Honors Program in Political Science (B.A.)

A. Concentration Requirements: (30 credits if POLS 1001 is taken or 33 credits if POLS 2003 is taken)

• POLS 203/2003 - Introduction to Political Science II (3 cr.)

• This course must be taken if, and only if, POLS 1001  was not taken during the Freshman year.

• POLS 204/2104 - Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science (3 cr.)
• POLS 000/2405 - History and International Politics (3 cr.)
• POLS 301/3201 - History of Political Theory l (3 cr.)
• POLS 302/3202 - History of Political Theory II (3 cr.)
• POLS 308/3408 - Comparative Politics of the Middle East (3 cr.)
• POLS 310/3510 - Introduction to Development (3 cr.)
• POLS 313/3401 - Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 cr.)
• POLS 320/3620 - Introduction to International Relations Theories (3 cr.)
• POLS 350/3550 - Introduction to Political Economy (3 cr.)
• POLS 471/4371 - Introduction to Public International Law (3 cr.)

B. Honors Requirements: 9 credits.

C. Political Science Electives: 3-6 credits.

If students took POLS 1001  : 6 credits chosen from political science courses
If students took POLS 2003  : 3 credits chosen from political science courses.

Students may count those electives towards the pursuit of one of the BA in Political Science specializations. Requirements for each specialization are listed in the BA in Political Science entry in the catalog.

Other Requirements:

Students must complete the general electives and the collateral courses required of all Political Science majors to fulfill the degree requirement of 120 credits.
Any students with a failing grade in any of the Honors courses (POLS 4000 , POLS 4104 , and POLS 4099  ) will be automatically excluded from the Honors program. Such students need to change their majors to BA in Political Science and will only graduate with a BA in Political Science.