Department paths

PLSC at Pennsylvania State University

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Courses: 134
Prereq links: 77
Depth: 4 tiers
Feeder courses: 36

Where to start

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

PLSC 14International Relations

Intro sequences

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Concentration routes

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

Global StudiesBA7 PLSC courses · ~8 total

Global Studies in the Planner

Prescribed Coursesall required

Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

1 course from1 required

ENGL 403

1 course from1 required

HIST 320W

1 course from1 required

INTST 495

1 course from1 required

PLSC 14

1 course from1 required

PLSC 440

Additional Courseschoose 1

Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

1 course from1 required

CAS 271N

1 course from1 required

INTST 100

Supporting Courses and Related Areas2 required · verify with the official sheet

Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better; Select 6 credits from Africa, Asia and the Middle East Regions:; Select 6 credits from Europe Region:; Select 6 credits from Latin America Region:; Select 9 credits from International Transnational Issues:

ASIA 182 CMLIT 153 CMLIT 3 CMLIT 4 ENGL 182 FR 139 GER 100

Official requirement sheet

Law and SocietyBA7 PLSC courses · ~9 total

Law and Society in the Planner

Prescribed Coursesall required

Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

1 course from1 required

HIST 20

1 course from1 required

HIST 21

Political ScienceBA7 PLSC courses · ~2 total

Political Science in the Planner

Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet

Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 15 credits in PLSC at or above the 400 level; Select 15 credits in PLSC at any level, with at least 9 of these credits above the 100 level or above; Select 9 credits from the following:

PLSC 1 PLSC 10 PLSC 14

Public PolicyBS7 PLSC courses · ~8 total

Public Policy in the Planner

Prescribed Coursesall required

Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

1 course from1 required

ECON 102

1 course from1 required

ECON 104

SociologyBS7 PLSC courses · ~7 total

Sociology in the Planner

Prescribed Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet