Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate POLI coursework.
Generated from Eastern Washington University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate POLI work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 34 POLI and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 9 more POLI courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on POLI, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Required Introductory Coursesall required
Required Disciplinary Core Courses – 300-level15 required · verify with the official sheet
At the 300 level, take 15 credits from one subfield, and 10 credits from the other two subfields (Subfield Distribution List below); Subfield 1: 15 credits; Subfield 2: 10 credits; Subfield 3: 10 credits
Required Disciplinary Core Courses – 400-level10 required · verify with the official sheet
At the 400 level (below 470), take 5 credits from each of two separate subfields (Subfield Distribution List below); Subfield 1: 5 credits; Subfield 2: 5 credits
American Government and Politics2 required · verify with the official sheet
International Relations/Comparative Politics2 required · verify with the official sheet
Political Philosophy2 required · verify with the official sheet
Required Senior Level Coursesall required
Required Foundational Coreall required
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Required Introduction Course1 required
Required Foundation Coursesall required
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in POLI. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at POLI 307
3 courses deep, ending at POLI 420
2 courses deep, ending at POLI 313
2 courses deep, ending at POLI 470
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Disciplinary Core Courses – 300-level15 required · verify with the official sheet
At the 300 level, take 10 credits from one subfield, and 5 credits from each of the other two subfields (Subfield Distribution List below); Subfield 1: 10 credits; Subfield 2: 5 credits; Subfield 3: 5 credits
Disciplinary Core Courses – 400-level10 required · verify with the official sheet
At the 400 level (below 470), take 5 credits from each of two separate subfields (Subfield Distribution List below); Subfield 1: 5 credits; Subfield 2: 5 credits
Required Interdisciplinary Courses (With approval from director of the International Affairs Program, choose 25 credits from three of the following disciplines): ANTH, GEOS, HIST, ECON, PLAN, SOCI.15 required
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Electives–choose one course from the first category and at least two courses from the second category1 required
Senior Capstonechoose 1
Senior Capstone Note: MLSC 490 (5) for Cadets not currently in Guard or Reserve units or MLSC 495 (6) requires 2 credit per quarter for three quarters (for Cadets that are currently members of Guard or Reserves). With advisor approval, MLSC 495 may substitute for the required capstone.
Students must complete one of the following specialty areas15 required
U.S. Government and Policychoose 1
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Required Capstone1 required
All POLI courses in the EWU catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under POLI yet.
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