Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Location(s): Glassboro Campus

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The Political Science faculty offers a major program of 36 credits leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, and a minor program consisting of 21 credits. These programs are open to all students who envision careers as government managers and administrators, public policy analysts, lawyers, journalists, intelligence officers, diplomatic service officers, teachers, lobbyists, public opinion analysts, legislative aides, campaign professionals, or any other career in government or business which requires a broad liberal arts background. The major program aims to provide both breadth of knowledge of the discipline and in-depth studies in areas of the student’s greatest interest. Students must receive a grade of C- or better in all courses satisfying Major requirements.

Rowan Core: 9 s.h.

All first-time Freshmen must complete the University Rowan Core Literacies. There are six literacies:

Communicative Literacy (COML) - 9 s.h. Satisfied by taking the following three courses:
- COMP 01111 College Composition I
- COMP 01112 College Composition II
- CMS 04205 Public Speaking
- Note: Engineering Majors will take (11 s.h.)
Artistic Literacy (ARTL)
Global Literacy (GLBL)
Humanistic Literacy (HUML)
Quantitative Literacy (QNTL)
Scientific Literacy (SCIL)

Majors may suggest courses to fulfill the above literacies and will be applied elsewhere.

A complete listing of courses that fulfill the above literacies can be found here Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Rowan Experience

Students must satisfy all three Rowan Experience attributes. Credits attached to the courses in this section will apply elsewhere.

The attributes are as follows:

Broad-Based Literature Attribute (LIT)
Writing Intensive Attribute (WI)
Rowan Seminar Attribute*(RS)

Departments may recommend courses to fulfill these attributes. A complete listing of courses that satisfy these attributes can be found at Undergraduate Program Requirements .

*The Rowan Seminar requirement is waived for all students transferring 24 or more approved credits into Rowan University at the time of initial entry.

Program Requirements

Non-Program Courses: 18 s.h.

Courses in this section must be either: Rowan Coure (or former gen. ed.) courses, Rowan Experience courses; or required pre-requisites (not included in the major).

GEOG 16140 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3
or
GEOG 16110 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
or
GEOG 16100 - Earth, People, and the Environment Credits: 3
or
IS 25100 - Global Challenges Credits: 3
ECON 04101 - An Introduction to Economics-A Macroeconomic Perspective Credits: 3
ECON 04102 - An Introduction to Economics-A Microeconomic Perspective Credits: 3
HIST 05100 - The West in the World to 1600 Credits: 3
or
HIST 05101 - The West in the World since 1600 Credits: 3
or
HIST 05120 - World History since 1500 Credits: 3
HIST 05150 - United States to 1865 Credits: 3
or
HIST 05151 - United States since 1865 Credits: 3
or
AFST 11104 - Introduction to Africana Studies Credits: 3
or
INTR 01130 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: 3
PHIL 09110 - The Logic of Everyday Reasoning Credits: 3
or
PHIL 09130 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic Credits: 3

Experiential Learning & Applied Politics: 6 s.h.

Choose 6 s.h. through either of the following options: Take 6 s.h. of Public Service Internship, or take 3 s.h. of Public Service Internship and 3 s.h. applied politics course.