Major requirements

Total Major Requirements, Electives in Major, Senior Thesis: 90 credits.

All ICP courses are 6-credit courses. Internship courses will be 15 credits.

1st year
ICP 101. 1 - Introduction to Political Science* (Fall)
ICP 131 - Introduction to Comparative Politics (Spring)
* Introduction to Political Science course is double-counted towards General Education requirements. 

2nd year
ICP 110.1 Introduction to International Relations (Fall)
ICP 280.1 Introduction to Political Theory (Fall)
ICP 270.2 Introduction to Political Economy (Spring)
ICP 240.2 Central Asian Politics (Spring)
One ICP Elective Course at 200-level (Fall/Spring)
ICP 390.1 - Internship I (Summer)

3rd year
ICP 302 - Research Methods in Political Science (Fall)
ICP 318.2 - Foreign Policy Analysis (Fall)
ICP 331 - Quantitative Research Methods (Spring)
Two ICP Elective Courses at 300-level (Fall and Spring)
ICP 391.1 - Internship II (Summer) 

4th year
ICP 404 - Senior Thesis I (Fall)
ICP 406 - Senior Thesis II (Spring)
One ICP Elective Course at 400-level (Fall/Spring)

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: 92+2 credits
All ICP students should complete the General Education requirements, 92 credits in total. 

• Academic Orientation Program** (2)
• First Year Seminar I (4)
• First Year Seminar II (4) 
• Introduction to Philosophy I (as part of FYS) (2)
• Introduction to Philosophy II (as part of FYS) (2)
• English Composition I (6)
• English Composition II (6)
• Kyrgyz Language and Literature I (4)
• Kyrgyz Language and Literature II (4)
• Russian Language I (2)
• Russian Language II (2)
• History of Kyrgyzstan (4)
• Geography of Kyrgyzstan (2)
• Manas Studies (2) 
• Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (6)
• Natural Sciences/Second Year Seminar*** (6)
• Arts/Second Year Seminar*** (12)
• Humanities/Second Year Seminar*** (12)
• Social Sciences/Second Year Seminar*** (6) + ICP 110.1 Intro to Political Science (6)
• Sports (400 hours)

** Credits earned for the Academic Orientation program are not included into 240 credits for graduation. 

*** All students in their 2nd year must take one Second Year Seminar. This seminar substitutes for one required 6-credit course in either Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts, or Natural Science. 

ELECTIVE COURSES: 64 credits
Students are expected to take additional elective courses: 54 credits total. 

Complete at least 18 elective credits outside of a student’s major and General Education program. 

TOTAL: 240 credits