Department of Political Science
843-953-5072
www.citadel.edu/root/eveningundergraduatestudies-2-2-programs/political-science

Dr. Dubose Kapeluck, Department Head
843-953-2037
dubose.kapeluck@citadel.edu\

Brad Collins, Advisor
843-953-4852
collinsb1@citadel.edu

Mission Statement

The mission of the degree completion program in Political Science is to foster an intellectually stimulating experience that prepares students to work within political science and its related fields as well as laying the academic foundation for graduate study.

Majoring in political science affords students an opportunity to obtain a broad liberal arts education that enriches their lives and acquaints them with the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. As a central element of a liberal arts education, political science provides preparation for graduate education and for the pursuit of useful and satisfying careers.

While our faculty represents a wide variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, we share a strong interest in solving the puzzles of contemporary political life. In carrying out its teaching mission, the political science faculty is devoted to providing individualized attention aimed at encouraging students to enhance their critical-thinking and problem- solving skills while further honing real-life skills related to reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Transfer from South Carolina Technical Colleges

Please note that the table below is only an advising tool with a suggested sequence of courses for students who are beginning their college coursework within the South Carolina Technical College System with the intent to transfer to The Citadel. The Citadel’s degree completion programs offer significant flexibility with course selection and transfer credits that provides additional choices as noted in the official degree completion program of study.

Transfer Articulation from South Carolina Technical Colleges

Please note that the table below is only an advising tool with a suggested sequence of courses for students who are beginning their college coursework within the South Carolina Technical College System with the intent to transfer to The Citadel. The Citadel’s degree completion programs offer significant flexibility with course selection and transfer credits that provides additional choices as noted in the official degree completion program of study.

Within the minimum 30 hours required transfer credits for admission into the program, all transfer students into this program must have transfer credit for:

English Composition (six hours)
Mathematics (three hours)
Physical Science (eight hours)
Political Science - American Government; State and Local Government; Introduction to International Relations
Criminal Justice - Criminology
Computer - Introduction to Computers

Program and Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify key concepts and concerns in political science including notably the way power is acquired and exercised at the state and/or national levels and international levels

2. Demonstrate the ability to evaluate and synthesize information from diverse and reliable sources, identifying and differentiating between primary and secondary source material

3. Employ qualitiative and quanititative research methods to pose and answer research methods to pose and answer questions and conduct research

4. Compose a logical argument and justify a position through written and/or oral presentations which demonstrates the ability to read and question original research and theoretical warnings