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The master's degree offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to cultivate wide-ranging knowledge of political science principles, methodologies, and discoveries. For students not pursuing doctoral studies, we recommend diversifying their course selections across multiple disciplines while concentrating primarily on subjects aligned with their professional aspirations. Electives from other departments should focus on building specialized career competencies. Unlike the PhD track which targets specific professional preparation, the master's program maintains a more flexible orientation. Students should thoughtfully determine which expertise and capabilities they aim to acquire through their graduate studies.
A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution, with a minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in all coursework attempted while enrolled as an upper-division undergraduate student working towards a bachelor's degree
The program requires that international students complete the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 600 (250 computer-based, 100 internet-based).