Honors Program

The honors program in political science is designed to give highly capable students an opportunity to expand and deepen their theoretical, research, and writing skills. As an honors student, you will take three honors courses (9 hours) including a research seminar (PS 495), a "pro-seminar" in one of six subfields (PS 496), and the senior thesis (PS 497). The six subfields are American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Politics, Latin American Politics, Political Theory, and Public Policy. You will have opportunities in both the junior honors seminar and in the senior thesis to carry out sustained research on topics that interest you, and in the process receive intensive advising and feedback from members of the faculty.

The honors program is selective. You should have a GPA in Political Science of 3.5 or above, and an overall GPA of 3.2 or better. Because good writing skills are essential for successful completion of the honors program, students wishing to begin the honors sequence are required to submit a writing sample to the departmental honors advisor prior to enrolling in PS 495.

Students interested in exploring this opportunity should contact the departmental honors advisor at (505) 277-5104.