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Political Science (Bachelor of Arts)

General Requirements

• CAS Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts
• Requirements for All Undergraduate Degree Students

Specific Requirements

Thirty credits in Political Science:

• Four (twelve credits) core courses (POLS 021, POLS 041, POLS 051, POLS 071).
• At least fifteen credits at the advanced (100 or 200) level in political science subject to the following restrictions:
  • Three credits must be at the 200-level.
  • Students must complete at least one advanced (100 or 200-level) course in three of the four subfields (American Politics; Political Theory; International Relations; Comparative Politics).
  • Twelve of those fifteen credits, including the three credits at the 200-level, must be in UVM political science courses (excluding study abroad, transfer credit, readings and research).
• Three additional credits in political science at any level (can include transfer credit).
• At least fifteen of the thirty credits used to satisfy this major must be taken at the University of Vermont.

Note: Internships will not count toward the thirty credits required for the major.

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