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Program checklist · Political Science Major

Political Science Major

College of the Holy Cross · Worcester, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Political Science Major
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Students with AP courses with a score of 5 in American Politics and Government and/or Comparative Politics and Government may earn placement in the curriculum, but not progress toward the minimum number of courses required by the major. If they are majors, students may skip POLS 100 or 102, but must substitute them with another more advanced course in order to complete at least ten courses in the major. The course that the students substitute for their AP credit must be in the same subfield as the introductory course they are earning placement in. Students with AP credit in American Politics and Government and/or Comparative Politics and Government may receive credit toward the social science common area requirement. Students who choose to enroll in POLS 100 or 102 will forfeit their AP credit for the major. We strongly encourage students to discuss these possibilities with their advisors before making a decision.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166124
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166124_aecae55c_1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

0 items

    Required introductory courses:

    4 items
    1. POLS 100
      Principles of American Government Course count
      As published: “Principles of American Government”
      1
    2. POLS 101
      Introduction to Political Philosophy Course count
      As published: “Introduction to Political Philosophy”
      1
    3. POLS 102
      Introduction To Comparative Politics Course count
      As published: “Introduction To Comparative Politics”
      1
    4. POLS 103
      Introduction to International Relations Course count
      As published: “Introduction to International Relations”
      1

    Six elective, upper-division courses, that is, numbered higher than 103.

    electives · 36 items
    1. POLS 201
      Constitutional Law: National Powers Course count
      As published: “Constitutional Law: National Powers”
      1
    2. POLS 202
      Constitutional Law: Rights & Liberties Course count
      As published: “Constitutional Law: Rights & Liberties”
      1
    3. POLS 206
      Public Policy Course count
      As published: “Public Policy”
      1
    4. POLS 207
      American Presidency Course count
      As published: “American Presidency”
      1
    5. POLS 208
      Congress and the Legislative Process Course count
      As published: “Congress and the Legislative Process”
      1
    6. POLS 209
      National Security Enterprise Course count
      As published: “National Security Enterprise”
      1
    7. POLS 211
      The Policymaking Process Course count
      As published: “The Policymaking Process”
      1
    8. POLS 214
      Presidential Selection Course count
      As published: “Presidential Selection”
      1
    9. POLS 216
      Democratization and Women's Rights Course count
      As published: “Democratization and Women's Rights”
      1
    10. POLS 217
      The Constitution in Wartime Course count
      As published: “The Constitution in Wartime”
      1
    11. POLS 220
      Capitalism in Crisis Course count
      As published: “Capitalism in Crisis”
      1
    12. POLS 232
      Machiavelli's Politics Course count
      As published: “Machiavelli's Politics”
      1
    13. POLS 233
      American Political Thought 1 Course count
      As published: “American Political Thought 1”
      1
    14. POLS 234
      American Political Thought 2 Course count
      As published: “American Political Thought 2”
      1
    15. POLS 235
      Islamic Political Thought Course count
      As published: “Islamic Political Thought”
      1
    16. POLS 245
      American Political Development Course count
      As published: “American Political Development”
      1
    17. POLS 251
      Latin American Politics Course count
      As published: “Latin American Politics”
      1
    18. POLS 257
      Politics of Development Course count
      As published: “Politics of Development”
      1
    19. POLS 265
      European Politics Course count
      As published: “European Politics”
      1
    20. POLS 267
      The Politics of the European Union Course count
      As published: “The Politics of the European Union”
      1
    21. POLS 270
      African Politics Course count
      As published: “African Politics”
      1
    22. POLS 272
      Politics of the Middle East Course count
      As published: “Politics of the Middle East”
      1
    23. POLS 275
      International Political Economy Course count
      As published: “International Political Economy”
      1
    24. POLS 276
      South Asian Politics Course count
      As published: “South Asian Politics”
      1
    25. POLS 278
      East Asia in World Politics Course count
      As published: “East Asia in World Politics”
      1
    26. POLS 281
      Global Governance Course count
      As published: “Global Governance”
      1
    27. POLS 282
      American Foreign Policy Course count
      As published: “American Foreign Policy”
      1
    28. POLS 284
      Human Rights Course count
      As published: “Human Rights”
      1
    29. POLS 287
      Humanitarianism Course count
      As published: “Humanitarianism”
      1
    30. POLS 288
      Politics of Globalization Course count
      As published: “Politics of Globalization”
      1
    31. POLS 289
      International Law Course count
      As published: “International Law”
      1
    32. POLS 290
      National Security Policy Course count
      As published: “National Security Policy”
      1
    33. POLS 300
      Law, Politics & Society Course count
      As published: “Law, Politics & Society”
      1
    34. POLS 301
      Politics and Technology Course count
      As published: “Politics and Technology”
      1
    35. POLS 333
      Ethics and International Relations Course count
      As published: “Ethics and International Relations”
      1
    36. POLS 360
      Women, War, and Violence Course count
      As published: “Women, War, and Violence”
      1
    Source. College of the Holy Cross, catalog Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.holycross.edu/academic-plans/political-science/political-science-major/. Captured page pages/0163.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.