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Program checklist · B.A.

Political Science, B.A.

SUNY College at Potsdam · Potsdam, NY

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Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
3
Catalog edition
2026-2027 SUNY Potsdam Academic Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Political Science Major provides students with facts, theories and skills they will need to succeed personally, professionally and as community members and citizens of the world. Politics courses, for example, teach abilities highly desired by today’s employers: writing well, working independently, engaging in teamwork, providing leadership and digging for facts. Our graduating students are, moreover, well prepared to excel in graduate school or the legal profession because of their ability to engage in rigorous analysis and thoughtful verbal and written communication. The study of politics also prepares students for specific careers: in government, foreign service, public policy, social action and teaching. Finally, Politics Majors enjoy the challenge of studying different answers to the question of how individuals and groups might live together under conditions of greater equality, peace and justice.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196200
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196200_63ba1ef4
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Program Requirements

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    Required Courses: 22-24 Credits

    6 items
    1. POLS 110
      Introduction to US Politics 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. POLS 130
      Introduction to Comparative Politics 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. POLS 140
      Introduction to International Relations 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. POLS 200
      Political Ideas 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. POLS 289
      Approaching Political Puzzles 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. POLS 400
      Senior Seminar 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Cognate Requirement: 3 Credits

    1 item
    1. STAT 100
      Statistics 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
      or: MATH 125 - Probability and Statistics I 3 Credit(s)
      or: CIS 125 - Statistics 3 Credit(s)

    Plus Limited Electives: 11-12 Credits

    0 items

      Recommended Coursework Outside the Major

      0 items

        Note(s)

        3 items
        1. Students must have at least 70 hours outside any one department. Consequently, majors should not take more than three additional courses beyond those required for the major.
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Students graduating with a Political Science major (B.A.) must complete the major requirements with at least a 2.0/S grade in each course.
          Not resolved to a course
        3. No more than 4 credits in internships can be counted toward the major.
          Not resolved to a course
        Source. SUNY College at Potsdam, catalog 2026-2027 SUNY Potsdam Academic Catalog — https://catalog.potsdam.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=2518&returnto=893. Captured page pages/0072.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.