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Grading Policies

  • All courses must be taken for a letter grade.

GPA Requirements

  • A grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 (B-) must be maintained for all classes used to fulfill master’s degree requirements.

Additional Program Policies

  • Cross-listed classes taught by non-Political Science department faculty, workshops, and directed readings do not count towards this requirement except with prior approval from the Director of Graduate Studies. 

  • Not more than 25 units of the 45-unit requirement may be taken in a single field.

  • A maximum of ten units of directed reading coursework may count towards the Additional Units requirement with the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies.  

  • No thesis is required.