• All applicants for admission to the graduate program must take the Graduate Record Examination aptitude test. The Graduate Committee of the department, following policies established by the faculty, makes all decisions on equivalence to the master?s degree.
  • Work for the M.A. and the Ph.D. is offered in six areas: American politics, comparative politics, international relations, methodology, political theory and public policy. Students will concentrate in one field of specialization at the M.A. level and two fields of specialization at the Ph.D. level. (Early in the second semester of residence, the graduate student chooses a committee on studies that meets with the student to work out a program of study based on his or her background and interests).
  • Each Ph.D. student must demonstrate proficiency in applied research methods. Advancement to candidacy for the Ph.D. follows upon successful completion of comprehensive examinations and a field research paper.