Political Science Checksheet

APPLIES TO CLASS OF 2004 AND ON                NAME _____________________________                                                        


POLITICAL SCIENCE CHECK SHEET

All majors in political science are required to take nine courses, with at least one course in each of the three sub-fields: American politics, political theory, and comparative politics/international relations.  All majors must take POSC 212: Analyzing Politics, and a senior seminar.  Neither POSC 212 nor the seminar may count toward satisfying a sub-field requirement.  In addition, no more three 200-level courses (excluding POSC 212) may count toward the major.


AMERICAN POLITICS

200 _______________        314 _______________        321 _______________         

202 _______________        315 _______________        326 _______________   

207 _______________        316 _______________        333 _______________

311 _______________        317 _______________        350 _______________   

312 _______________        319 _______________        358 _______________

313 _______________        320 _______________               _______________         


COMPARATIVE POLITICS/INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

221 _______________        325 _______________        355 _______________         

222 _______________        327 _______________        356 _______________

242 _______________        328 _______________         357 _______________         

308 _______________        330 _______________        359 _______________

322 _______________        331 _______________         360 _______________         

323 _______________        344 _______________        371   _______________

324 _______________        345 _______________                 _______________





POLITICAL THEORY

204 _______________        302 _______________        304 _______________         

205 _______________        303 _______________               _______________



212: ANALYZING POLITICS  ____________________


SENIOR SEMINAR      401 ________________ or 402 _________________


SENIOR RESEARCH (not required) ___________________







PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTAL REGULATIONS

1.     Special approval must be obtained for the transfer of political science course credit from other institutions.

2.     A maximum of four courses may be transferred from other institutions, but no more than two courses from a one semester off campus program or three courses from a one year off  campus program may be transferred.  In some instances four courses may be transferred from a one year abroad program.

3.    The Washington Semester program counts as one American Politics course toward the major unless an American University political science class is substituted for the research component of the program.

4.     The Department has special requirements for graduation with Honors.  Please check with your advisor or the Department Chair for details.

5.  Senior Research, 451-452, or Honors, 461-462, may be used to satisfy a requirement, but only for a maximum of four credits. Directed Studies, 361-362, or Independent Studies, 363-364,  do not count towards fulfilling requirements for a major.



REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

Students minoring in Political Science are required to take six courses, with at least on course in each of the three subfields: American politics, political theory, and comparative politics/international relations.

No more than two 200-level classes will count toward the minor.

Political Science 212 cannot fulfill a subfield requirement.