General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

• General Education Requirements

Some general education requirements may be double-counted in the major with departmental approval. Please see your advisor for information.

Major Requirements (53 Hours)

2.0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the Government & Justice Studies discipline, plus any other courses under Major Requirements. Minimum of 18 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian.

You must complete at least one 3-hour course with a Writing in the Discipline [WID] designation within the Major Requirements. Courses with the [WID] designation are PS 3280 , PS 3320 , PS 3370 , PS 3550 , PS 3570 , PS 4230 , PS 4723 , PS 4748 . [WID] All have PRE: RC 2001 .

The WID course can count in PS Electives under either the Public Management or TACCM track. (All [WID] courses have RC 2001  as a prereq.)

Minor (REQUIRED) (19 Hours)

A minor in Community and Regional Planning is required.

Electives (4 Hours)

Taken to total 120 hours for the degree

Total Required (120 Hours)