Note: POL 101, HST 207, HST 208, HST 290, PHL 113, PHL 211, and PHL 212 must be taken by the end of the student's fourth semester as a political science major.
Intermediate Foreign Language: indicate the 6 credit intermediate language requirement for all university B.A. programs. If students are not qualified to enter at the intermediate level, they must first take 6 credits of the language at the elementary level. The foreign language requirement may be satisfied by examination or other verification of proficiency,
POL 435: Coordinating Seminar is offered only once a year in the spring; under no circumstances will it also be offered in the fall. Students are permitted to enroll in it only if they are political science majors with senior status (at least 88 credits completed) and have completed the following required courses above: HST 207, HST 208, HST 290; PHL 113, PHL 211, PHL 212; and 7 of the 8 specifically required 3 credit political science courses above (POL 101, POL 220, POL 233, POL 291, POL 292, POL 293, POL 320, POL 358, POL 361).
Students should understand that all of the specifically stated courses above both in Political Science and other fields are required for the major in political science. Substitutions will not be made and students must pass all these courses. Students are required to take all courses required for the major in the sequence stated above –exceptions in sequencing are made only for very good reasons. (The sequence in the junior year will be slightly altered for students spending a semester in Austria.)