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 Political Science
- CIP
- 45.1004
- Total credits (published)
- 42-43
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026 Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- 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 (42-43 credits) Students must earn a grade of C- or better in courses used for the Political Science 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_fb096465
- 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 (24 Credits)
Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · 11 items
- POL 216American Govt and PoliticsNot resolved to a course4
- POL 227Intro International PoliticsNot resolved to a course4
- POL 229Intro to Comparative 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 401Seminar in American Government and PoliticsNot resolved to a course
- POL 403Seminar in Comparative PoliticsNot resolved to a course
- POL 404Seminar in International RelationsNot resolved to a course
- POL 405Seminar in Political TheoryNot resolved to a course
- POL 406Seminar in LawNot resolved to a course
- POL 220Athens and Jerusalem: Political Thought in the Ancient and Medieval WorldsNot resolved to a courseor: POL323 Sovereigns, Subjects, and the State: Modern Political Thought4
Political Science Electives (18-19 Credits)
electives · 1 item
- Select twelve (12) credits from one of the following sub-fields (area concentrations) and six (6) credits from the remaining four: 1Not resolved to a course18-19
Political Theory
0 items
American Government
0 items
International Relations
0 items
Comparative Politics
0 items
Law
0 items
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-political-science/. Captured page pages/0344.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.