Anderson, Crockett, C. Helm, J. Helm, Rippey, Shockley, Shouse, Villanueva, Weston.
Political science is both an ancient discipline and one of the most recent social sciences.
Political scientists study political institutions, the political behavior of individuals and groups, the formulation and execution of public policy, the relations among states, and also enduring moral issues, such as what is justice and how rulers should be chosen. The departmental adviser has available appropriate career paths for students interested in law school, graduate study in political science, graduate study in public policy, public administration, foreign affairs, and politics. The minimum semester hour requirement for the baccalaureate degree is 120 s.h. A maximum of 6 s.h. of PolS 402 may be counted towards the political science major. Core Courses 15 s.h.