POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR CHECKLIST
(effective August 28, 2013)
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Class Number
Course Title
Semester
Instructor
Grade
REQUIRED COURSES
POLS 100
National Politics / U.S.
POLS 110
Intro. to International Politics
POLS 120
Intro to Comparative Politics
POLS 208
Political Science Methods
DISTRIBUTION
REQUIREMENTS:
American Politics
(POLS 100 does not fulfill this
requirement)
Political Theory
Elective 1
Elective 2
Elective 3
Elective 4
Elective 5
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At least 36 hours will be required for the major, with at least 11 courses.
One elective course can be satisfied by a POLS 496 Internship or a POLS 497 Directed Study.
Any class with a POLS prefix fulfills the electives requirement.
Seven of the eleven courses for the major must be taken at Emory or Oxford College. Directed Study
courses are considered Emory courses if taken at Emory.
No more than four 100-level courses may be used for the major.
No more than four courses may be satisfied with courses taken “away” from Emory. This includes but is
not limited to: Study Abroad credit, Transient study, Washington Semester (of which two courses count
toward the major), the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program (of which two courses count
toward the major) and Transfer Credit.
CIPA courses which have been blanket approved or approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies
may no longer fulfill the International or Comparative major requirements.
Students with an AP 100 course approved by the department will no longer have an additional elective.
Courses must be taken for a grade with the exception of Washington Semester & BARD as electives.