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2020-2021 SUNY Potsdam Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 SUNY Potsdam Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Political Science, B.A.


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Program Requirements


Required Courses: 22-24 Credits


All SUNY Potsdam Politics courses are 4 credits, but students can count up to two 3 credit lower-division Politics courses taken at other colleges towards the major if those courses have been accepted for transfer and authorized as equivalent in content on the transfer credit evaluation.

Cognate Requirement: 3 Credits


Plus Limited Electives: 11-12 Credits


All SUNY Potsdam Politics courses are 4 credits, but students can count one 3 credit upper-division Politics courses towards the Major if that course has been (a) taken at another college and accepted as equivalent in content for transfer, or (b) offered by another SUNY Potsdam department and is cross-listed as an upper-division Politics course. Therefore, at least two of the limited electives must be courses taken in the SUNY Potsdam Politics Department.

One upper-division course in three of the following sub-fields (a course cannot be used to fulfill more than one of the three required sub-fields):

Political Theory (3-4 credits)
Comparative Politics (3-4 credits)
International Relations (3-4 credits)
U.S. Politics (3-4 credits)

Recommended Coursework Outside the Major


This is dependent upon students’ educational and professional objectives. Students are strongly urged to consult with a departmental adviser regarding appropriate course selections.

Note(s)


  • Students must have at least 70 hours outside any one department. Consequently, majors should not take more than three additional courses beyond those required for the major.
  • Students must earn a minimum grade of 2.0 in all courses counted toward the politics major.
  • Only one course (4 credits) for the major can be taken S/U.
  • No more than 4 credits in internships can be counted toward the major.

Total Credit Hours Required: 33-36 Plus 3 Credits of Cognates


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