Undergraduate Honors
Honors Program in Political Science
For more information about the Honors Society - Pi Sigma Alpha, contact the Director of the Departmental Honors Program, Professor Cameron Thies.
Honors Program Statement
The department has a program leading to a B.A. or a B.S. degree with honors. Entry into the program is open to students with an overall University of Iowa grade-point average of 3.3 and a minimum 3.3 GPA in political science. A GPA of 3.5 in political science must be maintained. To graduate with honors, a student must maintain an overall University of Iowa GPA of 3.3 and a minimum 3.5 GPA in political science. Students are encouraged to take honors sections of our introductory courses whenever available. Students also are encouraged to take upper-class Honors Seminars as often as possible, but the program requires only nine semester hours of upper-class honors coursework graded B or better.
Honors students must complete three courses: 30:180 Honors Seminar on the Study of Politics, preferably as sophomores. They also must take at least one additional honors seminar (30:181 Honors Seminar on American Politics, 30:182 Honors Seminar on Political Theory, 30:183 Honors Seminar on Comparative Politics, or 30:184 Honors Seminar on International Politics). This requirement also may be met by taking a 300-level course, with the consent of the instructor. The last 3 s.h. required for graduation with honors in political science may be earned by completing 30:185 Honors Research Project or 30:186 Honors Senior Thesis. Students taking 30:186 or the 300-level course must do so before the semester in which they graduate. Please note that students enrolling in 30:185, 30:186 or a 300-level course must have the consent of the instructor. Contact the Director of the Departmental Honors Program for more information.
For information about the University of Iowa Honors Program: http://honors.uiowa.edu/.
Scholarships
Political Science students are eligible for some of the scholarships offered by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. For additional information go to: http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/scholarships/.
