You should also have taken at least 15 semester hours in political science as an undergraduate, and have earned a GPA of 3.0 in that work. Waivers for these requirements are possible, however, especially when the student has taken a number of courses in other areas of the social sciences, or would be able to take undergraduate courses upon arrival to make up these deficiencies. You should also have taken principles of economics, basic courses in calculus and statistics, and intermediate microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, and have received a GPA of at least 3.0 in that work.
Waivers are possible, especially for students with a strong undergraduate record.
The GRE may be needed if you wish to receive financial assistance and your undergraduate GPA is below a 3.0 average for your last 60 hours. ISU Graduate School policy prohibits providing graduate assistantships to anyone who has not achieved a 3.0 GPA for the last 60 hours of their undergraduate coursework OR received a combined score of less than 1,000 on the GRE verbal and quantitative sections. Once these hurdles have been cleared, prospective applicants must still be accepted by the Master s International Program to be eligible for available assistantships. These assistantships are then awarded on a competitive basis. All eligible applicants compete for available assistantships and awards.