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 thesis, Master of Arts without thesis, and Doctor of Philosophy must have
 completed an undergraduate major in political science or its equivalent. A
 student without this undergraduate concentration will take foundation work. As
 a minimum requirement, half the work for the major for the two Master of Arts
 degrees must be at the 600 level, including at least one seminar in each field
 offered; for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, a larger proportion of 600-level
 work is required, including seminars in each field offered. The degree of Master
 of Arts in Teaching is also offered.
 For the degrees of Master of Arts with thesis and Master of Arts without
 thesis the student must offer work in two fields of political science and a single
 or composite minor outside this discipline. The successful completion of an
 examination or course work in one foreign language is required. Other
 requirements for the Master of Arts with thesis degree are set forth under that
 heading elsewhere in this Catalog. The Master of Arts without thesis degree
 requires 54 hours of course work, submission of one or two research papers, and
 a comprehensive final examination by the supervisory committee. The
 successful completion of an examination in one foreign language is required. For
 those candidates for the Master of Arts with thesis degree whose major interest
 is public administration for government employment and who do not plan to
 work toward the doctorate, the language requirement may, at the discretion of
 the supervisory committee and the department, be waived. In the case of such a
 waiver 6 additional credits of course work will be required.
 For the Doctor of Philosophy degree the student will normally pursue a
 minimum of two years of graduate seminar and course work in preparation for
 the qualifying written and oral examinations leading to candidacy. A prerequisite
 to taking these examinations is the successful completion of the language
 requirement. The qualifying examinations will be in four fields of political
 science selected by the student with the approval of his graduate supervisory
 committee from the following: (1) political theory and methodology, (2)
 American government and politics, (3) comparative government, (4) interna-
 tional relations and organization, (5) international law and organization, (6)
 public law, (7) public administration and planning, (8) methodology. In addition,
 at the time of the qualifying examinations, the student will be examined in one
 minor field. Following advancement to candidacy, the third year will be devoted
 to preparation of the dissertation.
 As a part of its graduate program the Department of Political Science offers
 professional preparation for careers in international affairs, as well as a program
 in public administration preparing for government service and for university
 teaching and research in public administration.
 For special degree programs in international relations and in Latin American
studies, see section entitled Special Programs.
 Attendance by each graduate student majoring in political science is
required at the monthly hour-and-a-half departmental colloquium. At this
colloquium there will be discussion of papers written by staff and by graduate
students. No more than three of the 500-level courses may be taken for graduate
major credit; however, students electing PCL 530 may acquire 12 credits.
Additional work in these courses is required of graduate students.