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Political Science: NEW Requirements for Major Concentration for Students who Declared a Major ON or AFTER August 30, 2007

Political Science majors must complete 10 courses (40 hours) from departmental offerings or from courses of study approved by the department. These courses must include the following:

• POLS 100: National Politics in the United States (preferably by the end of the fifth semester)
• POLS 308: Political Science Methods (preferably during the freshman or sophomore year)
• One course from each of the four major fields: American; International, Comparative and Theory (list of courses by area that fulfill these requirements)
• Four electives (16 hours) chosen from among departmental offerings

A minimum of eight courses (32 hours) must be taken in classroom courses, six (24 hours)of which must be taken at Emory (or Oxford) College. Political Studies majors may get credit for up to 16 hours (four courses) taken outside of Emory--e.g., AP classes, study abroad programs and transfer credits-- that have been approved by the department.

To self-check your status toward completing the Political Science major, use the New Political Science checklist. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the checklist and may download it here.)

Political Science: "OLD" Requirements for Major Concentration for Students who Declared a Major PRIOR to August 30, 2007

Political Science majors must complete nine (9) courses (36 hours) from departmental offerings or from courses of study approved by the department. These courses must include the following:

• POLS 100: National Politics in the United States (preferably by the end of the fifth semester)
• One course from each of the four major fields: American; International, Comparative and Theory (list of courses by area that fulfill these requirements)
• Four electives (16 hours) chosen from among departmental offerings

A minimum of seven courses (28 hours) must be taken in classroom courses, five of which must be taken at Emory (or Oxford) College.

To self-check your status toward completing the Political Science major, use the OLD Political Science checklist. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the checklist and may download it here.)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES

1. Students may not double major in Political Science and International Studies; nor may a student major in International Studies and minor in Political Science.

2. Students wishing to apply AP credit towards the comparative politics requirement must supply a syllabus of the Advanced Placement class to Tarbutton Room 327 for review by the appropriate faculty member.

3. No courses taken pass/fail (S/U) may count toward the major. This means, among other things, that courses taken abroad in non-Emory approved programs, which as such receive only S/U grades, cannot count toward the major. The only exception is the Washington Semester Program or the Bard International Affairs and Globalization Program. Students may use up to eight hours of Washington Semester credit or Bard credit as elective credit towards the Political Science Major.

4. No more than four 100-level courses may be used to satisfy the major.

5. Major status does not guarantee enrollment in any particular course. Some classes may require course prerequisites or other requirements for enrollment.

6. No more than four hours of internship credit may be used to satisfy the major.

7. POLS 383: The Arab-Israeli Conflict may not be used to fulfill the International Politics requirement for the major.