The Government Concentration is designed to enhance the student’s liberal arts education and also to nurture an understanding of the role of the government and the citizen in a polity. To this end, the program puts an emphasis on the core themes and subjects in three sub-fields. Students in the Government Concentration must successfully complete a minimum of forty-five semester hours in government courses. They will select at least two courses from each sub-field and these courses are to be taken sequentially and in accordance with the profile for the concentration. The choice of courses must be made in cooperation with a faculty advisor. Should the student wish to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree, rather than a Bachelor of Science degree, then, the student must satisfy a foreign language requirement, which can also be met by passing a Foreign Language Proficiency Examination. Students who wish to pursue graduate studies in government are strongly encouraged to take twelve hours of Foreign Language Electives and, thereby, to graduate with a BA.
