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
- Major in International Relations
- CIP
- 45.1004
- Total credits (published)
- 39
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026 Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Major in Political Science Minor in International Relations Minor in Law & Politics Minor in Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies School of Business School of Education School of Fine & Performing Arts School of Science & Engineering General Studies Honors Program Academic Policies Course Descriptions Archives Print Options (39 credits) Students must earn a grade of C- or better in courses used for the International Relations major. Up to 1/3 of the credits used for any other major or minor may be used to meet the requirements of this major. Plan of Study Grid Code Title Credits
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 196176
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_196176_ff140d6c
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Required Courses (21 Credits)
Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · 22 items
- POL 227Intro International PoliticsNot resolved to a course4
- POL 300Political Science Research MethodsNot resolved to a course4
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- POL 404Seminar in International RelationsNot resolved to a course
- POL 401Seminar in American Government and PoliticsNot resolved to a course
- POL 403Seminar in Comparative PoliticsNot resolved to a course
- POL 405Seminar in Political TheoryNot resolved to a course
- POL 406Seminar in LawNot resolved to a course
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- POL 363Chinese Foreign Pol and USNot resolved to a course
- POL 366American Foreign PolicyNot resolved to a course
- 3
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Select one of the following: 1Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- POL 346International Political EconomyNot resolved to a course
Elective Courses (18 Credits)
Select 6 credits in a single world area (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East) and an additional 12 credits from courses accepted for credit in International Relations. Of these 18 credits, at least 9 must be political science courses and only one may be lower division (100- or 200-level). 2 18 · electives · 1 item
- Select 6 credits in a single world area (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East) and an additional 12 credits from courses accepted for credit in International Relations. Of these 18 credits, at least 9 must be political science courses and only one may be lower division (100- or 200-level). 2Not resolved to a course18
Source. State University of New York at New Paltz, catalog 2025-2026 Catalog — https://catalog.newpaltz.edu/undergraduate/college-liberal-arts-sciences/political-science-international-relations/major-international-relations/. Captured page pages/0334.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.