Degree Requirements for the M.A. in Political Science.

In addition to the general requirements for the Master of Arts degree in political science are listed below.

• A minimum of 33 credit hours in political science or closely related courses, including six hours of methods. A minimum of 21 hours of political science graduate seminars (seminars numbered 5000 or above); either a six-hour thesis or a three-hour creative research paper; and additional graduate level courses in political science to complete the 33-hour requirement. The student must successfully defend the thesis or creative component orally before the faculty committee.
  
  
• Satisfactory completion of comprehensive exams in two of the following areas: American politics, comparative politics, international politics, public administration, public policy, public law or women and politics.
  
  
• Minimum 3.00 grade-point average, with only one grade of "C" allowed.