Political Science Major (PSC), BA

Liberal Arts: 47 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• POLS 205  is counted below in the hours required for the major.
• The Global Literacy component must be met by one year of a modern foreign language.

Major: 40 Hours

• POLS 202 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 205 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 254 - Statistics and Quantitative Techniques Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 353 - Arkansas and State and Local Government Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 426 - Western Political Thought Credit Hours: 3

• or POLS 445 - American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3 

• POLS 459 - Senior Research and Design Proposal Credit Hours: 1
• POLS 461 - Policy Analysis and Advanced Research Credit Hours: 3
• SOCS 301 - Global Issues Credit Hours: 3

• or POLS 352 - American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3 

One Year of a Modern Foreign Language: 6-8 Hours

Minor: 18 Hours

Remaining Bible/Electives: 18-20 Hours

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .