GOVERNMENT MAJOR CHECK LIST
Courses must earn C- or above to fulfill major requirements (B- if not taken at Cornell)
I
Introductory Government Courses (1111, 1313, 1615, 1817, 1827)
1. Intro course: ___________
2. Intro course: ___________
II
28 Credits of GOVT coursework at 3000+ level.
(2000-level GOVT courses cannot be used here.)
3. Course: ___________ Credits: _____
4. Course: ___________ Credits: _____
5. Course: ___________ Credits: _____
Subfield Coverage – must take
courses in a minimum of 3 subfields
American
Comparative
Int’l Relations
Political Theory
yes / no
yes / no
yes / no
yes / no
6. Course: ___________ Credits: _____
7. Course: ___________ Credits: _____
8. Course: ___________ Credits: _____
9. Course: ___________ Credits: _____
III
The tenth GOVT course: must be worth a minimum of three credits, can be taken at any level.
Freshman writing seminars cannot be used. Indicate name of 10th GOVT course and credits.
10. Course: ______________ Credits _________
IV
At least one of the GOVT courses listed in items II or III above must be a 4000-level seminar (i.e. a
course with 15 or fewer students, taught by a GOVT professor, and typically requiring a research
paper). The seminar may be a course in the special 4000.xx series, the 4949 honors seminar, a small
4000-level course, or a graduate course. Indicate name of 4000+ seminar:
Major Seminar: __________
(Cornell-in-Washington seminars taught by GOVT dept. faculty can satisfy this requirement.)
V
All of the ten GOVT courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade (i.e. courses taken for S/U
grades can not be counted toward the major).
NOTES: Only one independent study (4999) can be counted toward the major. Students must have DUS approval to
transfer credits for coursework taken outside the Government Dept., at other universities or from study abroad. At least
fifty percent of major credits must be taken at Cornell or Cornell in Washington.
7/2/2016