Undergraduate Program
Requirements
| For Classes Through and Including 2014 | ||||
| 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. May count up to 2 classes from approved HKS list without petitioning. | 3 | 2 additional half courses: Government courses or those considered Gov. May count up to 2 classes from approved HKS list without petitioning. | 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 |
| Seminar: Gov 94f | Optional (not required). Seminars count as Gov electives, or as subfield requirements upon petition. | Gov 94f, one term required; more than one recommended. 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 | ||
| For Classes of 2015 and Beyond | ||||
| Standard Track | 10 | Honors Track | 13 | |
| Sophomore Tutorial: Gov 97 | 1 half course | 1 | 1 half course | 1 |
| Methods Requirement | Gov 50; or Stats 100 or 104 | 1 | Gov 50; or Stats 100 or 104 | 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 half courses [if student substitutes Stats course from outside the Dept., 4 half courses] May count up to 2 classes from approved HKS list without petitioning. |
3 |
3 half courses [if student substitutes Stats course from outside the Dept., 4 half courses] May count up to 2 classes from approved HKS list without petitioning. |
3 |
| Gov 94f Seminar |
1 half course* *on petition, may substitute a Gov graduate seminar; students are admitted at the discretion of professor. |
1 |
2 half courses*, one of which may be one of the Research Practice Courses: Gov 61, 62, or 63. *on petition, may substitute a Gov graduate seminar; students are admitted at the discretion of professor. |
2 |
| 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 (for the Classes of 2013 and 2014 only).
c. The only courses that may count for subfield credit are those with a Government designation or cross-listed courses taught by a Government Department faculty member.
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.
f. Beginning in AY 2012-13, Government seminars will be numbered as Gov 94. Thesis writers in the classes of 2013 and 2014 are required to take one Gov 98 or 94.