The 9 Credits in Consultation with Advisor requirement means that you need to take upper-level undergraduate courses in other departments that will complement your Political Science courses. A list of pre-approved courses can be found here. You can discuss other courses with your advisor if you think they are appropriate, but remember that they must be upper-level classes. You can take 300 level and above Political Science classes as well.
Every student is assigned a faculty advisor.
Ginny s office is in 111 Burrows Building and she has a sign-up sheet for appointments outside her door. You may want choose your own faculty advisor. Each year the department uses 5 or 6 faculty members as advisors they are listed here. If you want to use someone else a favorite professor, for example, or one you enjoy talking with check with them to see if it s okay. In either case, go online to fill out a change of advisor form.