On Thursday, January 28, 2010 the NOVA Curriculum Committee approved a proposal to create a Political Science Specialization under the Social Sciences-AS degree. Students should be able to sign up for this specialization in Fall 2010. Before that is possible there a few more procedural steps for the proposal before it officially becomes a specialization. The new specialization is effective Fall 2010, so it will appear on the website in the next catalog. The plan code will be 8824. It should also appear in the list of curriculum codes in the Fall Schedule of Classes. The printed catalog probably won't be out until August, but the online catalog will be up much sooner; perhaps in May. Although subject to editorial changes, below is the proposed catalog entry for the PLS Specialization (footnotes appear below table). Social Sciences: Political Science Specialization Associate of Science Degree AL Purpose: This program is designed for persons who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree. Graduates will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities equivalent with students entering the junior level at four-year colleges and universities. Transfer Information: This program provides transfer paths that include the general education courses and introductory major courses that students typically take during the first two years at a four year college or university when they are majoring in a social science. Because senior institutions differ in their requirements, students are strongly urged to work with their assigned advisor or a counselor and to acquaint themselves with the requirements of the major department in the college or university to which they plan to transfer. The responsibility for proper course selection rests with the student.
FOOTNOTES: 1 HIS 101 or 102 are recommended to meet the Western Civilization requirement at many universities. Other HIS courses may be chosen from the list of approved general education courses.
2 Many universities require MTH 151 or higher while others require MTH 163 or 166 or higher, often including a statistics course for majors in the social sciences. It is therefore important that students confer with a counselor to determine the appropriate mathematics courses for their intended transfer university.
3 ENG 125 may be substituted with the advice of a counselor or faculty advisor according to requirements of transfer institutions.
4 The science elective may be selected from biology, chemistry, physics, geology, or natural science courses with a lab component, listed under General Education Electives. Some four-year colleges require a two-semester sequence.
5 Students who take PLS 135 (American National Politics) must also take PLS 136 (State and Local Politics). Students who take PLS 241 (International Relations I), must also choose from one of the following courses: PLS 242 (International Relations II); PLS 140 (Intro to Comparative Politics); PLS 200 Political Ideologies; PLS 250 (Intro to Conflict Resolution); PLS 255 (Intro to Peace and Stability Operations); or SSC 115 (Intro to Global Affairs).
6 Humanities/fine arts elective may be selected from the humanities/fine arts courses listed under General Education Electives. Electives should be selected with advice of a counselor or faculty advisor to meet requirements of the transfer institution. Students who plan to transfer into a BA program should take intermediate level foreign language to fulfill these electives.
7 PLS electives include any of the following: PLS 135 (American National Politics); PLS 136 (State and Local Politics); PLS 140 (Intro to Comparative Politics); PLS 200 (Political Ideologies); PLS 211 (US Government I); PLS 212 (US Government II); PLS 220 (Political Parties and Elections in the US); PLS 225 (US Presidency); PLS 230 (Congress of the US); PLS 241 (International Relations I); PLS 242 (International Relations II); PLS 250 (Intro to Conflict Resolution); PLS 255 (Intro to Peace and Stability Operations); and SSC 115 (Intro to Global Affairs).
8 SOC 201, 202, 211 or 212 are recommended to meet the Sociology requirement at many universities. 9 General Education Electives may be met by one of the courses listed under General Education Electives. 10 The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK activities course. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course. 11 The social science elective may be selected from the social/behavioral sciences courses listed under General Education Electives. To meet requirements at many universities, students should enroll in at least one U.S. History course and one Western Civilization course. Students should consult with a counselor to determine the appropriate social science courses for their intended transfer university.
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