Political Science, Transfer Major AA

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Offered at ECC & MCC (ETPOL & MTPOL)

Political Science is the study of governments, public policies, and political processes. The transfer major in Political Science has been designed to use both humanistic and social scientific perspectives to examine the ideal forms of government and how power and resources are allocated in societies throughout the world. This program is for students interested in transferring to a four-year institution with a major related to Political Science.

Plan of Study

Transfer Major Requirements (15 credits)

POL 111 - American National Government 3 credit(s)
POL 121 - International Relations 3 credit(s)
POL 125 - Comparative Government and Politics 3 credit(s)
and
HIS 151 - U.S. History to 1877 3 credit(s)
or
HIS 152 - U.S. History since 1877 3 credit(s)

Communications (9 Credit Hours)

Maximum of three credit hours can be taken from SPC prefix.

ENG 105 - Composition I 3 credit(s)
ENG 106 - Composition II 3 credit(s)
SPC 112 - Public Speaking 3 credit(s)
OR
SPC 122 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit(s)

Humanities (9 Credit Hours)

No more than 6 credits from one prefix. LIT courses not on this list will transfer to all three Iowa Regent Universities as Humanities electives.

ART 101 - Art Appreciation 3 credit(s)
ART 203 - Art History I 3 credit(s)
ART 204 - Art History II 3 credit(s)
ASL 131 - American Sign Language I 3 credit(s)
ASL 161 - American Sign Language II 3 credit(s)
CLS 150 - Latin American History and Culture 3 credit(s)
COM 148 - Diversity and the Media 3 credit(s)
DRA 110 - Introduction to Film 3 credit(s)
ENG 221 - Creative Writing 3 credit(s)
FLS 241 - Intermediate Spanish I 4 credit(s)
FLS 242 - Intermediate Spanish II 4 credit(s)
HIS 110 - Western Civilization Ancient to Early Modern 3 credit(s)
HIS 111 - Western Civilization Early Modern to Present 3 credit(s)
HIS 142 - Middle Eastern Studies 3 credit(s)
HIS 145 - Modern East Asian Cultures 3 credit(s)
HIS 214 - Russian History and Culture 3 credit(s)
LIT 101 - Introduction to Literature 3 credit(s)
LIT 110 - American Literature to Mid-1800’s 3 credit(s)
LIT 111 - American Literature Since Mid-1800’s 3 credit(s)
LIT 120 - American Novel 3 credit(s)
LIT 136 - Diverse Voices in American Literature 3 credit(s)
LIT 164 - Modern Short Novel 3 credit(s)
LIT 180 - Mythology 3 credit(s)
LIT 188 - Detective Fiction 3 credit(s)
LIT 199 - Literature of the Fantastic 3 credit(s)
MUS 100 - Music Appreciation 3 credit(s)
MUS 205 - Jazz History and Appreciation 3 credit(s)
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit(s)
PHI 105 - Introduction to Ethics 3 credit(s)
REL 101 - Survey of World Religions 3 credit(s)
SPC 120 - Intercultural Communications 3 credit(s)

Social/Behavioral Science (9 Credit Hours)

No more than 6 credits from one prefix.

ANT 105 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credit(s)
ECN 115 - Personal Finance 3 credit(s)
ECN 120 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit(s)
ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit(s)
EDU 160 - Human Growth and Development 3 credit(s)
GEO 121 - World Regional Geography 3 credit(s)
HIS 151 - U.S. History to 1877 3 credit(s)
HIS 152 - U.S. History since 1877 3 credit(s)
HIS 254 - American Indian History 3 credit(s)
POL 111 - American National Government 3 credit(s)
PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 121 - Developmental Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 241 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 251 - Social Psychology 3 credit(s)
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit(s)
SOC 115 - Social Problems 3 credit(s)
SOC 120 - Marriage and Family 3 credit(s)

Required Math (3 credits)

MAT 156 - Statistics 3 credit(s)

Math and Science (7 credits)

Must include at least one lab science course.

BIO 105 - Introductory Biology 4 credit(s)
BIO 112 - General Biology I 4 credit(s)
BIO 113 - General Biology II 4 credit(s)
BIO 146 - Genetics 3 credit(s)
BIO 151 - Nutrition 3 credit(s)
BIO 168 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit(s)
BIO 173 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credit(s)
BIO 186 - Microbiology 4 credit(s)
BUS 230 - Quantitative Methods for Business Decision Making 3 credit(s)
BUS 235 - Calculus for Business and Soc Science 3 credit(s)
CHM 122 - Introduction to General Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CHM 165 - General Chemistry I 4 credit(s)
CHM 175 - General Chemistry II 4 credit(s)
CHM 261 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credit(s)
CHM 271 - Organic Chemistry II 4 credit(s)
ENV 120 - Environmental Biology 3 credit(s)
ENV 121 - Environmental Biology Lab 1 credit(s)
ENV 122 - Environmental Biology 4 credit(s)
MAT 110 - Math for Liberal Arts 3 credit(s)
MAT 117 - Math for Elementary Teachers 3 credit(s)
MAT 129 - Precalculus 5 credit(s)
MAT 158 - Statistics II 3 credit(s)
MAT 210 - Calculus I 4 credit(s)
MAT 216 - Calculus II 4 credit(s)
MAT 219 - Calculus III 4 credit(s)
MAT 267 - Differential Equations 4 credit(s)
PHS 120 - Exploring Physical Science 4 credit(s)
PHS 142 - Principles of Astronomy 3 credit(s)
PHY 106 - Survey of Physics 4 credit(s)
PHY 121 - Elements of Physics 4 credit(s)
PHY 162 - College Physics I 4 credit(s)
PHY 172 - College Physics II 4 credit(s)
PHY 212 - Classical Physics I 5 credit(s)
PHY 222 - Classical Physics II 5 credit(s)

Computer Education (3 Credit Hours)

CSC 110 - Introduction to Computers 3 credit(s)

Physical Education (2 Credit Hours)

Two credit hours PE activity

Credits / Units: 2
or
PEH 110 - Personal Wellness 2 credit(s)

Student Development (1 Credit Hour)

SDV 108 - The College Experience 1 credit(s)
or
SDV 208 - The College Experience for International Students 1 credit(s)

Electives (15 credits)

All transfer courses may be used here including courses listed above (if additional are taken beyond requirements). Students should plan their elective courses according to their college major if they are planning to transfer on for a four year degree.

A maximum of 16 hours of vocational-technical credits may apply toward elective credit with a maximum of 9 of the 16 being independent projects or experimental courses. No more than 6 activity credits (those having prefixes of PEA, MUA, and some MUS courses) may be applied to elective credits. Developmental courses do not apply towards degree requirements.