(Please note: Honors Requirements are listed following the Basic Requirements.)
1. Required courses
a. Field Requirements: one half course in each of the four subfields. These need not be introductory courses. The four subfields are:
1) Political Theory (Introductory course: Government 10)
2) Comparative Government (Introductory course: Government 20)
3) American Government (Introductory course: Government 30)
4) International Relations (Introductory course: Historical Studies A-12)
Important note on Political Theory: Courses that count for the Political Theory requirement fall under the section of the catalog called, “Political Thought and Its History”. Courses under the section called, “Political Methodology and Formal Theory” DO NOT count for the Political Theory Requirement.
b. Government Electives: three additional half courses in Government.
c. Additional Government Courses/Related Field Option: three half courses.
These three additional half courses may all be taken in the Government Department. Alternatively, a student may take up to three half courses in the following related fields: Economics, History, Sociology, Philosophy, Languages or Quantitative Methods. (Note that not all courses in these departments qualify. A current list of courses that count for related field credit is available at the Undergraduate Program, or on the Department's Web page. Language courses must be taken in the same language.
d. Tutorial: Government 97: Sophomore Tutorial (full year) letter graded.
2. Thesis: Not Required
3. General Exam: Not Required
4. Other Information:
a. Pass/Fail: Only one of the three Government Electives or Related Fields (item 1b or 1c) may be taken Pass/Fail. All other courses counted for concentration requirements must be letter graded.
b. Advanced Standing: Advanced Standing students may enroll in Government 97, Sophomore Tutorial, in the spring term of their first year. They may also use appropriate credit from the History AP Examination to fulfill one half course in History as a related field, if they actually graduate in three years.
Class of 2004-2009 Honors Requirements: 13 half courses
1. Required courses
a. Field Requirements: one half course in each of the four subfields. (same as Basic Requirements).
b. Electives: One additional half course in Government
c. Additional Government Courses/Related Field Option: Three half courses (same as Basic Requirements) Note: Related Fields courses will not count in the Department course GPA for honors.
d. Tutorials:
1) Sophomore year: Government 97 (full year) letter graded.
2) Junior year: Government 98 (two terms); or Government 90 (two terms); or Government 98 (one term) and Government 90 (one term). All of these courses will be letter graded. (Junior seminars and tutorials will count as electives if the student opts out of the honors track)
3) Senior year: Government 99r (two terms), devoted to the writing of a thesis. Graded SAT/UNS.
2. Thesis: Required of all honors candidates. A student who does not complete the thesis but wishes to receive full- or half-course credit for Government 99 must submit at least thirty pages of written work in each semester.
3. General Exam: A written general exam is not required, however an oral exam is required under certain circumstances.
4. Other Information:
a. Pass/Fail: Only the one Government Elective or one of the three Related Fields may be taken Pass/Fail. All other courses counted for concentration requirements (except Government 99) must be letter graded.
b. Advanced Standing: Same as Basic Requirements
c. Joint Concentrations: Properly qualified candidates for honors may petition the Faculty Concentration Committee to pursue a joint concentration. Students must petition the Government Department for approval even if they intend Government to be their secondary field. Further details are available in the Government Undergraduate Program Office, at 1737 Cambridge St. and on our website.
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