Arts Degree Options

3

RECOMMENDED COURSES

titles

credit hours

POLSC 119

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

3

POLSC 120

POLITICAL METHODS AND CONCEPTS

3

POLSC 122

or

POLSC 124

INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

or

COMPARATIVE POLITICAL SYSTEMS

3

ELECTIVE COURSES

titles

credit hours

ELECTIVES ***

*see below for recommendations

11 to 14

* See specific requirements for Associate in Arts Degree.
** Recommended Humanities: PHIL 110; HIST 111, 112; Foreign Language at 211 level.
*** Recommended electives: PSY 110; ECON 111; GEOG 113, 114; HIST 117, 118, 201, 202.

Recommended Course Sequence

SEMESTER

COURSES

1st Semester

ENGL 110; POLSC 115; Life Science; Electives

2nd Semester

ENGL 111; POLSC 119; Physical Science; Humanities

3rd Semester

COMM 110; ECON 110; POLSC 120; Fine Arts; Mathematics

4th Semester

SOC 110; POLSC 122 or POLSC 124; Humanities/Fine Arts; Elective

Department Contact Information

Humanities
East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Room 314C
(309) 694-5342