Read the sections describing general education and CLAS requirements. Refer especially to the Majors and Minors in the College section.

        THE MAJOR: To continue after semester four, stu-dents must have completed these requirements (or equivalents) with C+ grades or better:

• Two of the following three core courses:

• Statistics (for example, STA 2122)

        INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Students can pursue undergraduate training in international relations in two ways. First, students can select an interdisciplinary program that includes courses on comparative politics and international relations. Second, students can pursue a certificate in international relations.

        The certificate program includes two courses in the international relations/theory core, along with introduc-tory and advanced course work in four major sub-fields, international political economy, global security, foreign policy and international organization. To qualify for this certificate, students must successfully complete INR 2001 and International Relations Theory (INR 3603), at least three sub-field courses (INR 3034, 3084, 3102, 3305, 3333, 3502 or 3603) and at least one advanced sub-field course (INR 4035, 4083, 4204, 4214, 4244 or 4303).

        While successful completion of this 18-credit pro-gram will qualify students for the IR certificate, most graduate programs, foreign service organizations and private corporations will be looking for individuals with broad training. Therefore, students should pursue related study in other political science fields and other depart-ments. Students interested in US foreign policy, for example, should consider taking courses in American government. Likewise, students interested in interna-tional trade or finance would do well to pursue course work in economics.

        In addition, students interested in the international re-lations of a particular geographical region would be well-served to learn about the comparative domestic political systems and/or cultures of those regions and may find courses in comparative politics, geography, anthropology or foreign languages and literatures to be helpful. Many other opportunities for enrichment through interdiscipli-nary work are available on campus. Additional informa-tion is available from international relations faculty.

        ACCELERATED BA/MA PROGRAM: A com-bined bachelor’s/master’s degree is available for superior students who have the ability to pursue an accelerated program in political science leading to the Master of Arts in political science or the Master of Arts in international relations. Up to 12 semester hours of approved graduate-level courses can be used as dual credit for both the un-dergraduate and graduate degrees. All other requirements for both the bachelor’s and the master’s degree must be met.

        Applicants to the program will present a combined score of 1200 (V + Q) or above on the GRE, complete at least 24 semester hours at UF (including at least 12 hours of political science) with a GPA of 3.7 or better and sub-mit letters of recommendation from two faculty members in the Department of Political Science.

        The combined bachelor’s/master’s program is not recommended for students considering a Ph.D. in politi-cal science at the university, but is appropriate for those considering M.A. certificate programs in political cam-paigning, public affairs, and international development policy and administration. Additional information is available from department undergraduate and graduate coordinators.

        CAREER ADVICE: There are numerous career op-portunities for political science majors, including law, public service, political consulting, interest advocacy, public and private work in international relations and business and graduate education in political science. Students should consult department advisers and the Career Resource Center.

        HONORS: Political science majors who graduate with a 3.50 or better junior/senior level grade point aver-age will graduate with honors.
High honors: Political science majors who meet the following requirements will be graduated with high honors:

• 3.50 or better junior/senior level grade point average;
• Complete POS 4734 (Research Methods in Political Science)
• Complete POS 4934 (one credit of honors prepara-tion) in conjunction with POS 4734 or another 3-4000 level political science course
• Complete POS 4970 and submit an honors thesis written under the supervision of a faculty member in the student’s field of interest.

        Honors students will normally take the research methods course and the honors preparation in the spring semester of their junior year or the fall semester of their senior year, and write the thesis following completion of these courses. The honors preparation credit (POS 4934) normally entails an extra assignment given by the in-structor with the goal of determining if students have the background and interest to continue research in that area. The thesis is written under the supervision of one faculty member (designated as the student’s honors supervisor) who is selected jointly by the student and the under-graduate coordinator.

        OVERSEAS STUDY: Consult an adviser or the UF International Center in 123 Grinter.

        GENERAL EDUCATION: The department offers courses that fulfill categories H, I and S. POS 2041 (American Federal Government), CPO 2001 (Compara-tive Politics), INR 2001 (International Relations) and CPO 3303 (Introduction to Latin American Politics) are prerequisites for a number of other general education courses.

        NOTE: Read the Academic Advising section of this catalog regarding the Gordon Rule communication and computation requirement. Many general education courses qualify; check the schedule of courses. Six general education credits must be international/diversity (I).
 
 
 

	FRESHMAN YEAR
Semester 1 - Fall	Credits
Composition (GE)	3
CPO 2001 Comparative Politics (GE-S)	3
Foreign Language	4-5
Mathematics (GE)	3
Total	13-14
Semester 2 - Spring	Credits
POS 2041 American Federal Government (GE-S)	3
Foreign Language	3-5
Humanities (GE)	3
Physical & Biological Science (GE)	3
Physical & Biological Science Lab	1
Total	13-15

Critical Tracking Criteria:
• Complete one: POS 2041, statistics, INR 2001 or CPO 2001 by end of semester 2
 
 
 

	SOPHOMORE YEAR
Semester 3 - Fall	Credits
INR 2001 International Relations (GE-S)	3
STA 2122 Statistics for Social Science (GE-M)	3
ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (GE-S, recommended)	3
Elective (or Foreign Language if 4-3-3 option)	3
Humanities (GE)	3
Total	15

 
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• Complete two: POS 2041, statistics, INR 2001 or CPO 2001 by end of semester 3
 
 
 

Semester 4 - Spring	Credits
ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S, recommended)	3
Humanities (GE)	3
Physical & Biological Sciences (GE)	6
Elective1	3
Total	15

 
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• 2.0 cumulative UF GPA
• Complete tracking criteria in semesters 1-3 (2.5 GPA or better in these tracking courses) by end of semester 4
 
 
 

	JUNIOR YEAR
Semester 5 - Fall	Credits
2 Political Science 3-4000 level courses	6
Physical & Biological Science	3
Elective (3000-level or above, not in major)	3
Composition	3
Total	15

Critical Tracking Criteria:
• Complete two: POS 2041, INR 2001 or CPO 2001; and complete a statistics course (2.5 GPA or better in these 3 tracking courses)
 
 
 

Semester 6 - Spring	Credits
Political Science 3-4000 level courses	6
POS 4934 (department honors, optional)	1
Elective (3000-level or above, not in major)	3
Electives	6
Total	16
	SENIOR YEAR
Semester 7 - Fall	Credits
Political Science 3-4000 level course	3
POS 4734 Research Methods (department   honors, optional)  Or Political Science 3-4000 level course	3
Electives (3000-level or above, not in major)	6
Elective	3
Total	15
Semester 8 - Spring	Credits
Political Science course  Or  POS 4970 Senior Thesis (department honors, optional)	2-4
Electives (3000-level or above, not in major)	6
Electives	6
Total	14-16

1 Majors are encouraged to use some of their electives to pursue a minor.