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Honors Program

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