Four-Year Degree & Development Plans
Below we’ve provided a four-year degree plan for our program to illustrate how students could complete a degree from our department in four years. This degree plan suggests which classes students should generally plan to complete each semester they are at Butler.
We know that each student will chart their own path at Butler with the help of their advisors. The four-year degree plan should not be seen as prescriptive. Instead, it should be seen as a directional guide helping students stay on track during their time at Butler.
| 1st YEAR FALL | 1st YEAR SPRING |
| One of the following courses (in the required area of Introduction to the Field): PO 102, SW 240-PO, HST 205, TI 240-PL, SW 245-PO | One of the following courses (in the required area of Peacebuilding & Conflict Resolution Skills): PO 220, PO 230, ORG 253 |
| First Year Seminar | First Year Seminar |
| Core (AR/TI/PCA) | Core (AR/TI/PCA) |
| Language | Language |
| Core or other Major/Minor | Other Major/Minor or Enrichment |
| 2nd YEAR FALL | 2nd YEAR SPRING |
| One of the following courses (in the required area of Research Methodology): AN 352, HST 301, PO 201, RGSS 304, SO 393 | One lower-level PACS elective course |
| Core (GHS) | Core (GHS*) |
| Core (NW) | Core (WB) or other Major/Minor |
| Language | Language |
| Other Major/Minor Enrichment | Other Major/Minor Enrichment |
| 3rd YEAR FALL | 3rd YEAR SPRING |
| Internship (6 credits required): PACS 403/406 Note: Six credit hours can be earned through one 6 credit hour course or two 3 credit hour internships spread throughout Fall and Spring of the junior year, up to Fall of senior year. | PACS Elective or PACS 403 (Internship) |
| PACS Elective (required in the area of Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Violence, i.e., it centers on at least 2 PACS student learning outcomes) | PACS Elective |
| Core (AR/TI/PCA) | Other Major/Minor |
| Core or Major/Minor | Other Major/Minor |
| Core or Major/Minor (if PACS 403) | Other Major/Minor |
| 4th YEAR FALL | 4th YEAR SPRING |
| PACS Elective | One of the following capstone seminars/thesis (required): PO 490, AN 460, HST 401, IS 410 |
| PACS 403 (Internship) or PACS Elective | Other Major/Minor |
| Other Major/Minor | Other Major/Minor |
| Other Major/Minor | Other Major/Minor |
| Other Major/Minor | Other Major/Minor |
*If a student chooses to study abroad, they should talk to their advisor about elective options.