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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Political Science, Public Safety Administration, B.A.

Program Requirements

Core Requirements: Minimum of 38 credits in the core curriculum required of all students. Students who enter as first-time freshmen must take an entering freshman and rising junior assessment to complete core requirements.

Other Major Requirements: Grade of C or higher required in all major courses.

Graduation Requirements: All graduating seniors are required to complete the Graduating Senior Assessment after completing 90 or more semester hours (including credit by examination), but not later than the graduation semester.

Online Degree Completion

This program has an online degree completion option for the final two years. See here for more information: https://www.uncfsu.edu/fsu-admissions/online

University College Core Curriculum: 38 Credits

Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits

UNIV 101-102 required for all first-time students; UNIV 110 required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. UNIV 111 may be required based on academic performance.

Select one option from the following: 

Transitional Studies - Life Skills: 2 Credits

Select two credits from the following: 

Communication Skills - Written Communication: 3 Credits

Communication Skills - Oral Communication: 3 Credits

Select one from the following: 

Information Literacy: 3 Credits

Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. 

Select one from the following: 

Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Credits

MATH 121 may be required based on profile scores. Some core courses require a one-hour lab. Select one from the following:

  • MATH 123 - College Algebra
  • MATH 126 - Quantitative Reasoning
  • MATH 128 - Quantitative Reasoning for Business
  • MATH 129 - Precalculus Mathematics I
  • MATH 130 - Precalculus Mathematics II
  • MATH 131 - Algebra and Trigonometry
  • POLI 240 - Introduction to Political Statistics
  • STAT 202 - Basic Probability and Statistics

Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 7 Credits

At least one natural science class must include its associated lab. Some majors require two lab sciences, increasing requirement to 8 credits.

Scientific Literacy - Social Sciences: 3 Credits

Select one from the following: 

Humanities and Creative Arts: 3 Credits

Select one from the following: 

Global Literacy: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 30+ transfer credits from a foreign institution. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. 

Select one from the following: 

Ethics and Civic Engagement: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Select three credits from the following: 

Program Requirements: 82 Credits

Political Science Courses: 27 Credits

Choose One of the Following:

Choose Two from the Following:

Choose One of the Following:

Major Electives: 18 Credits

Choose six courses from ENEC 210-499 or any POLI or HIPO designation.

Concentration Courses: 15 Credits

Choose five courses from the following:

Emergency Preparedness Technology Courses (Major 100/200 Transferable Coursework):

  • EPT 120
  • EPT 124
  • EPT 130
  • EPT 140
  • EPT 150
  • EPT 150
  • EPT 210
  • EPT 220
  • EPT 225
  • EPT 230
  • EPT 260
  • EPT 275
  • EPT 280

Social Sciences Requirements: 6 Credits

Choose four courses from the following:

Electives: 16 Credits

Total Credit Hours: 120

* May also satisfy a University College Core requirement. If so used, must be offset by an equal number of credit hours from Political Science major elective courses (POLI, HIPO, ENEC, etc.).

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