Political Science Major (PSC), BA

Liberal Arts: 50 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 1787  is counted below in the hours required for the major.
• The Global Perspectives component must be met by two semesters of a modern foreign language (minimum of 6 hours).

Major: 43 Hours

• POLS 1787 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 2100 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 3001 - Statistics and Quantitative Techniques Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 3251 - Arkansas and State and Local Government Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 4452 - Western Political Thought Credit Hours: 3

• or POLS 4403 - American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3  

• POLS 4191 - Senior Research and Design Proposal Credit Hours: 1
• POLS 4906 - Policy Analysis and Advanced Research Credit Hours: 3
• SOCS 2600 - Research and Writing Credit Hours: 3

Minor: 18 Hours

Remaining Bible/Electives: 15-17 Hours

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .