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Program checklist · Majors and Minors

Political Science Major

Colgate University · Hamilton, NY

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Program
Award
Majors and Minors
Catalog edition
2026-2027 University Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
190099
CourseShelf checklist
CK_190099_29d231d2
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

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    Political Science Courses

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      American Politics

      4 items
      1. POSC 150
      2. POSC 210
        1.00
      3. POSC 211
      4. POSC 212
        1.00

      Comparative Politics

      5 items
      1. POSC 153
      2. POSC 208
        1.00
      3. POSC 214
        1.00
      4. POSC 215
        1.00
      5. POSC 216
        1.00

      International Relations

      6 items
      1. POSC 152
        1.00
      2. POSC 232
        1.00
      3. Restrictions:
        Not resolved to a course
      4. No student can count both POSC 152 and POSC 232 toward the POSC major
        Not resolved to a course
      5. No student can take POSC 152 after having taken POSC 232
        Not resolved to a course
      6. No student can take these courses simultaneously
        Not resolved to a course

      Political Theory

      3 items
      1. POSC 151
        1.00
      2. POSC 154
        Liberal Democracy: Philosophic and Historic Foundations
        Not resolved to a course
      3. POSC 260
        1.00

      Electives

      3 items
      1. One additional political science course at any level
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Four additional 300- or 400-level political science courses
        Not resolved to a course
      3. Note: Only one of the two honors seminar courses - POSC 498 or POSC 499 - can count as an elective for major credit.
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      400-level Seminar

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        Additional Stipulations

        8 items
        1. No course with a grade below C will count for political science major credit.
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Double counting courses for political science and international relations:
          Not resolved to a course
        3. For students electing a double major in political science and international relations, no more than two courses may be counted for completion of both majors.
          Not resolved to a course
        4. For students seeking a major in political science and a minor in international relations, no courses may be double-counted.
          Not resolved to a course
        5. Transfer credit:
          Not resolved to a course
        6. For the Geneva and Washington D.C. study groups, up to three course credits may satisfy political science elective requirements.
          Not resolved to a course
        7. Normally, no more than two independent study courses or political science courses taken on another Colgate study group or an approved program may be accepted for major credit.
          Not resolved to a course
        8. For more information about transfer credit, refer to the Political Science Department page.
          Not resolved to a course

        Honors and High Honors

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          Recommendations for Majors and Other Students

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            Political Science Department

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              Source. Colgate University, catalog 2026-2027 University Catalog — https://catalog.colgate.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=16&poid=2901&returnto=828. Captured page pages/0098.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.