Students who have passed 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required PIR second-year courses for their registered degree, are automatically entitled to progress to honours.
Students who are planning on spending their third year studying abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their Junior Year Abroad (JYA).
Students intending to transfer to single honours Politics or single honours International Relations must take Introduction to Political Data Analysis.