Undergraduate Program
Requirements
Classes of 2010+
| Standard Track | 11 | Honors Track | 13 | |
| Sophomore Tutorial: Gov 97 | 1 half course | 1 | 1 half course | 1 |
| Subfield Requirement | 1 half course in each of four subfieldsc: a) Political Theoryd b) Comparative Government c) American Government d) International Relations |
4 | 1 half course in each of four subfieldsc: a) Political Theoryd b) Comparative Government c) American Government d) International Relations |
4 |
| Gov Electives | 3 additional half courses: Government courses or those considered Gov. | 3 | 2 additional half courses: Government courses or those considered Gov. | 2 |
| Additional Gov or Related Field Classese | May be taken in Gov or related fields. | 3 | May be taken in Gov or related fields. | 3 |
| Junior Research Seminar: Gov 98 | Optional (not required). Junior Research Seminars count as Gov electives, or as subfield requirements upon petition. | One half course required; more than one recommended. Junior Research Seminars count as Gov electives. | 1 | |
| Senior Tutorial: Gov 99 | Not required | 2 terms. Graded SAT/UNS | 2 | |
| Thesis | Not required | Required. A student who does not complete the thesis but wishes to receive full- or half-course credit for Gov 99 must submit at least thirty pages of written work in each semester. The thesis does not count as a course, but is used in determining the department’s Honors recommendation for the student to the College. |
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| Oral Exam | Not required | Required in certain circumstances |
Other information:
a. Pass/Fail: Only 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: 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.
c. The only cross-listed classes that may count for subfield credit are those taught by Government Department faculty.
d. 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.
e. Related Field classes, except those that are Government classes or considered to be Gov elective (see list), do not count into a student’s concentration GPA.
Classes previous to 2010: please contact the Undergraduate Program Office for requirements for your class.