UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR REQUIREMENT CHECKSHEET University of Utah – Political Science Department

36 Credit Hours - Political Science (POLS) Courses (must be taken for a grade) Overall cumulative GPA must be a minimum of 2.00 9 Credit Hours – Required Courses (grade must be C- or better) 27 Credit Hours – Upper-Division Level (3000-5999) with a minimum of 9 credit hours completed from

courses listed between 5000 and 5999

12 Credit Hours – Allied Department Courses from 1000 to 5999-level (must be taken for a grade)

Required Courses: Credit Hours: Grade:

POLS 1100 – US National Government (AI) 3

Choose 2 Core Courses: POLS 2100 – Introduction to International Relations (BF) 3 POLS 2200 – Introduction to Comparative Politics (BF) 3 POLS 2300 – Introduction to Political Theory (HF) 3

Elective Courses (3000-5999): Credit Hours: Grade:

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Elective Courses (5000-5999): Credit Hours: Grade:

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Allied Courses: Credit Hours:

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Allied Departments: Anthropology, Communications, Economics, Ethnic Studies, Family and Consumer Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, History, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology and Urban Planning.

A maximum of six (6) internship hours may be counted as part of the political science major. Students majoring in political science must take a minimum of fifteen (15) political science credit hours at the University of Utah to fulfill graduation requirements. (No internship hours may be included in the required 15 hours.)