1. Majors must complete 11 3-credit courses (or 10 3-credit courses and 2 1.5-credit courses) in political science with a grade of C or better, including
a. the following introductory course in Theoretical Approaches to Politics: 01:790:101;
b. at least one of the following introductory courses in American Institutions and Politics: 01:790:104 or 106;
c. at least one of the following introductory courses in Foreign and International Politics: 01:790:102 or 103;
d. at least one 300- or 400-level course in each of these three areas: Theoretical Approaches to Politics, American Institutions and Politics, and Foreign and International Politics. A list of courses falling into each area is available from the department.
e. 01:790:395 Political Science Seminar (normally taken in the junior year).
2. In addition, majors must complete with a grade of C or better, two 3-credit courses in each of two of the following cognate departments: anthropology, economics, history, philosophy, psychology, religion, and sociology.
3. No more than 12 credits of political science coursework at the 100- or 200-level may be applied toward the major. No more than 6 credits of independent study, internships, or thesis work, or any combination of these may be applied toward the major. No more than 3 credits of minicourses may be applied toward the major. No more than four political science courses (12 credits) taken outside the Rutgers-New Brunswick Department of Political Science may be applied to the major. No Winter Session courses from any Rutgers school or another university/college may be applied toward the major. No more than one 01:790:395 (Political Science Seminar) may be applied toward the major.
Joint Major in History/Political Science 514
This major is administered entirely by the Department of History. For further information, see the heading History/Political Science Joint Major 514 in this section of the catalog.
