PLS

College of Social Science · Michigan State University
59,781 grades61 courses196 professors44 terms

Department and course prefixes as Michigan State University lists them in its own catalog.

3.24
average GPA across 59,781 grades
−2% vs. Michigan State University overall (3.30)
83%
A or B
of 59,781 grades
7.1%
D, F or withdrew
of 59,838 enrolled
A53.2%
B29.6%
C10.2%
Every term against the 3.24 department average 44 terms
Fall 2011Spring 2026
Most taken
Courses with a grade record · 61
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level5 courses
PLS 100 · Intro to Amer Ntl Government
3.29 +2% vs. dept 7,703
PLS 120 · Intro to Law
3.61 +11% vs. dept 232
PLS 140 · Govt & Politics of the World
3.05 −6% vs. dept 4,042
PLS 160 · Intro to Interntl Relations
3.07 −5% vs. dept 4,005
PLS 170 · Intro to Political Philosophy
2.98 −8% vs. dept 3,521
200 level3 courses
300 level33 courses
PLS 301 · American State Government
3.39 +5% vs. dept 224
PLS 302 · Urban Politics
3.37 +4% vs. dept 877
PLS 304 · Minority Politics
3.22 −1% vs. dept 626
PLS 313 · Public Policy Analysis
3.32 +3% vs. dept 1,160
PLS 320 · The American Judicial Process
3.10 −4% vs. dept 4,234
PLS 321 · American Constitutional Law
3.13 −3% vs. dept 2,165
PLS 322 · Comparative Legal Systems
2.66 −18% vs. dept 314
PLS 323 · Religion and Politics
2.79 −14% vs. dept 38
PLS 324 · American Legislative Process
3.48 +7% vs. dept 1,168
PLS 325 · The Presidency
3.60 +11% vs. dept 721
PLS 333 · Polit Soc & Public Opinion
2.79 −14% vs. dept 703
PLS 334 · Campaigns and Elections
2.96 −8% vs. dept 720
PLS 344 · Politics in the Third World
3.04 −6% vs. dept 628
PLS 345 · Religion & World Politics
3.26 +1% vs. dept 156
PLS 346 · Middle East Politics
2.90 −10% vs. dept 378
PLS 347 · Democratic Regimes
2.99 −8% vs. dept 310
PLS 351 · African Politics
3.14 −3% vs. dept 739
PLS 352 · Latin American Politics
3.81 +18% vs. dept 252
PLS 354 · Politics of Asia
3.05 −6% vs. dept 518
PLS 356 · West European Politics
3.40 +5% vs. dept 412
PLS 362 · Foreign Policy
3.00 −7% vs. dept 117
PLS 364 · Intal Organization & Coop
3.14 −3% vs. dept 518
PLS 371 · Classical Political Philosophy
3.00 −7% vs. dept 1,043
PLS 372 · Modern Political Philosophy
3.16 −3% vs. dept 1,489
PLS 377 · American Political Thought
3.19 −1% vs. dept 725
PLS 392 · Spec Topics in Political Sci
3.52 +9% vs. dept 2,659
400 level5 courses
PLS 422 · Sem in Political Science (W)
3.57 +10% vs. dept 3,232
PLS 481H · Honors Seminar
3.84 +19% vs. dept 22
PLS 491H · Senior Honors Thesis
3.71 +15% vs. dept 19
PLS 495 · Independent Study
3.70 +14% vs. dept 99
800 level12 courses
900 level3 courses
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