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Department of Political Science

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences · University of Houston
153,204 grades173 courses190 professors35 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of Houston lists them in its own catalog.

2.87
average GPA across 153,204 grades
−8% vs. University of Houston overall (3.11)
74%
A or B
of 153,204 grades
14.4%
D, F or withdrew
of 159,865 enrolled
A40.8%
B33.4%
C15.1%
Every term against the 2.87 department average 35 terms
Fall 2013Spring 2025
Course prefixes · 5
PrefixDistributionGPAGrades
POLS · 160 courses
2.86 −0% vs. department 114,189
GOVT · 2 courses
2.90 +1% vs. department 38,304
LST · 7 courses
3.44 +20% vs. department 494
NSS · 2 courses
2.78 −3% vs. department 195
QSS · 2 courses
3.93 +37% vs. department 22
Most taken
Courses with a grade record · 173
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
1000 level4 courses
POLS 1333 · Intro-Political Science
2.53 −12% vs. dept 42
POLS 1335 · World Politics
2.43 −15% vs. dept 312
POLS 1336 · US and Texas Const/Politics
2.81 −2% vs. dept 39,484
POLS 1337 · US Govt: Congress,Pres & Crts
2.72 −5% vs. dept 29,540
2000 level6 courses
3000 level81 courses
POLS 3309 · Democratization
3.15 +10% vs. dept 412
POLS 3313 · Intro Internatl Relatns
2.91 +1% vs. dept 3,214
POLS 3314 · Intro To Public Admin
2.83 −2% vs. dept 429
POLS 3318 · Intro To Public Policy
3.29 +15% vs. dept 1,216
POLS 3319 · Politics of Social Policy
2.83 −1% vs. dept 905
POLS 3321 · Politics of Mexico
2.76 −4% vs. dept 76
POLS 3322 · Intro Latin-Am Politics
2.89 +1% vs. dept 784
POLS 3326 · Gov-Pol the Middle East
3.11 +8% vs. dept 553
POLS 3329 · The Nations of Europe
2.72 −5% vs. dept 90
POLS 3331 · American Foreign Policy
2.79 −3% vs. dept 617
POLS 3333 · Comparative Elections
3.31 +15% vs. dept 211
POLS 3335 · Political Terrorism
2.68 −7% vs. dept 411
POLS 3336 · Globalization
3.35 +17% vs. dept 277
POLS 3343 · Democratic Theory
2.77 −4% vs. dept 102
POLS 3345 · National Security Law
3.30 +15% vs. dept 344
POLS 3346 · Human Rights
2.68 −7% vs. dept 302
POLS 3348 · Left, Right, and Center
2.98 +4% vs. dept 766
POLS 3353 · Policy & Administration
3.57 +24% vs. dept 168
LST 3354 · Law and Society
3.33 +16% vs. dept 120
POLS 3354 · Law and Society
2.88 +0% vs. dept 946
POLS 3355 · Judicial Process
2.53 −12% vs. dept 450
POLS 3356 · Intro-Constitutionl Law
2.61 −9% vs. dept 723
POLS 3357 · Constitutnl Law-Civ Lib
2.66 −7% vs. dept 514
POLS 3358 · Judicial Behavior
2.86 −1% vs. dept 651
LST 3359 · Criminal Justice
3.66 +27% vs. dept 70
POLS 3359 · Criminal Justice
3.26 +13% vs. dept 309
POLS 3360 · Politics & Mass Media
3.07 +7% vs. dept 337
POLS 3361 · Politics and Literature
3.31 +15% vs. dept 145
POLS 3364 · Legislative Processes
3.15 +10% vs. dept 253
POLS 3366 · Political Parties
2.82 −2% vs. dept 329
POLS 3369 · The Presidency
2.82 −2% vs. dept 346
POLS 3370 · State Gov and Politics
3.07 +7% vs. dept 151
POLS 3372 · Latino Politics
3.17 +10% vs. dept 338
POLS 3373 · Inside Texas Politics
2.36 −18% vs. dept 191
POLS 3375 · Health Policy and Politics
2.54 −12% vs. dept 50
POLS 3376 · Black Political Thought
3.29 +14% vs. dept 283
POLS 3381 · Political Psychology
2.70 −6% vs. dept 363
POLS 3384 · Morality and Politics
3.19 +11% vs. dept 18
LST 3385 · Introduction to Law
3.57 +24% vs. dept 80
POLS 3385 · Introduction to Law
2.89 +1% vs. dept 1,055
LST 3386 · Criminal Law
3.47 +21% vs. dept 76
POLS 3386 · Criminal Law
3.11 +8% vs. dept 634
POLS 3390 · Women in Politics
3.34 +16% vs. dept 610
POLS 3391 · Political Scandals
3.20 +11% vs. dept 209
POLS 3393 · Model United Nations
3.68 +28% vs. dept 80
POLS 3399 · Senior Honors Thesis
4.00 +39% vs. dept 1
4000 level28 courses
POLS 4198 · Independent Study
3.75 +30% vs. dept 16
POLS 4298 · Independent Study
3.00 +4% vs. dept 2
POLS 4334 · Strategy in IR
2.94 +2% vs. dept 57
POLS 4340 · Intelligence Analysis
3.05 +6% vs. dept 70
POLS 4346 · Greek Political Thought
3.45 +20% vs. dept 27
POLS 4347 · Religion and Politics
2.78 −3% vs. dept 129
POLS 4365 · National Defense Policy
2.69 −6% vs. dept 170
POLS 4366 · Constitutional Design
3.56 +24% vs. dept 18
POLS 4390 · Government Internship
3.86 +34% vs. dept 609
LST 4392 · Internship in Public Law
4.00 +39% vs. dept 22
POLS 4394 · Sel Top-Pol Theory/Meth
3.34 +16% vs. dept 30
POLS 4395 · Sel Top-Am Govt/Urb Pol
3.52 +22% vs. dept 88
POLS 4396 · Sel Top-Comp & Intl Pol
3.20 +11% vs. dept 128
POLS 4397 · Sel Top-Pub Law&Pub Adm
3.27 +14% vs. dept 164
POLS 4398 · Independent Study
3.71 +29% vs. dept 221
POLS 4399 · Senior Honors Thesis
4.00 +39% vs. dept 2
POLS 4498 · Independent Study
4.00 +39% vs. dept 2
POLS 4598 · Independent Study
3.75 +30% vs. dept 4
6000 level49 courses
POLS 6302 · Research Design
3.66 +27% vs. dept 91
POLS 6308 · Political Economy
3.57 +24% vs. dept 43
POLS 6311 · Comp Pol Analysis
3.71 +29% vs. dept 46
POLS 6312 · Institutions and Policy
3.80 +32% vs. dept 23
POLS 6313 · International Relations
3.67 +28% vs. dept 49
POLS 6314 · Policy Analysis
3.56 +24% vs. dept 3
POLS 6315 · Health Care Policy
3.67 +28% vs. dept 6
POLS 6344 · Dissertation Prospectus
4.00 +39% vs. dept 41
POLS 6349 · Am Pol Thought
3.23 +12% vs. dept 16
POLS 6355 · Judicial Process
3.41 +19% vs. dept 17
POLS 6359 · Bibliographic Essay
3.96 +38% vs. dept 9
POLS 6360 · State Politics
3.72 +30% vs. dept 12
POLS 6365 · Public Opinion
3.79 +32% vs. dept 11
POLS 6367 · Electoral Behavior
3.64 +27% vs. dept 53
POLS 6368 · Political Psychology
3.61 +26% vs. dept 31
POLS 6369 · Presidency
3.75 +30% vs. dept 21
POLS 6380 · Quantitative Methods I
3.59 +25% vs. dept 55
POLS 6381 · Quantitative Methods II
3.62 +26% vs. dept 51
POLS 6384 · Survey Research Methods
3.77 +31% vs. dept 19
POLS 6385 · Time Series Methods
3.73 +30% vs. dept 11
POLS 6387 · Political Inquiry
3.79 +32% vs. dept 11
POLS 6389 · Public Choice
3.41 +19% vs. dept 17
POLS 6390 · Experimental Design
3.82 +33% vs. dept 11
POLS 6394 · Topics: Pol Theory
3.69 +28% vs. dept 78
POLS 6395 · Topics: Am Pol & Policy
3.83 +33% vs. dept 42
POLS 6398 · Special Problems
3.91 +36% vs. dept 11
POLS 6399 · Masters Thesis
4.00 +39% vs. dept 1
7000 level1 course
POLS 7399 · Masters Thesis
4.00 +39% vs. dept 2
8000 level4 courses
POLS 8399 · Doctoral Dissertation
4.00 +39% vs. dept 16
POLS 8599 · Doctoral Dissertation
4.00 +39% vs. dept 1
POLS 8699 · Doctoral Dissertation
4.00 +39% vs. dept 4
POLS 8999 · Doctoral Dissertation
3.29 +14% vs. dept 14
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