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
- Political Science
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 198385
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_198385_0afff746
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Cultural Diversity Requirement
0 items
Major Requirements (A.B. Degree)
11 items
- Students must take at least one course in each of the following sub-fields. Seminars do not count toward sub-field requirements. The same course cannot count for two sub-fields. Courses numbered 290-299 and 390-399 apply to more than one sub-field (students choose in which sub-field to apply the course). Transfer credit cannot be used to satisfy sub-field requirements.Not resolved to a course
- Political Theory–POL 101-119, 202-219; 301-319;Not resolved to a course
- American Politics–POL 120-139; 220-239; 320-339; EDU 280, 300;Not resolved to a course
- Comparative Politics–POL 140-159; 240-259; 340-359;Not resolved to a course
- International Politics–POL 160-179; 260-279; 360-379;Not resolved to a course
- Methodology–POL 182.Not resolved to a course
- A seminar numbered 400 to 479. Seminars may have specific prerequisites and usually require prior course work in that sub-field.Not resolved to a course
- A major paper. This paper will be written under the supervision of a Davidson College Political Science faculty member. An oral defense may be expected. This requirement can be met by the completion of an honors thesis or by the writing of a paper (at least 20 pages) done in the context of a seminar or an independent study. Not all seminars offer this option; check with the faculty member offering the course. A grade of C- or better must be earned on the paper to satisfy this requirement.Not resolved to a course
- As published: “and a seminar must be taken at Davidson.”
- Courses transferred from abroad as POL 199 count toward the Political Science major. Students may petition to have a course transferred as UNS 199 count toward the major by asking the department chair to review the syllabus and other course materials. Courses transferred from abroad do not satisfy subfield requirements.Not resolved to a course
- European Union Politics (FRE 389 or POL 199), taken on the Davidson College in France program, counts as an elective course for the major.Not resolved to a course
Honors Requirements
0 items
Rationale for Course Numbering
0 items
Political Science Courses
112 items
Source. Davidson College, catalog 2026-2027 Catalog — https://catalog.davidson.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=28&poid=1823. Captured page pages/0175.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.