Political Science, BA with grad track option leading to Political Science, MA

The Department of Political Science offers a grad-track pathway in which the student can complete a Bachelor’s Degree in four years, and then earn a master’s degree in the fifth year. This is for highly motivated political science majors who have maintained at least a 3.5 GPA. Students must apply to this program by their junior year. Admitted students will take twelve graduate hours during their senior year, which can count both toward their bachelor’s and master’s degrees as permitted by university rules.

Undergraduate students who have been accepted to a grad track pathway option must complete all of their bachelor’s degree requirements and graduate within 12 months of the first day of the semester for which they were admitted to the accelerated program or enrollment in graduate level course work may be suspended.

Admission requirements and program policies

Admission requirements

Students are eligible for acceptance at the end of their junior year, upon completion of 75 undergraduate hours, including:

PSCI 2306 - US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions
PSCI 2305 - US Political Behavior and Policy
PSCI 2300 - Introduction to Political Research
one theory class
a writing sample
three letters of recommendation
a statement of purpose
a resume
the submission of an application to the Toulouse Graduate School

Submission of GRE scores is not required.

For students in the UNT Honors College, admission to the graduate program is guaranteed for students who satisfy these requirements.

Program policies

Admitted students will take twelve graduate hours during their senior year, which will also count toward their BA as permitted by university rules.

Program requirements

In lieu of 4 advanced undergraduate electives in the fourth year, students will take:

PSCI 5340 - Seminar in Political Science Scope and Methods
PSCI 5320 - Quantitative Political Research Methods

Plus two courses from the following:

PSCI 5310 - Proseminar in Political Theory
PSCI 5610 - Proseminar in Comparative Government
PSCI 6000 - Research Seminar
PSCI 6900 - Special Problems

See the BA with a major in political science for the remainder of the requirements for the bachelor’s degree.