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General Option

The general option requires a total of 36 hours in political science, at least 15 of which must be earned at WSU.

Pol S 101 (or 198)
Pol S 102
Pol S 103
Seminar required for those graduating with honors or distinction

Among the 27 additional hours, students must have at least 3 hours in each of these areas:

3 hours from American politics:

Pol S 206, 300, 301, 305, 317, 324, 330, 375, 402, 404 [M], 417, 420, 434, 446, 450, 455, 456

3 hours from comparative and international politics:

Pol S 314, 380, 405 [M], 412 [M], 413, 418, 424 [M], 425, 426, 427 [M], 429, 435, 436, 460 [M], 472 [M], 474 [M], 476

3 hours from public policy and public administration:

Pol S 301, 316, 340, 416, 422, 430, 432 [M], 443, 445, 446, 447 [M], 448

18 more hours in political science electives:

12 hours of upper-division social science, humanities, or business electives beyond GERs:

3 hours from English 201, 301, 402, or approved course

Recommended Courses

  • Statistics and computer science
  • Seminar in political science for students with 3.0 GPA or better

University Writing Requirements

Two (2) Writing in the Major [M] courses (6 hours) from Pol S 404, 405, 412, 424, 427, 432, 438, 447, 472, 474
  

   
Junior Writing Portfolio/Qualifying Exam
(Portfolio and proficiency exam required no later than first semester after earning 60 credits.)

Foreign Language

2 years high school or 1 year college (in same language)

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