College Catalog
For more information about courses for the Political Science Department, visit the online, searchable College Catalog. The Undergraduate Catalog also includes academic department and major information, academic regulations and resources, admission standards and requirements, and tuition, fees, and financial aid information.
Majors and Minors
"Living and studying at Guilford, in an environment that is very inclusive and that encourages differences, has been tremendously helpful. It has taught me how to challenge people who might think drastically different than me but to do it in a respectful way."
- Political Science Major and Minor: The major requires 40 semester hours, and students are encouraged to pick a sub-category to focus their studies in such areas as international relations or comparative politics. Minors in Political Science are also invited to choose an area of interest with courses as the 300 level or above to ensure depth.
- International Political Economy Minor: This minor consists of 16 credit hours and focuses on understanding the complexities of global finance, production and trade. The principles developed in introductory level courses are applied to real-world issues in the upper-level electives.
Political Science Department News and Events
Incoming Political Science major Monzerat Ruiz ’24 shares her work with Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) and how she hopes to continue her advocacy work through Guilford.
Her time at Guilford helped Jacquelyn Sullivan ’20 reach her goal of advocating for change in the nation’s capital. She now looks forward to using her Political Science degree as a fellow with the Congressional Hunger Center.
Starlynn Mendez ’23 spent the summer giving back to Lantinx youth at the same social justice summer camp she attended as a high school student.
The world is Bea Niyibizi’s ’22 proverbial oyster. Before she was a high-school junior, transfer student Bea had lived in six different countries.
Hannah Preston ’21 recently surprised herself. She discovered that because of her hard work the past three years she’d be graduating a year early. As unexpected as it was, the Public Health and Political Science double major was not unprepared.
Noely Bernier ’23, an Honors Scholar and Political Science and International Affairs double major from Haiti, talks about what drew her to study policymaking at Guilford.
Emma English ’22 is studying family law at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., one of a variety of schools to offer her a scholarship.
Drawn to Guilford for its values and the opportunity to have close relationships with professors, Honors student Taylor Calloway ’23 of Hendersonville, N.C, aspires to be a professor.
