Online Political Degree :: Accredited Universities

A presidential campaign can take off or fizzle out in New Hampshire, and good campaign management is the single most important factor in its success. Southern New Hampshire University’s location in this presidential incubator state gives students a perfect vantage point to study Campaign Leadership in real time. This concentration of our online political science degree examines the practical components of campaign promotion and applies them to contemporary political situations.

In the Campaign Leadership concentration, you’ll discover the fundamentals of how campaigns function, applying statistical analysis to make informed decisions. You’ll also learn how to communicate the same message to different target audiences by adopting leadership and organizational skills modeled after successful campaigns.

What Will You Take Away from Earning Your Political Science Degree Online?

Everything you would in a traditional university setting, plus the convenience of learning online. The concentration on campaign leadership in this online political science degree will leave you with the skills to develop winning strategies, tactics and organizational methods that you can apply to a variety of political efforts, from elections to referendums. You’ll discover how to:

Analyze key management and mobilization strategies of successful campaigns, including financing, fundraising, messaging and targeting for integration into issue, policy or election campaigns.

Foster partnerships and coalitions through effective communication, community building and outreach strategies in the service of improving the civic lives of communities.

Finance campaigns using dedicated, flexible fundraising strategies that span the entire timetable of a political effort.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have completed a diploma from a U.S. high school or equivalent program.

International applicants
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Undergraduate applications will be considered for admission to the upcoming term start on a rolling basis. Eligibility for admission is based upon the following:

- Applicants need to have completed the equivalent of a US Secondary School

- Applicants will require the equivalent of a 2.5 on a 4.0 grading scale for admission consideration

- Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency as evidenced by:

TOEFL score of 71 and greater, IELTS score of 6.5 and greater, PTE score of 49 and greater, ELS score of 111 and greater, EF score of 107 and greater, and Michigan score of 85 and greater. The TOIEC examination is not accepted.

Other Fees

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Declare independence with your Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from Ashford University. This degree demonstrates your understanding of political relationships and how our complex institutions work.

Your Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government provides a broad curriculum which covers a vast array of issues and problems that are crucial to the future of our nation and the world. This program provides a systematic study that focuses on political behavior, power and authority, and conflict resolution. Your courses include subjects like political behavior, power and authority, policy development, international relations, and conflict resolution, and conclude with a research-focused capstone course.

Entry Requirements

Students seeking admission to an online undergraduate program must meet the following admission requirements prior to the start of the first course at Ashford University:

Have a regular high-school diploma earned through college preparatory or regular high school courses or GED equivalency recognized by the Department of Education of the state in which it was earned, completed secondary school through home schooling as defined by state law, or earned an equivalent to a US high school diploma at an international high school according to approved Foreign Evaluation services. An earned IEP or Special Education Diploma or Certificate of Completion based upon IEP goals does not meet the regular high school diploma requirement for admission to Ashford University. If no high school degree was earned, applicants who have successfully completed at least a two-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited postsecondary institution, as defined by Ashford University transfer credit policies, may be admitted.

Be 22 years of age or older, or be exempt from this requirement by meeting one of the following criteria:

- Earned a minimum of 30 transferable credits* as defined by Ashford University transfer credit policies;

- Earned an Associate’s degree or higher from a regionally or approved nationally accredited institution; or

- Seeking readmission to Ashford University after withdrawal from a degree program; or

- Current degree-seeking student at Ashford University requesting to change majors.

Have the ability to study English indicated by one of the following:

- Achieved a recognized high school diploma or equivalent in which the primary language of instruction was English

- Received a GED that was taken in English

- A minimum of 30 credits have been earned from regionally or approved nationally accredited colleges/universities in the United States or equivalent in which the primary language of instruction was English; or

- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination taken within the past two (2) years. A minimum score of 500 paper-based or 61 Internet-based is required. Copies of official scores must be submitted prior to provisional enrollment, and official scores must be submitted for full admission.

Submission of official transcripts from all postsecondary education attempted.

TOEFL scores submission.

Cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.0.**

Other Fees

Books and supplies : $4,000

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As a discipline, Political Science is very much concerned with the study of power, authority, and governance in human affairs.
In today's world, forms of power, authority, and governance are changing rapidly and becoming increasingly complex. Governance is no longer confined to the nation-state, but involves a range of institutions—public, private, and non-governmental—involved in the process of governing and steering a society at the international, national, and sub-national levels.

Entry Requirements

• Hold credit in ENGL 255 (Students are strongly encouraged to register in ENGL 255 early in their program.); or have a grade of B- (70 per cent) or better in an Athabasca University English course above the preparatory (100) level; or receive credit for an English course in which a grade of B- or better was achieved.
• In addition to completing this degree through online and distance learning, students have the option to take Bachelor of Arts courses in a classroom setting at other institutions.
• Students who hold a previous degree must enrol in the Bachelor of Arts four-year second undergraduate degree program. This degree requires a minimum of 60 credits.

Other Fees

• $115 Application Fees

• $180 Learning Resources Fee (per 3 credit course)

• $9 Students' Union (per 3 credit course)

• $2 Alumni Relations (per 3 credit course)

• $334 Out of Country fee (For international students per 3 credit course)

• $100 Evaluation Fee

• $100 Examination rebooking fee

• $100 Late examination request fee

• $50 Multiple examination fee

• $165 Per Extension Fee

Notes

• A minimum of 36 credits in designated political science concentration courses including a minimum of 30 senior (300/400) level credits.
• 15 credits in the designated political science concentration core courses
• A minimum of 21 credits in the designated Political Science concentration elective courses

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As a discipline, Political Science is very much concerned with the study of power, authority, and governance in human affairs.
In today's world, forms of power, authority, and governance are changing rapidly and becoming increasingly complex. Governance is no longer confined to the nation-state, but involves a range of institutions—public, private, and non-governmental—involved in the process of governing and steering a society at the international, national, and sub-national levels.

Entry Requirements

• Hold credit in ENGL 255 (Students are strongly encouraged to register in ENGL 255 early in their program.); or have a grade of B- (70 per cent) or better in an Athabasca University English course above the preparatory (100) level; or receive credit for an English course in which a grade of B- or better was achieved.
• In addition to completing this degree through online and distance learning, students have the option to take Bachelor of Arts courses in a classroom setting at other institutions.
• Students who hold a previous degree must enrol in the Bachelor of Arts four-year second undergraduate degree program. This degree requires a minimum of 60 credits.

Other Fees

• $115 Application Fees

• $180 Learning Resources Fee (per 3 credit course)

• $9 Students' Union (per 3 credit course)

• $2 Alumni Relations (per 3 credit course)

• $334 Out of Country fee (For international students per 3 credit course)

• $100 Evaluation Fee

• $100 Examination rebooking fee

• $100 Late examination request fee

• $50 Multiple examination fee

• $165 Per Extension Fee

Notes

• A minimum of 45 credits in designated Political Science courses including a minimum of 30 senior (300/400) level credits (a minimum of 12, 400-level credits).
• Required core courses: 18 credits in the designated political science major core courses
• A minimum of 27 credits in the designated Political Science major elective courses.

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Political Studies examines the dynamics of human interaction in which individuals and groups compete, and cooperate, to achieve their goals, in the context of competing visions, values and interests. It is therefore a study of power, particularly in connection with law and public policy.
Because people often disagree about, say, civil liberties, sustainable development, and distributive justice, they divide themselves into various groups: nations, political parties, trade unions, business associations, environmental organizations, to mention but a few. Political studies tries to understand what happens when individuals and groups struggle with one another to achieve their different goals. Within states there are mechanisms called governments to oversee and guide political struggle, and studying politics can help us better appreciate why various types of government behave the way they do.

Entry Requirements

Direct entry option
1. Manitoba high school graduation, with five full credits at the Grade 12 level, in courses designated S, G or U.
2. A minimum 85% average over the following, with no less than 60% in each course:
o English 40S
o A second 40S or 40U course
o A third 40S or 40U course
This entry option is open to high school students or high school graduates who have not completed any university or college courses. Specific program requirements will vary; details of these requirements are available on each program’s application page.

Advanced entry option
24 credit hours in U1 (or approved bachelors program)
This entry option is open to students who have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours of university level study. Specific program requirements will vary; details of these requirements are available on each program's application page.
High school prerequisites
High school prerequisites: none

Other Fees

$131.71 Endowment Fees Per Year

$131.71 Student Organization Fees

$38.75 Registration Fee

$33.25 Student Services Fee

$1900 Recommended budget for books & supplies

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