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 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 2104 - Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science (3 cr.)
• POLS 2405 - History and International Politics (3 cr.)
• POLS 3201 - History of Political Theory l (3 cr.)
• POLS 3202 - History of Political Theory II (3 cr.)
• POLS 3408 - Comparative Politics of the Middle East (3 cr.)
• POLS 3510 - Introduction to Development (3 cr.)
• POLS 3401 - Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 cr.)
• POLS 3620 - Introduction to International Relations Theories (3 cr.)
• POLS 3550 - Introduction to Political Economy (3 cr.)
• POLS 4371 - Introduction to Public International Law (3 cr.)

B. Honors Requirements: 9 credits

POLS 4090 - Honors Thesis Seminar (3 cr.)  

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 4090 ) 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.