Welcome back to your second year of Memorial Political Science!

You have now completed one year of your political science journey. Here is how to stay on track:
  
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A checkmark  Review your general degree map to get tips on tackling general BA requirements, studying, safety and wellbeing, career advice, and more.
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Take at least 5 POSC courses (15 credit hours) in your second year, including your required second year POSC courses. Be sure to sample as many subfield courses as possible, to explore your interests! In your second semester, you may even try a 3000 level class. 
A checkmark  Double check your eligibility for faculty and university awards and bursaries! To ensure eligibility, you should aim to have taken 10 courses (30 credit hours) in Political Science and other departments by the end of your second year.
A checkmark  Consider applying to the department’s cooperative education program to get some practical, hands-on job experience. Applications are due in early October each year.
A checkmark  If you're in need of part-time employment, look to see if there are any positions available on MUCEP—Memorial's Undergraduate Career Experience Program—that fit your interests and expertise. This can be a great way of also meeting fellow students and faculty, while building your resume.  
A checkmark  Check out your P.A.L.S.—the Politics and Law Society—which represents Political Science and Law and Public Policy undergraduate students in the department. The P.A.L.S. hosts events throughout the year where you can meet other political-science-curious students, and engage with politics outside the classroom, at Memorial and beyond.   
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Haven’t declared a Political Science Major or Minor yet? It’s not too late! You can fill out the declaration form, or join us in March for our annual declaration celebration.

Declaring a Major or Minor in Political Science early has a number of benefits, including:

  • priority registration for high-demand Political Science courses
  • specialized academic advising 
  • access to public policy internship and research opportunities
  • a chance to win department awards
  • opportunities to publish in Mapping Politics, our student journal
  • membership in P.A.L.S.
 

 *This timeline assumes that you are taking a full course load, which is 5 courses (15 credit hours) per semester.