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DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY

The Department of Political Science and Geography offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Geography. The department also offers Minors in Geography, Political Science, African American Studies, International Studies, Legal Studies, and Public Administration.

At least 33 semester credit hours of coursework are required to fulfill a political science or geography major. The 33-hour total is considered a minimum, and students are encouraged to deepen and broaden their grasp of their major through careful allocation of their elective semester credit hours.

All degrees require students to complete at least 6 semester credit hours of support work. These courses, which require advance approval from advisors, should serve to introduce students to other social sciences in addition to those entailed in the coursework within students' major discipline.

INTERNSHIP STUDY

Majors in the Department of Political Science and Geography may apply 3 or 6 semester credit hours of internship study to their baccalaureate program. Internship entails supervised experience, usually within selected organizations in the San Antonio area. The internship coordinator of the Department of Political Science and Geography arranges placement. Department faculty members provide supervision and grade internship performance. Students majoring in nonsocial science disciplines are welcome to participate but should consult with their faculty advisors regarding the role of the internship within their own degree programs. Further information can be obtained from the internship coordinator.

DEPARTMENT HONORS

The Honors Program of the Department of Political Science and Geography is an opportunity for advanced study under faculty supervision for students who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship. The prerequisites for a student's participation in the Honors Program are a minimum grade point average of 3.0 at UTSA, a 3.5 grade point average in the major, and recommendation by a member of the Political Science and Geography faculty. Students who apply for Honors will enroll in the appropriate honors thesis course during their final two semesters at UTSA. An Honors Committee will be formed with the recommending faculty and another faculty member. The Committee must pass the thesis for a student to earn honors at UTSA.

Students interested in this program should contact their faculty advisor for additional information.

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