Political Science
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Total Credits
Minimum Program Hours
Program Graduation Requirements
The POLS major is 51 credit hours; 39 POLS credit hours and 12 allied hours.
Maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in major.
Required major and allied coursework grade must be C- or better.
At least 15 semester hours in POLS courses must be completed at the U of U.
A maximum of 6 internship hours may be counted as part of the political science major.
Undergraduate Degree Requirements and Honors Option
General Education and Bachelor Degree Requirements
Honors Requirements
An emphasis is required for the program:
Students may earn two emphases:
Earn at least 27 credits from POLS 3000-5999.
At least 9 of these 27 credits must be from 5000-5999.
Maximum of 6 internship credit hours may be used towards POLS upper-division elective hours; internship credit hours can not be applied to the 5000-5999 credit requirement.
Credits earned as part of an emphasis may be used towards POLS Upper-Division Elective Hours.
Earn at least 12 credits from ANTH, CMP, COMM, ECON, ETHNC, FCS, GNDR, GEOG, HIST, MID E, PHIL, PSY, SOC, ENVST, ENV, or CRIM
Maximum of 6 internship credit hours may be used towards POLS upper-division elective hours.