School of Liberal Arts

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    Phone: (518)783-2327
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Program Requirements

Requirements for the Major

 

36 credit hours in Political Science, including POSC-100 through POSC-180.

 

Requirements for the Minor


2 courses at the introductory level from POSC-100 through POSC-180; 4 courses at the elective level from POSC-205, through POSC-378. A student may substitute one Political Science internship (POSC-470, POSC-485 or POSC-489 for one course at the elective level. A student choosing the Washington Semester may substitute POSC-790 through POSC-797 for up to two courses at the elective level.

Education Certification

Political Science majors seeking provisional certification in social studies need 30 hours in Political Science, including POSC-100 through POSC-180. Also required are: 3 hours in Economics, 3 hours in Sociology and 21 hours in History. The History requirement must include the 3 hour College core requirement and the 21 hours must be distributed across three areas: 6 hours in European history (includes HIST-101 or 190) of which 3 credits must be in pre-nineteenth century European history, HIST-203 and HIST-204, 6 hours in non-Western history, HIST-327 New York State History, and 6 hours of a college language other than English.   To be considered for the certificate program, students must have an overall GPA of 2.90, with a 3.0 in Political Science.