Online Political Science Degrees

Oregon State University

• Oregon State University (OSU) offers an online political science Bachelor's degree through its extended campus. OSU Ecampus political science students must complete 180 credits--45 baccalaureate core credits, 30 liberal arts core credits, 52 political science credits and electives. The extended campus also offers 13 non-political science minors that could enhance a student's resume when paired with a political science degree, such as women studies or U.S. history. Some examples of courses that a political science major might take at OSU include "Politcs and the Media," "Environmental Politics and Policy" and "Modern Political Thought."

  Oregon State University Extended Campus
  4943 The Valley Library
  Corvallis, OR 97331-4504
  (800) 235-6559
  ecampus.oregonstate.edu

University of Maryland University College

• Headquartered in Adelphi, Maryland, University of Maryland University College's 25 online degree programs include political science. The Bachelor of Science degree requires 120 credits, including 46 credits for a minor. Complementary minor options include speech communication, journalism or sociology. At UMUC, the political science curriculum includes classes such as "Global Terrorism," "American Foreign Policy" and "Democratization."

  3501 University Boulevard East
  Adelphi, Maryland 20783
  (800) 888-UMUC
  www.umuc.edu

Arizona State University

• Become a Sun Devil by enrolling in Arizona State University's online political science program, which grants a student a Bachelor of Arts degree. ASU's political science program gives students the option of completing all their classes online, in-person or a combination of the two. The program requires 120 credits to graduate. Online political science courses that could be taken by the student include "Governing American Cities" and "Ethics and Human Rights."

  Arizona State University online
  1475 N. Scottsdale Road
  Scottsdale, AZ 85287
  (480) 884-1525
  asuonline.asu.edu

Ellis University

• Offering exclusively online degrees is Ellis University, which was founded in 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Students can earn their Bachelor of Science degree in political science, which requires 121 credits to graduate. These credits are made up of 42 core classes, 24 required political science courses, 15 elective political science courses and 40 electives. Required political science courses include "History of Political Thought," "American Society and Judicial Behavior" and "Government and Metropolitan Problems."

  Ellis University
  111 North Canal Street
  Suite 380
  Chicago, IL 60606-7204
  (877) 355-4762
  www.ellis.edu