V. Government(6 hours)

Objectives | Approved Courses | State History and Constitutions Requirements

Objectives

The objective of a government component of a core curriculum is to increase students' knowledge of and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, events, and ideas. Such knowledge will better equip students to understand themselves and the roles they play in addressing the issues facing humanity.

The following courses satisfy the core requirements in Government. See the current Course Listings for prerequisites and other restrictions, additions, and deletions.

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Government: Approved Core Courses

  • POLS 1107: Federal and Texas Constitution
  • POLS 1336: U.S. and Texas Politics and Constitutions
  • POLS 1337: U.S. Government: Congress, President, and Court

 

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State History and Constitutions Requirements

Senate Bill 254, passed by the 54th Legislature and amended by House Bill 935 of the 60th Legislature, provides that no individuals may receive an undergraduate degree unless they have credit for six semester hours or its equivalent in American history and six semester hours credit in the constitutions of the United States and Texas.

Constitutions of the U.S. and Texas

Students may satisfy the state requirements in the Constitutions of the U.S. and Texas in any of the following ways:

  1. By successfully completing POLS 1336 and 1337.  
  2. By successfully completing POLS 1336H
    and     three additional hours of advanced political science credit from the subfields of public administration, public law, and American politics,
    or from POLS 3331, 3349, 4361, and 4366. Please note that Selected Topics and Independent Study courses - those courses numbered xx94-xx98 - may not be used to meet any Core requirements.
  3. By receiving American Government AP score of 3 or better or CLEP score of 50 or better (POLS 1337 - 3 hours) and
    • Successfully completing POLS 1336 - OR -
    • Passing a 3 hour departmental credit exam for Texas Government, Politics and Constitution (POLS 1336) - OR -
    • Completion of 3 credit hours of an advanced Political Science course from the subfields of Public Administration, Public Law and American Politics or from POLS 3331, 3349, 4361, and 4366. Please note that Selected Topics and Independent Study courses - those courses numbered xx94-xx98 - may not be used to meet any Core requirements.

      • AND
      Completion of a 1 credit hour course for Federal and Texas Constitutions (POLS 1107 - 1 hour) or by passing a departmental credit exam.

  4. By receiving transfer credit in one of the following combinations. Please consult with your academic advisor.

TRANSFER CREDIT TEXAS COMMON CORE

  1. a) GOVT 2301 and GOVT 2302  
  2. a) GOVT 2305 and GOVT 2306  
  3. a) GOVT 2301 and GOVT 2305 
  4. a) GOVT 2301 and GOVT 2306
  5. a) GOVT 2302 and GOVT 2305 and GOVT 2107 or
    b) GOVT 2302 and GOVT 2306 and GOVT 2107
    NOTE: GOVT 2107 = UH POLS 1107

 

For information about meeting the State's History Requirements, please see the History category of the UH Core Curriculum.

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Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
This Page Last Updated: May 23, 2013