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POSC 490 · Political Science

Senior Seminar Capstone in Political Science

Capstone seminar in which seniors complete and present an original research paper drawing on the methods and subfields of the discipline.

How to enroll Where it fits

Catalog overview

Course Essentials

Credits
3
Level
400 upper division
Typically offered
Spring
Prerequisites
POSC 250 and senior standing.

400-level courses: advanced capstone, senior research, and specialized seminars. Counts toward the 36 upper-division credits every bachelor's degree requires (Undergraduate Catalog §2.3). Details: Undergraduate Catalog §9.16.

Portrait of Prof. Rebecca Stroud

Prof. Rebecca Stroud

Professor of Political Science; President of the Faculty Senate (2026–27)

Instructor for POSC 490, Spring 2027

Office
Lovell Hall 260
Phone
(555) 555-0168
Email
rstroud@university.alkimi.ai

Department of Political Science

Department page →
Lovell Hall Chair: Dr. Marissa Mancini, Lovell Hall 257

Questions about a major or your plan: Academic Advising Center, Lovell Hall 101, (555) 555-0158.

Meeting times and rooms for each term are listed in AlkimiHub when registration opens. Department chairs make teaching assignments each year (Faculty Handbook §5.1), and every instructor posts the syllabus in Canvas by the first day of classes (Faculty Handbook §5.2).

Spring 2027 syllabus

POSC 490 isn't offered in Fall 2026. The Spring 2027 syllabus will be posted in Canvas by the first day of classes, Tuesday, January 19, 2027. Meeting times and rooms appear in AlkimiHub when Spring 2027 registration opens on Monday, November 2, 2026.

Generative AI in this course

Every syllabus must state one of three levels: Level 1 (AI not permitted for graded work), Level 2 (AI permitted with disclosure for specified tasks), Level 3 (AI permitted broadly with disclosure). Check your section's syllabus in Canvas. Unless it says otherwise, the university default applies: generative AI tools may be used for brainstorming, studying, and feedback on your own drafts, but not to produce work you submit for a grade.

Details: Student Handbook §5.7 and Student Handbook §5.8. See what each AI level allows.

Degree planning

Where POSC 490 fits

What to take first, what this course opens up, and the requirements it can satisfy, from the Undergraduate Catalog.

Take first

Catalog wording: POSC 250 and senior standing.

Leads to

All Political Science courses →

No other catalog course lists POSC 490 as a prerequisite.

Counts toward

All programs →

Every course also counts toward the 120 credits needed for a bachelor's degree. Confirm your plan with your advisor or the Academic Advising Center.

AP credit

AP equivalency table →

No AP exam awards credit for POSC 490 (Undergraduate Catalog §3.11).

Registration

How to enroll in POSC 490

  1. Check the prerequisites

    POSC 250 and senior standing.

  2. Add it in AlkimiHub

    POSC 490 is offered in the spring semester. Register through AlkimiHub self-service registration, which opens by credit standing. Until the add deadline, you don't need instructor permission as long as seats remain and you've met the prerequisites. Details: Student Handbook §3.3.

  3. If the section is full, join the waitlist

    When a seat opens, AlkimiHub offers it to the first student on the waitlist and emails you. You have 24 hours to claim it before it goes to the next student. Details: Student Handbook §3.10.

Spring 2027 registration opens

By credit standing, in AlkimiHub.

Spring 2027 add deadline

Last day to add a course or change sections (11:59 p.m.).

All dates: academic calendar. Registration help: Office of the Registrar.

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