Political Science Honors Program Admission Requirements
Admission to the Political Science Honors Program requires the following:
- The student must be a political science major with junior standing
- The student must have at least a 3.3 GPA in all courses and at least a 3.5 GPA in political science courses
- The student must have completed 15 hours of political science courses including Y205
Honors Program Requirements
Once admitted to the program, honors students will complete a double major in Political Science Honors and Political Science.
In addition to meeting the requirements for the political science major, the honors student must complete:
- Y498 (one hour) taken in conjunction with three advanced political science courses
- Y498 (one hour) taken in conjunction with Y490
- The honors student must present a research paper at an undergraduate or professional conference or have the paper published in a journal
- Honors students must maintain the 3.3 GPA in all courses and the 3.5 GPA in political science courses
