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Department of Political Science
Faculty of Public Affairs
B640 Loeb Bldg.
613-520-2777
carleton.ca/polisci

This section presents the requirements for:

Graduation Requirements

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must satisfy:

  1. the University regulations (see the Academic Regulations of the University in this Calendar),
  2. the Faculty regulations applying to all B.A. students including those relating to First-Year Seminars and Breadth requirements (see the Academic Regulations and Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in this Calendar).

Program Language Requirement

Prior to graduation, students must satisfy a language proficiency requirement in one of the following ways:

By course work

Successful completion of language instruction courses taught at Carleton in languages other than English in one of the following patterns:

  1. 2.0 credits, 1.0 credit in each of two different languages at the 2000-level or above; or
  2. 1.0 credit in a language at the 3000-level or above or in RUSS 2200 [1.0], or
  3. 1.0 credit at the 2000-level or above and 1.0 credit in PSCI 2300 [1.0].

For French courses, FREN 1100 [1.0] will be treated as the equivalent of a credit at the 2000-level in another language, and 2000-level FREN courses will be treated as the equivalent 3000-level courses.

OR

By demonstrating prior language proficiency

Proficiency in French may be demonstrated by French language examinations conducted by the Department, or by successful completion of French Immersion in high school or possession of a Bilingual Diploma or Certificate. For other languages, the onus is on the student to provide suitable documentary evidence of proficiency to the Department.

Students should note that they will be required to use one or more of their elective credits if they choose to satisfy the language requirement through approved language credits.

Course Categories

Global Politics Electives

The courses listed in the following disciplines are treated as Global Politics Electives.

Political Science
PSCI 2101, PSCI 2102, PSCI 2200, PSCI 2300, PSCI 2500, PSCI 3100, PSCI 3101, PSCI 3102, PSCI 3103, PSCI 3105, PSCI 3107, PSCI 3108, PSCI 3200, PSCI 3203, PSCI 3204, PSCI 3205, PSCI 3206, PSCI 3207, PSCI 3208, PSCI 3209, PSCI 3302, PSCI 3307, PSCI 3404, PSCI 3405, PSCI 3407, PSCI 3409, PSCI 3500, PSCI 3502, PSCI 3600, PSCI 3601, PSCI 3603, PSCI 3605, PSCI 3606, PSCI 3607, PSCI 3700, PSCI 3701, PSCI 3702, PSCI 3703, PSCI 3704, PSCI 3705, PSCI 3801, PSCI 3802, PSCI 3805, PSCI 4005, PSCI 4008, PSCI 4103, PSCI 4104, PSCI 4105, PSCI 4203, PSCI 4204, PSCI 4206, PSCI 4207, PSCI 4208, PSCI 4303, PSCI 4305,PSCI 4310, PSCI 4400, PSCI 4402, PSCI 4403, PSCI 4407, PSCI 4409, PSCI 4500, PSCI 4501, PSCI 4502, PSCI 4503, PSCI 4505, PSCI 4506, PSCI 4601, PSCI 4602, PSCI 4603, PSCI 4604, PSCI 4605, PSCI 4606, PSCI 4607, PSCI 4608, PSCI 4609, PSCI 4700, PSCI 4800, PSCI 4801, PSCI 4802, PSCI 4803, PSCI 4804, PSCI 4805, PSCI 4806, PSCI 4807
Global Politics
GPOL 1000, GPOL 3000, GPOL 4908
European and Eurasian Studies
EURR 4002, EURR 4003, EURR 4005, EURR 4006 EURR 4007, EURR 4008, EURR 4100, EURR 4101 EURR 4104, EURR 4106, EURR 4107, EURR 4201 EURR 4202, EURR 4203, EURR 4204
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Program Requirements

Global Politics
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)

  1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (10.5 credits):
  1. 1.0 credit in GPOL 1000 [1.0];
  2. 2.0 credits in PSCI 2101, PSCI 2102, PSCI 2701, PSCI 2702;
  3. 0.5 credit in GPOL 3000;
  4. 2.5 credits in GPOL 3100, or 2.5 credits from Global Politics Electives (see list under Course Categories);
  5. 2.0 credits at the 4000-level which may be satisfied by either:
    1. 2.0 credits in 4000-level Global Politics Electives, or
    2. GPOL 4908 [1.0] and 1.0 credit in 4000-level Global Politics Electives;
  6. 2.5 credits in Global Politics Electives other than those listed in Items 1-5.
  1. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (9.5 credits):
  1. 5.0 credits in electives:
    1. not in GPOL courses or Global Politics Electives
    2. not in PSCI courses
    3. not in FYSM 1002 or FYSM 1602
  2. 4.5 credits in free electives;
  1. Additional Requirements:
  1. Global Politics language requirement must be met.
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Global Politics
B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)

Students may apply for Combined Honours programs in Global Politics with any other department or academic unit at Carleton that permits it. Combined Honours with Political Science is not permitted. The Global Politics requirements for Combined Honours are as listed below. Details of the specific requirements for the other discipline may be obtained from the Department concerned.

  1. Credits Included in the Global Politics Major CGPA (9.5 credits):
  1. 1.0 credit in GPOL 1000 [1.0];
  2. 2.0 credits in PSCI 2101, PSCI 2102, PSCI 2701, PSCI 2702;
  3. 0.5 credit in GPOL 3000;
  4. 2.5 credits in GPOL 3100, or 2.5 credits in Global Politics Electives if the Internship is not taken;
  5. 2.0 credits at the 4000-level which may be satisfied by either:
    1. 2.0 credits in 4000-level Global Politics Electives, or
    2. GPOL 4908 [1.0] and 1.0 credit in 4000-level Global Politics Electives;
  6. 1.5 credits in Global Politics Electives other than those listed in items 1-5.
  1. Credits Not Included in the Global Politics Major CGPA:
  1. The requirements as stated for Combined Honours in the other discipline must be met;
  2. Sufficient free elective credits to make a total of 20.0 credits for the program;
  1. Additional Requirements:
  1. Global Politics language requirement must be met.
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