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2015-2016 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Political Science (Graduate)


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Website URL:

https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/polsci/gradprog/index.html

Department/School Head:

Rosalee A. Clawson

Admission Requirements:

Master’s Degree Program Basic Requirements

  • Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
    3.0 or equivalent required
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
    Required – receive a score of 160 or higher on the verbal section of the GRE Aptitude Test (600 or higher using the GRE recording metric from July 2011 or earlier)

International Applicant Requirements:

  • Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
    3.0 or equivalent required
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
    Required – receive a score of 160 or higher on the verbal section of the GRE Aptitude Test (600
  • or higher using the GRE recording metric from July 2011 or earlier)
  • TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
    Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 600
    Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 90
    With the following minimum section requirements:
    Reading: 20
    Listening: 14
    Speaking: 25
    Writing: 20

Doctoral Degree Program Basic Requirements

  • Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
    3.0 or equivalent required
  • Master’s Degree Completion:
    Not required
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
    Required – receive a score of 160 or higher on the verbal section of the GRE Aptitude Test (600 or higher using the GRE recording metric from July 2011 or earlier)

International Applicant Requirements:

  • Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
    3.0 or equivalent required
  • Master’s Degree Completion:
    Not required
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
    Required – receive a score of 160 or higher on the verbal section of the GRE Aptitude Test (600 or higher using the GRE recording metric from July 2011 or earlier)
  • TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
    Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 600
    Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 90
    With the following minimum section requirements:
    Reading: 20
    Listening: 14
    Speaking: 25
    Writing: 20

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

  • The department of Political Science offers Masters and Doctorate degrees designed to prepare students for teaching and research careers.

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

  1. American Politics
  2. Comparative Politics
  3. International Relations
  4. Public Policy

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

Rosalee A. Clawson
James A. McCann
Leigh S. Raymond
Bert A. Rockman
Harry R. Targ
S. Laurel Weldon

Associate Professor

Patricia A. Boling
Nadia E. Brown
Robert X. Browning
Ann Marie Clark
Aaron M. Hoffman
William P. McLauchlan
Suzanne L. Parker
Keith L. Shimko
Valeria Sinclair-Chapman
Mark Tilton
Eric N. Waltenburg
Dwayne Woods

Assistant Professor

David Johnson
Kimberly Marion Suiseeya
Thomas Mustillo
David Yu

Emeritus Faculty

Louis Rene Beres
Berenice Carroll
William McClure
Robert Melson
William R. Shaffer
James Stegenga
Rolf H.W. Theen

Programs

    DoctoralMaster’sGraduate Certificate

    Courses

      Political Science

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