{"id":8383,"date":"2022-12-13T16:03:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T21:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/?page_id=8383"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:13:24","slug":"political-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/three-year-programs\/political-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-Year Programs: Political Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Three-Year Programs Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/three-year-programs\/majors\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Three-Year Program Majors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/three-year-programs\/faq\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Three-Year Program FAQ<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-political-science-recommended-three-year-path\">Political Science: Recommended Three-Year Path<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Political Science major consists of 33 semester hours, of which 20 hours are at the upper-division level (above 299). Majors must take PO 201, plus three of the other introductory courses (100- or 200-level) and at least one upper-division seminar (PO 490).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students who plan to graduate in three years would need to take between 16 and 18 credit hours each of the 6 fall\/spring semesters they are enrolled and to earn 16 credit hours during the two summers between their first and third years in order to reach the minimum of 120 credits required for graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The following plan is designed for a student who enters with no AP or transfer credits and needs to start a foreign language at the introductory level. The number of summer credits or regular semester credits could be reduced if the student brings in credits at the time of matriculation (AP, IB, Dual Deg., etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-yellow-thead\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Fall One<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Term Credit Hours<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Cumulative Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><tr><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">FYS 101 First Year Seminar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Foreign Language 101<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lower-level PO Course<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lower-level PO Course<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">AR Analytical Reasoning or TI Texts &amp; Ideas or PCA Perspectives in the Creative Arts<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Total<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-yellow-thead\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Spring One<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Term Credit Hours<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Cumulative Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><tr><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">FYS 102 First Year Seminar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Foreign Language 102<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lower-level PO Course<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">PO 201 Research and Analysis<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">AR Analytical Reasoning or TI Texts &amp; Ideas or PCA Perspectives in the Creative Arts<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">PWB Physical Well-Being<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Total<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">33<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-yellow-thead\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Summer One<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Term Credit Hours<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Cumulative Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><tr><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">GHS Global &amp; Historical Studies or AR Analytical Reasoning or PCA Perspectives in the Creative Arts<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">GHS Global &amp; Historical Studies or AR Analytical Reasoning or PCA Perspectives in the Creative Arts<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">AR Analytical Reasoning or TI Texts &amp; Ideas or PCA Perspectives in the Creative Arts<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Total<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">42<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-yellow-thead\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Fall Two<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Term Credit Hours<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Cumulative Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><tr><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Foreign Language 203<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Upper-level PO Course<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Upper-level PO Course<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Elective (any discipline)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Upper-level Elective (any discipline)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Upper-level SAC Speaking Across the Curriculum or ICR Indianapolis Community Requirement<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Total<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">60<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-yellow-thead\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Spring Two<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Term Credit Hours<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Cumulative Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><tr><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Foreign Language 204<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Upper-level PO Course<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Elective (any discipline)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Elective (any discipline)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">NW Natural World<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Total<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">77<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-yellow-thead\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Summer Two<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Term Credit Hours<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Cumulative Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><tr><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Internship and\/or Study Abroad and\/or Independent Study<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Total<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">84<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-yellow-thead\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Fall Three<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Term Credit Hours<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Cumulative Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><tr><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Upper-level PO Course<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Upper-level PO Course<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Elective (any discipline)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Upper-level SAC Speaking Across the Curriculum or ICR Indianapolis Community Requirement<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Upper-level Elective (any discipline)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Upper-level Elective (any discipline)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Total<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">102<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-yellow-thead\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Spring Three<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Term Credit Hours<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Cumulative Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><tr><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">PO 490 Seminar in Political Science<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Upper-level PO Course<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Elective (any discipline)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Elective (any discipline)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Elective (any discipline)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Upper-level Elective (any discipline)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" 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