Preparation for the Major
Complete five courses as follows:
The Major
Complete 10 upper-division courses (minimum 40 units) selected from Political Science M105 through 199. Each course must be a minimum of 4 units and taken for a letter grade.
Upper-Division Courses
Honors Program (Graduation)
To qualify for departmental honors at graduation, students must complete a senior thesis. Highest honors are awarded at the discretion of the honors program director and are based on both cumulative grade-point average in the major and the quality of the honors thesis to students who graduate with a final GPA in the major of at least 3.85, and who complete the senior honors thesis with a letter grade of A+.