POLITICAL SCIENCE PRIORITIES


COURSE FALL SEMESTER
PRIORITY DURING ON-LINE COURSE REQUEST PERIOD

After confirming that all pre-requisites have been met, students will be assigned in this priority order.
FALL SEMESTER
PRIORITY FOR THE WAIT LIST

If this is blank, priority is the same as during the Course Request period.
SPRING SEMESTER
PRIORITY DURING ON-LINE COURSE REQUEST PERIOD

After confirming that all pre-requisites have been met, students will be assigned in this priority order.
SPRING SEMESTER
PRIORITY FOR THE WAIT LIST

If this is blank, priority is the same as during the Course Request period.
POLSC_120 American Government No priorities   No priorities
 
POLSC_150 Comparative Politics 1. (20) spaces in section 01 saved for FR
2. SO
3. JR
4. SR
   No priorities  
POLSC_170 International Relations 1. POLSC majors
2. SO
3. FR
  1. POLSC majors
2. SO
3. FR
 
POLSC_180 Political Philosophy No priorities   No priorities  
POLSC_202 Recent Political Thought No priorities      
POLSC_205 American Political Thought No priorities   No priorities  
POLSC_207 Marxist Political Thought     No priorities  
POLSC_220 Constitutional Law I 1. SR POLSC and SR LP majors
2. SR
3. JR POLSC and JR LP majors
4. Not Appropriate for first-year students
   1. SR POLSC and SR LP majors
2. SR
3. JR POLSC and JR LP majors
4. Not Appropriate for first-year students
 
POLSC_221 Constitutional Law II  1. SR POLSC and SR LP majors
2. SR
3. JR POLSC and JR LP majors
4. Not Appropriate for first-year students
  1. SR POLSC and SR LP majors
2. SR
3. JR POLSC and JR LP majors
4. Not Appropriate for first-year students
 
POLSC_222 Public Policy Analysis     No priorities  
POLSC_231 Public Administration 1. SR POLSC majors
2. JR POLSC majors
3. SO POLSC majors
  1. SR POLSC majors
2. JR POLSC majors
3. SO POLSC majors
 
POLSC_239 Research Methods 1. JR POLSC majors
2. SR POLSC majors
3. SO POLSC majors
1. JR POLSC majors
2. SR POLSC majors
3. SO POLSC majors
4. FR
1. JR POLSC majors
2. SR POLSC majors
3. SO
4. FR
 
POLSC_241 Women/Blacks in Amer Politics        
POLSC_242 Political Behavior        
POLSC_243 Mass Media/American Politics     No priorities  
POLSC_244 Public Opinion 1. POLSC majors
2. POLCY majors
3. AMST majors
  1. POLSC majors
2. POLCY majors
3. AMST majors
 
POLSC_245 Pol Parties & Interest Groups        
POLSC_246 The Legislative Process POLSC majors, descending by class   POLSC majors, descending by class  
POLSC_247 The American Presidency        
POLSC_248 The Judiciary POLSC & LP majors, descending by class   POLSC & LP majors, descending by class  
POLSC_250 Comparative W Europ Systems     1. SR INTST majors
2. SR POLSC majors
3. SO INTST majors
4. SO POLSC majors
5. JR INTST & POLSC majors
6. all others
 
POLSC_251 Latin Amer Govt & Politics     1. POLSC majors & LATAM certificate students
2. all others
 
POLSC_252 African Government & Politics 1. POLSC majors
2. SR non-majors
3. JR non-majors
4. SO non-majors
5. Not appropriate for freshmen
  1. POLSC majors
2. SR
3. JR
 
POLSC_253 Russian Politics 1. SR RUSST, POLSC & INTST majors
2. JR RUSST, POLSC & INTST majors
3. SO RUSST, POLSC & INTST majors
  1. SR RUSST, POLSC & INTST majors
2. JR RUSST, POLSC & INTST majors
3. SO RUSST, POLSC & INTST majors
 
POLSC_254 Asian Governments     No priorities  
POLSC_255 Chinese Politics 1. POLSC majors, descending by class
2. INTST majors, descending by class
3. EASIA majors, descending by class
  1. POLSC, INTST & EASIA majors, descending by class
 
POLSC_256 The City     No priorities  
POLSC_257 Democracy & Democratization     1. POLSC & INTST majors, descending by class
2. SR
3. JR
4. SO
5. FR
 
POLSC_258 Human Rights POLSC & INTST majors   POLSC & INTST majors  
POLSC_270 European Union     1. INTST majors
2. IB&M and POLSC majors
3. all others
 
POLSC_271 Ethics & World Politics 1. POLSC & INTST majors, descending by class
2. SR
3. JR
4. SO
5. FR
  1. POLSC & INTST majors, descending by class
2. SR
3. JR
4. SO
5. FR
 
POLSC_273 Int'l Political Economy     1. POLSC & INTST majors, descending by class
2. SR
3. JR
4. SO 
5. FR
 
POLSC_275 Studies in Mod Euro Politics        
POLSC_276 Studies in Mod Euro Politics        
POLSC_280 Am Foreign Policy Since 1945 INTST and POLSC majors   INTST & POLSC majors descending by class  
POLSC_281 Am National Security Policy        
POLSC_290A Issues in Criminal Law        
POLSC_290AA Criminal Procedure     1. POLSC majors & LPS certificate students, descending by class
2. all others
 
POLSC_290AB Euro Origins-Us Polit Thought     No priorities  
POLSC_290AC America & Terrorism     1. POLSC majors, descending by class
2. SR
3. JR
4. SO
5. FR
 
POLSC_290AD Dialogue With Africa        
POLSC_290AF Issues in Contemp Leadership POLSC majors      
POLSC_290AH Law,Politics,Society - E.Asia No priorities   No priorities  
POLSC_290AI Political Sociology     No priorities  
POLSC_290AJ Contemp Legal Thought     No priorities  
POLSC_290AK Courts and Public Policy        
POLSC_290AL The New Imperial Presidency 1. SR POLSC majors
2. SR
3. JR POLSC majors
4. JR
5. SO POLSC majors
6. SO
  No priorities  
POLSC_290AM Middle East Politics        
POLSC_290AN Japanese Politics & Society     No priorities  
POLSC_290AO U.S. Campaigns & Elections     No priorities  
POLSC_290AP Legal Ethics        
POLSC_290AQ Soldier, State, and Society        
POLSC_290AR Patriotism in Pol, Hist & Cult     No priorities  
POLSC_290AT Nat Build: Case of Francophone        
POLSC_290AU Ideas of Democracy        
POLSC_290AV The War on Terrorism        
POLSC_290AW Biomed Tech, Policy & Law        
POLSC_290AX Following the Leaders        
POLSC_290AY Race & the Judicial Process     1. POLSC majors, descending by class
2. AMST majors, descending by class
 
POLSC_290AZ North Korea: Apocalypse Soon?     No priorities   
POLSC_290B Law & the European Union        
POLSC_290BA Comparative Law     1. POLSC & LP majors, descending by class
2. all others, descending by class
 
POLSC_290BB Politics & Hip Hop     1. POLSC majors, descending by class
2. AMST majors, descending by class
 
POLSC_290BC International Trade Relations     No priorities  
POLSC_290BI Crime & Punishment     POLSC & LP majors descending by class  
POLSC_290BJ Race, Media & Politics     1. JR POLSC/AMST double majors
2. JR POLSC major/FLMST minor
3. JR AMST major/FLMST minor
4. SO POLSC/AMST double majors
5. SO POLSC major/FLMST minor
6. SO AMST major/FLMST minor
7. SR POLSC/AMST double majors
8. SR POLSC major/ FLMST minor
9. SR AMST major/FLMST minor
10. SR, JR, SO POLSC majors
11. SR, JR, SO AMST majors
 
POLSC_290BK Operational/Enterprise Ldrship
       
POLSC_290BL Judges and Democracy        
POLSC_290C Race & Power: South Politics        
POLSC_290D Law and Business        
POLSC_290E Campaign Politics        
POLSC_290F Policy and Politics in Amer        
POLSC_290G Ethics & World Politics 1. SR POLSC & INTST majors
2. JR POLSC & INTST majors
3. SO POLSC & INTST majors
     
POLSC_290H E-Commerce: Caveat Emptor        
POLSC_290I Elections: Myths & Realities        
POLSC_290J Politics & Aesthetics        
POLSC_290K Italian Economics and Society        
POLSC_290L Law and Public Policy        
POLSC_290M European Union        
POLSC_290N Contemp Eastern Europe        
POLSC_290O Pol Thought of Enlightenment        
POLSC_290P Democracy & Democratization        
POLSC_290Q Conservatism & Liberalism        
POLSC_290R Religion in Am. Politics & Law        
POLSC_290T Comp Industrial Relations        
POLSC_290U Socio & Pol Econ of Italy        
POLSC_290V Managing Death 1. SR POLSC majors
2. JR POLSC majors
3. SR pre-med students
4. JR pre-med students
  1. SR POLSC majors
2. JR POLSC majors
 
POLSC_290W Leadership & Management 1. Balance of IB&M, POLCY & POLSC majors, priority given by class standing
2. Not appropriate for freshmen
  SR IB&M, POLSC and POLCY majors 1. SR IB&M, POLSC & POLCY majors
2. JR IB&M, POLSC & POLCY majors
3. SO IB&M, POLSC & POLCY majors
POLSC_290X State & Local Politics 1. Students who have taken POLSC 120
2. All others
     
POLSC_290Y Constitutional Controversies        
POLSC_290Z Chinese Foreign Policy        
POLSC_390A Managing Death        
POLSC_390AA Biomedical Technology     Not appropriate for first-year students  
POLSC_390AB Political, Legal & Ethical Conflicts     Not appropriate for first-year students  
POLSC_390B Controversies in World Pol        
POLSC_390C Pol Outsiders & the Media     1. SR POLSC majors
2. SR AMST majors
3. SR FLMST minors
4. POLSC majors
5. AMST majors
6. FLMST minors
7. Not appropriate for first-year students
 
POLSC_390D Crime and Punishment     1. POLSC majors, descending by class
2. Students who have taken LPS 301, descending by class
3. Not appropriate for first-year students
 
POLSC_390E Race Gender & Representation        
POLSC_390F Pres Elections & Mass Media 1. SR POLSC majors
2. SR AMST majors
3. SR FLMST minors
4. JR POLSC majors
5. JR AMST majors
6. JR FLMST minors
7. Not appropriate for freshmen
     
POLSC_390G Democratization in Central Am 1. SR POLSC majors
2. LATAM certificate students
3. Not appropriate for freshmen
  1. SR POLSC majors
2. LATAM certificate students
3. Not appropriate for first-year students
 
POLSC_390H Global Futures 1. SR POLSC and INTST majors
2. JR POLSC and INTST majors
3. SO POLSC and INTST majors by permission of instructor only
4. Not appropriate for FR
  1. SR POLSC and INTST majors
2. JR POLSC and INTST majors
3. SO POLSC and INTST majors by permission of instructor only
4. Not appropriate for first-year students
 
POLSC_390I Policy Implementation 1. POLSC majors, descending by class
2 . Not appropriate for FR
  1. POLSC majors, descending by class
2. Students who have taken LPS 301, descending by class
3. Not appropriate for first-year students
 
POLSC_390J Political Leadership Not appropriate for freshmen      
POLSC_390K Contemporary Am Pol Thought Not appropriate for freshmen      
POLSC_390L Revolution Not appropriate for freshmen      
POLSC_390M Lawmaking Inside and Out     1. POLSC majors, descending by class
2. Students who have taken LPS 301, descending by class
3. Not appropriate for first-year students
 
POLSC_390N US China Relations     1. POLSC majors (12), descending by class
2. SR EASIA majors (3)
3. Not appropriate for first-year students or sophomores
 
POLSC_390O Politics of Subjectivity        
POLSC_390P Dilemmas of Leadership 1. SR POLSC majors
2. JR POLSC majors
3. SR & JR
  1. SR POLSC majors
2. JR POLSC majors
3. SR & JR
4. Not appropriate for FR
 
POLSC_390Q U.S. Presidential Elections     1. POLSC majors, descending by class
2. Students who have taken LPS 301, descending by class
3. Not appropriate for first-year students
 
POLSC_390S U.S. Grand Strategy     1. SR & JR INTST & POLSC majors
2. others by permission of instructor
3. Not appropriate for first-year students
 
POLSC_390T Gender & Int'l Relations     1. SR POLSC majors
2. SR INTST & WOMST majors
3. INTST & WOMST majors
 
POLSC_390U Fundamentals of Amer Law     1. POLSC majors, descending by class
2. Not appropriate for first-year students
 
POLSC_390V Law & Terrorism 1. SR
2. Not appropriate for FR
     
POLSC_390W Following the Leaders        
POLSC_390X Contemporary Free Speech     1. Students who have taken POLSC 221
2. Not appropriate for first-year students
 
POLSC_390Y Democracy & Internat Conflict     1. SR & JR POLSC majors
2. INTST majors
3. Not appropriate for first-year students
 
POLSC_390Z Comp Political Corruption 1. SR POLSC majors
2. LATAM certificate students
3. Non appropriate for FR
  1. SR POLSC majors
2. LATAM certificate students
3. Non appropriate for first-year students
 


Updated 1/6/06; B. Lehman