Political Science

John Blakeman, Chair
Room 484, Collins Classroom Center
Phone: 715-346-2688
Email: polisci@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/polisci

This department is in the College of Letters and Science .

Faculty: J Blakeman, J Collins, A Kartal, B Mapes-Martins, E Miller, D Riley, D Williams.

Definitions: Political science is the study of the government and politics of the United States, other nations, and international relations.

Public administration and policy analysis is an interdisciplinary program, offering a major and minor, administered by the Political Science Department. For students interested in public service or graduate education.

Academic Standards for Political Science Major

To graduate with a major in political science, you must earn a grade point average of 2.50 or higher (2.75 to student teach) in ALL courses taken in the major, including transfer courses, regardless of any declaration of academic bankruptcy. You may repeat a course in the major only if you follow the course repeat policy found in the Grade-related Policies section of this catalog.
Begin your study of political science by taking POLI 101 . Take 200 level survey courses before the 300-400 level courses in the various fields.
Courses in political science are open to all students who meet the prerequisites.

Credit-by-Exam Policy for Political Science

Political Science Department will grant credit for political science courses that satisfy general education requirements if you demonstrate your competency on an authorized examination. You may attempt an exam only once.

For POLI 101 and POLI 201 you must receive a score of 3 or higher on the Advanced Placement (AP) test or score at or above the 50th percentile on the College Level Entrance Placement (CLEP) test.
1. For POLI 201 you must also pass, with a score of at least 70 percent, a supplemental exam prepared by the department on state and local government.
2. If you score high enough on the AP or CLEP but not on the supplemental exam, you will receive credit for POLI 101 but not POLI 201.
For POLI 160 you must receive a score of 3 or higher on the AP test or pass a department-authorized exam described below.
For the remaining political science courses that meet general education requirements you will receive access to materials from the current or most recent course. The exam will be based on recent tests from the course. The instructor will evaluate your proficiency and assign a grade of P or N based on standards outlined in the course syllabus.

Academic Standards for Public Administration and Policy Analysis Major

To graduate with a major in public administration and policy analysis, you must earn a grade point average of 2.50 or higher in ALL courses taken in the major, including transfer courses, regardless of any declaration of academic bankruptcy. You may repeat a course in the major only if you follow the course repeat policy found in the Grade-related Policies section of this catalog. Courses in public administration and policy analysis are open to all students who meet the prerequisites.

Political Science Latent Courses: Not offered recently. See full course description in indicated (xx-xx) catalog.

317/517 Political Corruption and Reform, 3 cr, (07-09)
366 Nationalism and Ethno-Politics, 3 cr, (01-03)
370 Asian Politics, 3 cr, (03-05)
584 Russian Foreign Policy, 3 cr, (01-03)
596 Radical and Utopian Politics, 3 cr, (11-13)
690 Selected Problems in Political Science, 1-3 cr, (11-13)
*** Political Science Honors Program (97-99)
From 87-89 catalog: 551 Org Theory/Practice

Programs

Major

Minor

Pre-professional

Pre-Law

Courses

Political Science