These assessment results are a summary of the assessment activities and findings reported for this undergraduate degree program. For further information, please contact the department. Having done so, they must then demonstrate compentencies in the upper division subfields of the Department - American Political Institutions, Political Theory, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Public Administration and Public Policy. Communication Skills Students are expected to demonstrate compentence in oral and written communication in all political science courses.
Some courses have three writing projects.
The professor of the course will assess the work. It is up to the student to discuss the work with the professor. In upper division courses written projects are quite often presented, and feedback is given by student peers and the instructor. The senior capstone course will be team taught by faculty, and will end in a comprehensive examination. The exam will demonstrate the extent to which the student has mastered a certain subject.