Course Details
Course Details

Course Details

Northern Virginia Community College

PLS136: State and Local Government and Politics

Teaches structure, powers, and functions of state and local government in the United States as related to federalism; constitutionalism; elections; powers of legislative, executive, and judicial powers of state and local government; state-local-federal relations; fiscal matters; metropolitan issues; and policy issues, like health, education, criminal justice and welfare. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through written reports.

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Online
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Campus
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Hybrid
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Credits
3.0
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Department
Political Science
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Institution Identifier Name Notes Level
Blue Ridge Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Central Virginia Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Mountain Gateway Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Danville Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Eastern Shore Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Germanna Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Laurel Ridge Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Mountain Empire Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
New River Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Paul D. Camp Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and PoliticsCourses which are determined to have outdated information and whose acceptance would not assure the student of having current skills may not be granted equivalency credit. 2-Year
Piedmont Virginia Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Rappahannock Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Southside Virginia Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Southwest Virginia Community College PLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Virginia Peninsula Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Tidewater Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Virginia Highlands Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Virginia Western Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Wytheville Community CollegePLS136State and Local Government and Politics2-Year
Sweet Briar CollegePOLS1XXPOLS 100-Level Elective4-Year
Christopher Newport UniversityPOLS202State and Local Government4-Year
Eastern Mennonite UniversityGENED100General EducationSocial and Behavioral Science4-Year
James Madison UniversityPOSC302State and Local Government4-Year
Longwood University POSC216Amer State and Local Govt4-Year
Roanoke CollegePOLI201State and Local Government4-Year
University of LynchburgPOLI258State And Local Government And Politics4-Year
Mary Baldwin UniversityPOLS200STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CS)CAN GET CREDIT FOR EITHER PLS 136 OR PLS 215, NOT BOTH4-Year
George Mason UniversityGOVTL304American State and Local Govt4-Year
Norfolk State UniversityPOS231American State and Local Government4-Year
George Washington UniversityPSC2211 State and Urban Politics4-Year
William & MaryGOVT353Politics of State/Localities4-Year
Old Dominion UniversityPOLS331STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT4-Year
University of Mary WashingtonPSCINOTMJElectiveNOTMJ indicates this is not a major elective. General elective credit will apply to the overall credits needed to graduate.4-Year
Marymount UniversityPOL901Politic Elective (tr)4-Year
Bridgewater CollegePSCI320State and Local Politics4-Year
Bluefield CollegePLS2043State and Local GovernmentGE SOCSCI will be satisfied4-Year
Ferrum CollegePSC202State & Local Government4-Year
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityPOLI1XXPOLI Transfer Elective4-Year
Randolph-Macon CollegePSCI312State and Local Government and Politics4-Year