Political Science Capstone Course (3 hours):
All Political Science majors with the International Studies Option will complete a capstone course (PLS 4600), taken after students have completed at least 75 hours, including all Core Introductory Political Science requirements, and at least nine hours of Field Requirements.
Footnotes:
(Major GPA based on all political science courses taken at EIU.)
* Three credit hours will count for this requirement. Additional credit hours may be substituted for Field Requirements, with departmental approval.
** Three credit hours will count for this requirement. Additional credit hours cannot be substituted for Field Requirements, but will count toward degree completion.
*** Three credit hours will count for this requirement. Additional credit hours cannot be substituted for Field Requirements, but will be included in computing the major g.p.a.
# The Honors Independent Research will count for this requirement. The Political Science graduate seminar will count for a Field Requirement. The Honors Independent Study and Thesis cannot be substituted for Field Requirements, but will be included in computing the major g.p.a.