A political science major requires 45 hours of coursework. Political science classes, which are the core requirements, make up 33 hours. The remaining 12 hours are called supporting coursework.
General Political Science Concentration
| Requirements | Hours |
|---|---|
| PS 100: Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| Select any additional 100- or 200-level political science courses | 9 |
| Select 300- or 400-level political science courses | 15 |
| Select additional political science courses at any level | 6 |
| Total Hours | 33 |
The political science major requires at least 15 hours of advanced coursework (300- or 400- level). Of those 15 hours, at least 12 hours must be taken on the Urbana-Champaign campus. For the purposes of this requirement, a student participating in PS 490 (Individual Study) and/or PS 491 (Government Internship) hours which are supervised by faculty of this campus, no matter where the independent study or internship is located, will be considered “on-campus”.
Students interested in the General political science concentration can use the General concentration planning form as a guide.
Supporting Coursework
Students must select at least 12 hours of thematically-related coursework at the 200- level or higher that is outside political science and developed in conjunction with an academic advisor. If a student has selected a second major or a minor, this can generally be considered supporting coursework. See exceptions below.
The following courses may NOT be used for supporting coursework: political science courses or courses cross-listed with political science, basic composition courses, language courses below the fourth level that are being used to complete the non-primary language general education requirement, and any courses taken credit/no credit or satisfactory/unsatisfactory.