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Prerequisites

Regarding prerequisites for students
entering the department,
American Government 1 or International
Relations 1 is required to
major. The prerequisite was thus
cut from six to three hours.

Major Subject Requirements
With regard to the major subject
Subjects should complete American
Government in their second year.
The major subjects program in
Government will consist of twenty-seven
hours. Twelve hours of
related courses are required, no
more than six of which may be in
introductory courses, and none of
which may be used to fulfill a
university requirement.

Students electing to make Foreign
Affairs their Major Subject
should complete International Relations
in their second-year.

The major subjects program in
Foreign Affairs will consist of
twenty-seven hours in the departments
of Government and Foreign
Affairs. Twelve hours of related
courses are also required, subject to
the same rulings as those of
government.

The committee wished to clarify
that the twenty-seven hours must
be taken in the last two years, and
under no circumstances will a
prerequisite course count as part of
this time.

In addition they proposed that
Political Theory 151 and 152 be
reclassified under International Relations,
and a 100-level course in
international politics be introduced.