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Political Science at Lamar University

Courses: 42
Prereq links: 25
Depth: 6 tiers
Feeder courses: 9

Where to start

Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.

POLS 2301Intro to American Government IPOLS 2302Intro/American Government II

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate POLS coursework.

MATH 1316Trigonometryopens 4 courses (0.6 directly)

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Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on POLS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Political ScienceBS15 POLS courses · ~3 total

Political Science in the Planner

General Education Core Curriculumchoose 1

Communication; Mathematics; Life and Physical Sciences; Select 2 courses from the following:; Language, Philosophy and Culture; Creative Arts; American History; Select two of the following:; Government/Political Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Component Area Option

1 course from1 required

ENGL 1301

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COMM 1315

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COMM 1321

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ENGL 1302

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FREN 1311

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SPAN 1311

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MATH 1342

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BIOL 1308

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BIOL 1315

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CHEM 1306

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CHEM 1308

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CHEM 1311

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CHEM 1312

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GEOL 1390

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PHYS 1305

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PHYS 1307

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PHYS 1311

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DSDE 1374

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ENGL 2300

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ENGL 2322

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ENGL 2326

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ENGL 2331

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ENGL 2376

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FREN 2312

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PHIL 1370

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PHIL 2306

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SPAN 2312

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ARTS 1301

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ARTS 1303

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COMM 1375

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COSC 1324

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DANC 2303

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MUSI 1306

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MUSI 1309

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MUSI 1310

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PHIL 1330

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THEA 1310

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HIST 1301

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HIST 1302

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HIST 2301

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POLS 2301

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POLS 2302

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ANTH 2346

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ANTH 2351

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BULW 1370

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CRIJ 1301

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ECON 1301

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ECON 2301

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ECON 2302

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FINC 2310

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INEN 2373

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PSYC 2301

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PSYC 2315

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POLS 1301

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SOCI 1301

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SOWK 2361

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ENGL 1302

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MATH 1342

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PSYC 2317

Required Major Courseschoose 1

Political Science Core; American; Select two of the following:; International Relations; Comparative Politics; International Relations or Comparative Politics; Public Policy; Complete the following:; Advanced Political Science; Any 3000 or 4000-level POLS course

1 course from1 required

POLS 1301

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POLS 2351

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POLS 3352

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POLS 3313

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Bachelor of Science Core Courses; Minor; Minimum six courses (four advanced) of any approved minor subject

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ACCT 2301

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ECON 2301

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ECON 2302

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ECON 3340

Official requirement sheet

Political ScienceBA15 POLS courses · ~4 total

Political Science in the Planner

General Education Core Curriculumchoose 1

Communication; Mathematics; Life and Physical Sciences; Select two of the following:; Language, Philosophy and Culture; Creative Arts; American History; Select two of the following:; Government/Political Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Component Area Options

1 course from1 required

ENGL 1301

1 course from

BiochemistryBA3 POLS courses · ~3 total

Biochemistry in the Planner

General Education Core Curriculumchoose 1

Communication; Mathematics; Life and Physical Science; Language, Philosophy and Culture; Creative Arts; American History; Select six hours from the following:; Government/Political Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Component Area Options

1 course from1 required

ENGL 1301

1 course from1 required

Biology (B.S.) EducationBS3 POLS courses · ~3 total

Biology (B.S.) Education in the Planner

General Education Core Currisulumchoose 1

Communication; Mathematics; Life & Physical Sciences; Language, Philosophy & Culture; Creative Arts; American History; Select two of the following:; Government/Political Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Component Area Option; Complete 6 hours from the following:; Any core course not already applied

1 course from1 required

ENGL 1301

ChemistryBS3 POLS courses · ~7 total

Chemistry in the Planner

General Education Core Curriculumchoose 1

Communication; Mathematics - 3 Hours; Life and Physical Sciences; Select six hours from the following:; Language, Philosophy and Culture; Select three hours from the following:; Creative Arts; Select three hours from the following:; American History; Select six hours from the following:; Government/Political Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Select three hours from the following:; Component

1 course from1 required

ENGL 1301

ChemistryBA3 POLS courses · ~3 total

Chemistry in the Planner

General Education Core Curriculumchoose 1

Communication; Mathematics; Life and Physical Sciences; Select eight hours from the following:; Language, Philosophy and Culture; Select three hours from the following:; Creative Arts; Select three hours from the following:; American History; Select six hours from the following:; Government/Political Science; Social and Behavioral Science; Select three hours from the following:; Component Area Opt

1 course from1 required

ENGL 1301

Computer EngineeringBS3 POLS courses · ~3 total

Computer Engineering in the Planner

General Education Core Curriculumchoose 1

Communication; Mathematics; Life and Physical Sciences; Language, Philosophy and Culture; Creative Arts; American History; Select two of the following:; Government/Political Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Component Area Option; The additional hours from Life and Physical Sciences are applied here

1 course from1 required

ENGL 1301

Computer Game DevelopmentBS3 POLS courses · ~3 total

Computer Game Development in the Planner

General Education Core Curriculumchoose 1

Communication; Mathematics; Life and Physical Sciences; Select two from the following:; Language. Philosophy and Culture; Select three hours from the following:; Creative Arts; Select three hours from the following:; American History; Select six hours from the following:; Government/Political Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Select three hours from the following:; Component Area; Additiona

1 course from1 required

ENGL 1301

Computer ScienceBS3 POLS courses · ~5 total

Computer Science in the Planner

General Education Core Curriculumchoose 1

Communication; Mathematics - 3 Hours; Life and Physical Sciences; Select two of the following:; Language, Philosophy and Culture; Select three hours from the following:; Creative Arts; Select three hours from the following:; American History; Select two of the following:; Government/Political Science; Social/Behavioral Sciences; Component Area Option; Select 3 additional hours from any core sectio

1 course from1 required

ENGL 1301

Criminal JusticeBS3 POLS courses · ~6 total

Criminal Justice in the Planner

General Education Core Curriculumchoose 1

Communication; Mathematics - One From:; Life and Physical Sciences; Select two of the following:; Language, Philosophy and Culture; Creative Arts; American History; Select two of the following:; Government/ Political Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Component Area Option

1 course from1 required

ENGL 1301

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CybersecurityBS3 POLS courses · ~6 total

Cybersecurity in the Planner

General Education Core Curriculumchoose 1

Communication; Mathematics; Life and Physical Sciences; Select two from the following:; Language, Philosophy and Culture; Creative Arts; Select three hours from the following:; American History; Select six hours from the following:; Government/Political Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Select three hours from the following:; Component Area Option; Additional Courses from any Core Curriculu

1 course from1 required

ENGL 1301

Earth ScienceBS3 POLS courses · ~3 total

Earth Science in the Planner

General Education Core Curriculumchoose 1

1 course from1 required

ENGL 1301

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Political Science at Lamar University

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