We are writing to alert you to some changes pending in our undergraduate major requirements. If you have already declared a major in the Politics Department, you may ignore this message.
The Politics Department is in the process of changing its prerequisite to declare a major in our Department. If approved by the College of Arts and Sciences, as of August 15, 2012, our prerequisite to declare our major will be two courses in Politics (mnemonics PLAD, PLAP, PLCP, PLIR, PLPT) completed with grades no lower than C in either and with an average grade of 2.5 between the two prerequisite courses.
Anticipating this change in our rules, you should make sure that, if you are considering a major in our Department, you have completed, or are enrolled in, Politics courses that will allow you to meet the new prerequisite.
After declaration of the major, our rules for remaining in good standing in the major and earning major credit will remain unchanged. That is, students will be able to count towards the major only courses in which they earn grades of C or higher, and, post-declaration, students must maintain an average of C (2.0) overall in all Politics and related courses presented for the major. Students who do not remain in good standing may be discontinued from the major.
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Sincerely,
David Leblang, Chair, Department of Politics
Lynn Sanders, Director of Undergraduate Programs