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A. FACULTY OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS

Students must adhere to the applicable Faculty of Arts requirements in 3.4 Graduation.

B. MAJOR-FIELD REQUIREMENTS

Students must successfully complete a minimum of 42 and a maximum of 60 units (7.0 and a maximum of 10.0 full-course equivalents) in the Field of Political Science while fulfilling the following requirements:

1. Introduction: 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) in Political Science at the 200 level.

2. Canadian Politics: Political Science 321.

3. Breadth in Political Science: 33 units (5.5 full-course equivalents) from the Field of Political Science, which must include any three of the following:

(a) Political Science 310.

(b) Political Science 359 and an additional 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) in “Comparative Politics” at the 300 level or above (see note below).

(c) Political Science 381 and an additional 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) in “International Relations” at the 300 level or above (see note below).

(d) Political Science 399.

(e) Advanced-Level Political Science: Inclusive of the courses used to fulfill requirement 3, at least 12 units (2.0 full-course equivalents) must be at the 400 level or above.

Note:

• The categories of courses that fulfill the requirements for Comparative Politics and International Relations are located before the Political Science courses in the “Courses of Instruction” section of this calendar: http://www.ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/archives/2015/political-science.html.

C. DEGREE OPTIONS

The BA in Political Science can be taken with Co-operative Education. See section 3.4.5 Co-operative Education Programs for information and requirements.