Politics

Majors and Minor

Major

Students choosing the discipline major must complete a minimum of 14 term-courses in Politics, as follows:
  1. POLS 1201
  2. POLS 1301
  3. POLS 2501 
  4. One of the following: POLS 2201/POLS 2301/POLS 2601;

The remaining 10 term-courses must be upper-level courses selected by the student in consultation with the faculty advisor in Politics. No grade lower than a C in a Politics course will count for credit towards a Majors degree in Politics.  

Double Major:

Students choosing the discipline double major must complete a minimum of 12-term courses in Politics, as follows: 

  1. POLS 1201
  2. POLS 1301
  3. POLS 2501 
  4. One of the following: POLS 2201/POLS 2301/POLS 2601;

The remaining 8 term-courses must be upper level courses selected by the student in consultation with the faculty advisor in Politics. No grade lower than a C in a Politics course will count for credit towards a Majors degree in Politics

Minor
A Minor in Politics requires the completion of 9 credit hours from any of the lower level courses in Politics and 15 credit hours of upper level courses. No grade lower than a C in a Politics course will count towards a Minor in Politics.