Political Science, BS

Program Coordinator: Jody Baumgartner (A-114 Brewster Building; 252-328-2843; baumgartnerjo@ecu.edu)

The degree requires a minimum of 120 s.h. as follows:

1. General education requirements - 40 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry general education credit view the General Education Program section.)

(Choose either restricted electives or the pre-law concentration.)

Choose 2 courses from the following:

Choose 2 courses from the following:

Choose 2 courses from the following:

Choose 5 POLS courses above 2999.

(A minimum 2.5 GPA is required to be accepted into this concentration. Pre-law students are required to complete program core courses.)

Choose 4 courses from the following (at least 1 courses must be above 2999):

Choose 3 POLS courses above 2999.

(No course counted for the POLS major may count for the POLS minor.)

The university’s policy regarding double counting credits between major and minor can be found in the Academic Advisement, Progression and Support Services section of this catalog. See “Minor Requirements”.

No more than 9 credit hours required for satisfying a major can count towards the credits required for satisfying a minor, excluding specified cognates (required courses but outside of the major discipline).
Individual programs may have additional restrictions.
A student may not major and minor in the same discipline as defined by the program’s 6-digit CIP code.

If you have questions, please reach out to your program coordinator or director.