<p>I am looking at AU for undergraduate school but I am unsure as to how SPA Programs work. If I were to major in PoliSci at SPA would I also be required to take classes at the College in say Math and Science? Or is the program more like SFS at Georgetown where all of your classes are with SPA in politics and government?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>All undergrad degrees at AU require fulfillment of Gen Ed requirements in a variety of disciplines. Your understanding of the course requirements at Georgetown SFS appears to be incorrect. From the Georgetown website: “Undergraduate students pursue the Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, focusing on an interdisciplinary liberal arts core curriculum for the first two years and studies afterward within one of seven majors.” And I imagine the same applies pretty much everywhere else where you could get a degree in this subject area.</p>
<p>A political science major here at AU is required to take Statistics to fulfill the requirement for their major. Either you work your way from the bottom (finite mathematics, statistics) meaning 2 semesters of math, or you just place straight into statistics when you take the placement exam at orientation. Either way, you must complete a 1 semester class at the finite mathematics level or above to complete the mathematics class or above. Secondly, the university writing requirement requires 2 semesters of College Writing. Those are the basic requirements… the GenEd program is different, however, and does not involve the math, science, and LIT classes. — hope this helped</p>
<p>Just a clarification on the SFS program as well. </p>
<p>Straight math and science are not core requirements for the SFS. However all SFS students do have to take 4 math intensive semesters of econ as part of their GE’s. Statistics and methodology (1 semester) is a later major requirement for the International Politics major, but is not required for International History, Culture, Politics and International Affairs, or Regional and Comparative studies. Science is not part of any of the SFS majors, except for obviously Science, Technology and International Affairs. </p>
<p>I know this is the AU forum, but I hope you don’t find it terribly rude to correct a small misunderstanding. </p>
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