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College of Arts & Sciences -
Undergraduate
Major | Minor
| Honors
The Department of Political Science offers a wide selection of courses
and activities adapted to the needs of students who contemplate careers
in law, government, media, and public service at various levels. These courses
will also benefit those in related vocations.
MAJOR
The major in the Department of Political Science consists of at least
30 credits for students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences;
for those in the School of Business Administration, the major is at
least 27 credits. Students in the School of Communication and Education
may also major (double major) in Political Science (at least 30 credits).
Six credits must be taken in departmental core courses, namely, POL
211 and 212. At least 21 of these must be taken in residence. The
remaining credits must meet the following distributional requirements:
1) Six of the credits must come from the following designated courses:
2) At least one course must be taken in three of the following
four principal sub-fields of political science:
American Politics
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Public Administration, Policy, and Law.
These
can include courses used to fulfill requirement
number one above.
For the purposes of fulfilling these distribution
requirements, subfields are defined as follows:
The following courses cannot be used to fulfill the 6-credit requirement
at 500 level, although they do count toward the major and minor:
minor
The minor consists of at least 15 credits, at least nine (9) of which
must be taken in residence.
To count toward a major or minor, each course must be completed
with a grade of C- or higher, with an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher.
A special curriculum for students specializing in public administration
enables them to complete the requirements for Bachelor’s and
Master’s degree in Public Administration in five years.
For graduate work in Political Science, see the Bulletin of the
Graduate School. Courses at the 600 level are not open to undergraduates.
HONORS
The Political Science Department participates in the General Honors
and Departmental Honors Programs. Interested students are requested
to contact the Department Chair for details about these programs.
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