The department offers an Honors Program for all Political Science majors. Each fall, the department invites the top juniors majoring in Political Science to apply for the program. Those who are selected may participate in an Honors Seminar (POLS 4050H) in the Spring Semester with the option of writing an honors thesis during their senior year. Those who complete both the Seminar and the Thesis graduate with the designation "Honors in Political Science."