Does the department accept AP credit toward the major?
Yes, but . . . . The department will allow a score of 5 on the AP American Government test or Comparative Politics test to satisfy the breadth requirements in American Politics and Comparative Politics, respectively. However, students majoring in Political Science must still take ten political science courses. In other words, a student coming in with a score of 5 on the AP test will not have to take the breadth requirement in that field, but will still need to take ten courses. Starting with the class of 2014, AP credit will no longer satisfy a requirement for the major.
