Prerequisites

Admission to the Political Science Departmental Honors Program is open to students who have at least a 3.50 grade-point average on a 4.0 point scale and have completed the courses listed below.  Permission of the Dean of the Honors College and the Departmental Honors Coordinator is also required. Students in the Political Science Honors Program must maintain an overall GPA of 3.50.  Students who have been dismissed from the program because their overall GPA has fallen below 3.50 may petition for readmission.  Students must raise their grade-point average to 3.50 and submit their petition to the Dean of the Honors College and Departmental Honors Coordinator.

• PLS 1153G - American Government and Constitution. Credits: 3

• or

• PLS 1193G - American Government and Constitution, Honors. Credits: 3
• PLS 2001 - Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science. Credits: 1
• PLS 2033 - Research Methods in Political Science. Credits: 3

And at least two of the following:

• PLS 1003 - Introduction to Comparative Politics. Credits: 3

• or

• PLS 2253G - Introduction to International Relations. Credits: 3

• or

• PLS 2293G - Introduction to International Relations, Honors. Credits: 3
• PLS 2103 - Introduction to Political Theory. Credits: 3
• PLS 2703 - Introduction to Public Policy. Credits: 3

Departmental Honors Requirements

• PLS 4444 - Honors Independent Study. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote *)

• PLS 4555 - Honors Research. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote **)

• PLS 4644 - Honors Thesis. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote **)

Footnotes:

* Honors Independent Study counts towards the “Applied Political Science Experience.”
** Honors Research and Honors Thesis may count towards the 12 hours of field electives in the major.