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Transfer students can therefore focus on their major &#8211; and in many cases add a semester-long study abroad experience and a minor if they wish &#8211; and still graduate just four semesters after transferring (even if they have <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-sciences-and-humanities\/school-of-social-and-behavioral-sciences\/undergraduate-programs\/political-science-and-international-relations-b-a\/transferring-to-marymount\/\">never taken <em>any<\/em> previous political science courses<\/a> while in community college).<\/p>\n<p>Below is a sample degree plan for the Political Science and International Relations major for students who complete their first two years at NVCC and their second two years at Marymount. This plan assumes that the student does <em>not<\/em> complete an Associates Degree at NVCC; students who <em>do<\/em> complete an Associates Degree will be exempted from many of the courses listed here. All students must consult with an advisor in making course selections that meet their individual needs. We encourage current NVCC students planning to transfer to Marymount to reach out to Marymount Political Science and International Relations faculty as they plan their courses at NVCC.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Year One &#8211; at NOVA<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Fall<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Spring<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>ENGL 111 College Composition I<\/td>\n<td>ENGL 112 College Composition II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Natural Science with Lab Elective<\/td>\n<td>Natural Science with Lab Elective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>MATH 157<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HIS Elective<\/td>\n<td>PLS 140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elective<\/td>\n<td>Intro Philosophy Course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Year Two &#8211; at NOVA<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Fall<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Spring<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>ENG Literature Elective<\/td>\n<td>Foreign Language (___ 202)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Foreign Language (___ 201)<\/td>\n<td>CST 110 or 126 Communication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fine Arts Elective<\/td>\n<td>HIS elective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PLS 241<\/td>\n<td>SDV Elective &amp; PED elective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Religion TRS-2 course<\/td>\n<td>ECON 201 Macro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Year Three &#8211; at Marymount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Fall<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Spring<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>TRS 100 &#8211; Theological Inquiry<\/td>\n<td>Advanced History<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>POL 230 &#8211; American Policy Process<\/td>\n<td>Moral Reasoning course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>POL 250 &#8211; Research and Writing<\/td>\n<td>POL 210 &#8211; Theory of Democracy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Political Science elective<\/td>\n<td>University elective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Political Science elective<\/td>\n<td>Political Science\u00a0elective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Year Four &#8211; at Marymount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Fall<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Spring<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>POL 400 &#8211; Internship<\/td>\n<td>POL 420 &#8211; Senior Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Political Science elective<\/td>\n<td>Political Science elective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Political Science elective<\/td>\n<td>Political Science elective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University elective<\/td>\n<td>University elective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>University elective<\/td>\n<td>University elective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marymount University presents a unique opportunity for transfer students &#8211; students who come to Marymount having already completed a transfer-oriented Associates Degree from Northern Virginia Community College do not need to complete any additional general education requirements at Marymount (called the &#8220;Liberal Arts Core&#8221; at Marymount) other than one theology course (TRS 100). 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