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Program checklist · Political Science Major

Political Science Major

Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN

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Program
Award
Political Science Major
CIP
45.1002
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
173902
CourseShelf checklist
CK_173902_93d4921a
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Major Requirements

26 items
  1. POLI 100
    4
  2. POLI 120
    4
  3. POLI 140
    4
  4. POLI 160
    4
  5. POLI 160
    4
  6. POLI 260
    4
  7. POLI 255
    4
  8. POLI 261
    4
  9. POLI 262
  10. POLI 265
    4
  11. POLI 267
    4
  12. POLI 278
    4
  13. POLI 322
    4
  14. POLI 344
    4
  15. POLI 269
  16. SOCI 269
    4
  17. SOCI 270
    4
  18. Courses at the 200-level
    Not resolved to a course
  19. Approved study away courses will count as intermediate courses.
    Not resolved to a course
  20. Enroll in POLI 213 - Politics in Action , a 2-credit course offered each spring and fall semester alongside a 2 to 4 credit internship (POLI 622 or POLI 624 ) supervised by the instructor of POLI 213 . Working with the designated faculty advisor, students can set the direction and goals of their internship. For some, the internship will be about exploring potential careers. For others, it will be an opportunity to test theory in practice or to move from the abstract to the applied. Whatever the goals, we believe that the process of actively thinking about what you are doing, while you are doing it, alongside your peers, will make the experience richer. As the American philosopher, John Dewey, wrote in 1938, “We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” All students enrolled in POLI 216 - Legislative Politics should consider simultaneous enrollment in POLI 213 and POLI 622 for a combined 8 credits. Those in Legislative Politics who do not also enroll in POLI 213 and POLI 622 should plan to meet the practicum requirement as described above or below.
    Not resolved to a course
  21. The Chuck Green, experience, POLI 290 , which includes a 4-credit course in the Spring with a full-time summer project that fulfills the practicum (with 1 academic credit, see below).
    Not resolved to a course
  22. Internships completed while on study away may also fulfill the practicum. Check with your advisor or the department chair.
    Not resolved to a course
  23. Courses at the 300-level
    Not resolved to a course
  24. A 300-level course taught by faculty outside the department will count as an intermediate course rather than an advanced course.
    Not resolved to a course
  25. POLI 400
    Senior Research Seminar
    As published: “Senior Research Seminar (offered in the fall semester only)”
    4
  26. Two semesters of POLI 404 - Honors Colloquium
    Not resolved to a course
Source. Macalester College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://macalester.catalog.acalog.com/preview_program.php?catoid=29&poid=4117. Captured page pages/0485.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.