2011-2012 Graduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Political Science Ph.D.
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BA or equivalent from an accredited institution with a minimum GPA of 3.3, or MA or equivalent from an accredited institution with a minimum GPA of 3.5. Under special circumstances the department may consider applicants with lower GPAs. Applicants must have completed 12 credits of course work at the upper-division or graduate level in comparative politics and international relations combined. At the discretion of the department. students who lack such course work may be admitted on the condition that they remedy that deficiency.
Satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. The recommended score is a total of 1,200 on the verbal and quantitative sections. We also pay attention to the analytical score. The applicant’s undergraduate record is examined in conjunction with the GRE scores. The former is weighed more heavily than the latter: an outstanding undergraduate record may well allow the admission of an applicant with GRE scores somewhat below the recommended level.
Admission to the department is competitive, with only the strongest applicants gaining admission in any given year. Applicants must complete the Graduate College online application. The following department application materials must be uploaded into the online application:
1. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores
2. Three letters of recommendation by recommendation providers
3. A personal statement explaining why you want to enter the doctoral program
4. A writing sample.
Official transcripts must be submitted to the Graduate College.
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Degree Requirements
1. A minimum of 62 credits beyond the BA or 44 credits beyond the MA. 2. A minimum grade point average of 3.0 for all course work. No course in which a student makes a grade below B will count toward the degree—with the exception of foreign language courses, in which no grade below B- will satisfy the requirement. 3. Comprehensive written and oral examinations. They will be taken during or following the semester in which the student completes required course work. They will be divided into three parts, corresponding to the student’s major field and two minor fields. Within those fields the content of the examinations will be determined by the student’s program of study as approved by his or her committee. Students will have two opportunities to pass the comprehensive examinations. |
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